Global Whistleblowers
Here you will find the latest news, stories, and cases involving international whistleblowers.
Iceland Whistleblower Law Provides Strong Protections, Lacks Reward Provisions
Iceland has passed its first-ever whistleblower legislation, providing comprehensive protections for employees in the public and private sectors. The law...
Is the Climate for Whistleblower Rewards Finally Warming in Europe?
You would be hard-pressed to find someone who disagrees with the conclusion that U.S. whistleblower reward programs are among the...
International Whistleblowers Can Receive Huge Financial Rewards Using U.S. Laws Overseas
Last week, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) held its annual conference, this time virtually due to the COVID-19...
Transparency International: Little progress in “tackling corruption”
The news from Transparency International is not good. This year’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) reveals that a majority of countries are showing...
2020 may be a big year for white collar crime, but report cites poor oversight of accounting firms
The business writers at The New York Times promise a bump in white-collar crime news in 2020. At the same...
Russian anti-doping whistleblowers seek refuge
The New York Times offers a profile of a family that had to flee their Russian homeland -- to an...
Like this week’s news, upcoming film festival highlights links between whistleblowers and journalists
The job of the investigative journalist is to look at how things are supposed to work and report when something...
Live Wednesday: Capitol Hill hearing about Facebook and terror
Facebook has "made little progress" in dealing with the problem of auto-generated pages for terror groups, according to reporting from...
GAP: British case offers lessons for national security whistleblowers, via Hollywood
Over at The Government Accountability Project, they use the upcoming film “Official Secrets” to talk about potential national security whistleblower...
It’s a new era for Australia’s whistleblowers – in the private sector
Dennis Gentilin of Macquarie University writes that whistleblowing will always take a toll, but it need not be career suicide. From The...
Whistleblower Poll
Exclusive Marist Poll: Overwhelming Public Support Among Likely Voters For Increased Whistleblower Protections
In September, Marist (an A+ rated pollster) conducted a survey of American adults on behalf of Whistleblower Network News. The...
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