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On this Thanksgiving, Whistleblower Network News would like to extend our deepest thanks to whistleblowers.  Without the brave actions of whistleblowers, the world would be a far worse place.  Whistleblowers save lives, defend civil rights, guard the integrity of our...

On November 24, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) agreed to temporarily halt the deportations of detained immigrant women who alleged abuse at an immigration detention facility in Georgia, according to a court filing reported on by Vice.  The government...

Robert Ledogar is a paladin, a heroic champion, defender, and advocate of a noble cause. He lost his career because he rose and defended a fellow United States Marshal targeted for sexual harassment, physical assault, and discriminatory behavior in the...

A major new study shows Europe has fallen behind other regions in several important whistleblowing indicators. The study confirms the extent to which managers silence and punish workers who expose corruption – and the urgent need for European countries to...

Two embarrassing whistleblower retaliation cases, an unusually harsh report from the OECD, and an admission from a top public official that whistleblowers are “on your own” are seriously challenging the Netherlands’ commitment to protecting its own people from reprisals. On...

How long does it take to fight the good fight? How long can one stand in the arena and continue the battle? For some whistleblowers, it can be decades, and William Sanjour is a case in point. For half his...

On November 10, 2020, my heart soared with hope while reading the editorial on the introduction of the Protect Brave Whistleblowers Act (H.R.8452) proposed by Representative Tulsi Gabbard September 30, 2020.  The editorial outlined that the proposed bill would reform...

On September 30, Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) introduced the Protect Brave Whistleblowers Act (H.R.8452), a bill that would reform a century-old piece of legislation consistently used as a weapon against whistleblowers. The 1917 Espionage Act bars any disclosure of classified...

Sara Thompson was born in Jacksonville, Florida, but she moved with her parents to Omaha, Nebraska, when she was nine months old. She also lived around Memphis, Tennessee, for an extended period but considered herself a Midwesterner and a "nomad,"...

On November 5, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced two separate whistleblower awards.  An award of over $3.6 million was awarded to a whistleblower for providing important information to the SEC on misconduct occurring abroad and for providing...