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Alleged LuxLeaks source Antoine Deltour comes forward, begins trial
December 19, 2014
Deltour, 28, faces several charges and a potential prison sentence for his alleged role in exposing tax avoidance, as part of ICIJ's LuxLeaks Read more..
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Whistleblower protection case reaches US Supreme Court
November 7, 2014
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) Read more..
Press release: Known Unknowns Fund launched to protect alleged sources under investigation
September 23, 2014
New fund will be the first to aid suspected sources before they face charges - and an alleged source under investigation by the US government has already reached out to Courage for assistance Read more..
Germany’s whistleblower protection among the worst in the G20, says new report
September 22, 2014
Blueprint for Free Speech's report ranks Germany's whistleblower laws alongside Indonesia, Russia and Saudi Arabia Read more..
Courage joins ‘Necessary and Appropriate Principles’ week
September 18, 2014
The EFF-led week of action deals with secrecy, transparency, public oversight and combating surveillance; Courage advisory board member Sana Saleem contributes Read more..
Obama: “If you blow the whistle, you should be thanked”
August 13, 2014
President Obama says whistleblowers should be "protected", "thanked", and "certainly shouldn't be punished" - while punishing more whistleblowers than any other president in American history Read more..
British MPs say “whistleblowing is crucial” but fail to protect intelligence whistleblowers
August 8, 2014
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 Read more..
Swiss banking’s whistleblowers: the regulators of last resort
July 29, 2014
Pressure is growing on Switzerland to crack down on tax avoidance, but whistleblowers from the banking industry remain fiercely persecuted Read more..
CIA spying on its own “internal channels” for whistleblowers
July 28, 2014
McClatchy reports that the CIA is treating internal channels as insider threats Read more..
Courage: showing solidarity with whistleblowers and defending our right to know
June 27, 2014
In an interview with US lawyer and Courage Advisory Board member Kevin Zeese, Sarah Harrison talks about Courage, why the organisation was started and how it is working to protect whistleblowers Read more..