-
Antoine Deltour’s LuxLeaks trial set for 26 April
Deltour, who came forward in 2014 as a LuxLeaks source, faces charges of robbery, laundering and fraudulent access, and a journalist is on trial as an accomplice
-
Insider Threat programme monitors 100,000 personnel
According to DOD documents, “leaking is tantamount to aiding the enemies of the United States.”
-
Courage nominated for Freedom of Expression Award
Nominated for Index on Censorship’s annual awards, in the Campaigning category, alongside EFF and dozens of other great free expression advocates
-
Courage beneficiary Emin Huseynov granted asylum in Switzerland
Decision comes four months after Huseynov was able to escape Baku on a humanitarian visa
-
Government threatens 40 years in jail; Matt DeHart forced into plea deal
With a potential decades-long sentence looming, Matt has been cornered into signing an agreement that likely means four more years of jail time
-
PEN releases whistleblower protection report
The group of authors and writers condemns the US government’s failure to properly protect national security whistleblowers and how that failure undermines critical journalism
-
Lauri Love launches legal action to get his property back
The UK’s National Crime Agency will have questions to answer at Lauri Love’s extradition hearing in April
-
European Parliament votes to protect Edward Snowden
Motion calling on EU member states to resist attempts to “extradite or render” Snowden passes by 285 votes to 281
-
Courage beneficiary Lauri Love explains significance of TalkTalk hack for BBC Newsnight
“Pretty much anyone who has signed up their personal information to a website has had it compromised in some way”
-
UN Rapporteur calls for whistleblower and source protections in new report
UN’s David Kaye says whistleblowers and other sources “deserve the strongest protection in law and in practice” in a new report