After the outbreak of some world-famous scandals (Wikileaks, LuxLeaks, Panama Papers ...) the debate on the democratic role of the so-called "whistleblowers" finally rose up at European level. At the time when the European Parliament was approving a resolution on whistleblowing, while civil society and politics was beginning to recognize the role played by whistleblowers in the public interest and therefore the need to protect them, OBCT published an analysis and asked from its network of media partners to go deeply into the subject.
DOSSIER Why does a "whistlеblower" remain an exotic phenomenon for Bulgaria?
Mediapool | 15/1/2018The low level of trust in the institutions on the part not only of the citizens but also on the part of those working in them is the reason – also evident from different sociological data
DOSSIER Bosnia and Herzegovina: whistleblowing and distrust of institutions
Sarajevo | Uglješa Vuković | 29/12/2017Bosnia and Herzegovina has two laws for the protection of whistleblowers, one at the national level and one for the entity of Republika Sprska – but their protection mechanisms are completely diverging
DOSSIER Whistleblowers in Serbia: a model law
Belgrado | BETA | 21/12/2017Serbia has a unique, gold-standard law – whistleblowers themselves have contributed to its drafting. There are, however, inconsistencies in its application
DOSSIER Montenegro, how not to protect whistleblowers
Podgorica | Tina Popović, Mila Radulović | 15/12/2017In Montenegro, to obtain the status of whistleblower is a major challenge. And even those who succeed risk being mobbed or fired
DOSSIER Turkey: whistleblowing, media, and the public interest
Istanbul | Emre Tansu Keten | 13/12/2017In Turkey, whistleblowing and journalism based on it are being criminalised, as demonstrated by the cases of Reyhanlı and the trucks of MIT, the Turkish intelligence
DOSSIER Kosovars need help to speak out
Pristina | Eraldin Fazliu | 6/12/2017EULEX allegations raise the issue of whistleblowing
DOSSIER Romania: whistleblowers need more than just a law
Stela Giurgeanu | 1/12/2017Romania has a law protecting whistleblowers since 2004. But how many Romanian citizens have benefited from it? What is the real impact of a "law without society"? The analysis of Dilema Veche
DOSSIER The lack of protection for whistleblowers in Croatia
Zagreb | Toni Gabrić | 21/11/2017In Croatia, as in other countries in the region, whistleblowers are not sufficiently protected and risk to be fired and socially marginalised. H-Alter's contribution to our dossier on whistleblowing
WHISTLEBLOWING The whistleblower who overthrew Macedonia’s government
Borjan Jovanovski | 3/11/2017Former intelligence collaborator Gjorgi Lazarevski disclosed thousands of illegal wiretappings. "Bombs" which brought to the end of Gruevski's government
This dossier collects contributions from 14 media operating in South East Europe, media partners within ECPMF project. The translation into Italian and English is curated by OBCT.
Do you want to learn more? The Resource Centre on Media Freedom provides these and other resources:
Whistleblowers: looking for European protection
Protecting Sources and Whistleblowers in a Digital Age
Protecting Journalism Sources in the Digital Age
Protection of journalistic sources is a basic condition for press freedom
Estimating the Economic Benefits of Whistleblower Protection in Public Procurement
The Panama Papers and the importance of protecting whistleblowers
Protecting Whistleblowers in Southeast Europe: a review of policies, cases and initiatives