Broad support for his release seems to have grown more out of resentment of his treatment by the U.S. justice system than concerns about press protections.
Tag: Whistle-Blowers
A Dying Anticorruption Crusader Considers His Life’s Own Misdeeds
Chuwit Kamolvisit has enthralled Thailand for decades with revelations of police and political corruption. But his own compromised past, including time as a “super pimp,” clouds his legacy.
How Multiple Warnings About Killer Nurse Lucy Letby Were Missed
Since the trial of Lucy Letby, a nurse who murdered babies in her care, experts have warned of a culture of hostility toward whistle-blowers in Britain’s National Health Service.
Your Monday Briefing: U.S. Lawmakers Visit Taiwan
Plus Salman Rushdie’s recovery and reflections on a year of Taliban rule.
Japanese Photographer Blows Whistle on Treatment of ‘Comfort Women’
While Tsukasa Yajima has won praise for exposing problems at South Korea’s best-known shelter for former sex slaves, he has also been the focus of intense backlash.
Vast Leak Exposes How Credit Suisse Served Strongmen and Spies
Leaked data on more than 18,000 accounts shows that the Swiss bank missed or ignored red flags.
In India, Facebook Struggles to Combat Misinformation and Hate Speech
Internal documents show a struggle with misinformation, hate speech and celebrations of violence in the country, the company’s biggest market.
Facebook Hearing Bolsters Calls for Regulation in Europe
A whistle-blower who told Congress about the tech giant’s inner workings has spoken with top policymakers in Brussels, Britain and France about the need for tougher oversight.
Armed Mexicans Were Smuggled In to Guard Border Wall, Whistle-Blowers Say
In a complaint unsealed on Friday, whistle-blowers working on President Trump’s wall said that contractors were illegally bringing in Mexican guards to protect construction sites.
A Spanish Whistle-Blower Appeals to the E.U. for Help
Roberto Macías is invoking a new European Union law protecting whistle-blowers to argue that he should not have been convicted after exposing corruption in Spain.