Category: Legislation
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Senate fails to pass PRESS Act
The Protect Reporters from Exploitive State Spying Act would protect journalists against government surveillance and the forced disclosure of their confidential sources
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Trump’s re-election and the war on journalism
Donald Trump is poised to return to the White House, and press freedom groups are sounding the alarm about what his election means for the state of journalism. Courage joins these groups in standing up for truthtellers, for journalists’ right to publish, and for your right to know, regardless of which party is in power.
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What needs changing in the EU’s draft whistleblower directive
Courage welcomes a strong set of proposals and recommends changes regarding national security cases, protecting anonymity and letting whistleblowers choose who they talk to
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European Commission unveils draft whistleblower directive
Ultimately these proposals have to be judged on whether they will enable future Antoine Deltours to come forward without being put in legal jeopardy
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Britain eyes up its own Espionage Act
Proposals suggest expanding the scope and penalties of laws criminalising truthtellers
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Whistleblowers need EU protection – lives, environment and money at stake
EU-wide campaign launched at www.whistleblowerprotection.eu – add your signature!
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German government plans source prosecution as Greens push new whistleblower protection law
Reports about an impending German source prosecution show the country is pulling in opposite directions on whistleblower protection
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Whistleblower protection case reaches US Supreme Court
A fired air marshal challenges his removal on the grounds that he disclosed sensitive information in the interest of public safety; a Supreme Court ruling could protect whistleblowers across the board (Updated with ruling)
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Yochai Benkler outlines public accountability defence for whistleblowers
In a new paper, Benkler details both the value and inevitability of national security disclosures, and he proposes a whistleblower defence that could have helped protect Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden
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British MPs say “whistleblowing is crucial” but fail to protect intelligence whistleblowers
A UK parliamentary committee says whistleblowers are a “crucial source of intelligence to help government identify wrongdoing” but fails to mention one significant category altogether – intelligence whistleblowers