Whistleblower

Unfilled state comptroller seat stalls Israel's whistleblower protections and campaign oversight

The comptroller vacancy followed a disputed vote in the Knesset to choose former state comptroller Englman’s successor.

Former Israeli State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman attends the Herzliya conference at the Reichman University in Herzliya, June 30, 2026.
A picture taken on August 4, 2016, shows the office of the US-based Christian NGO, World Vision, in east Jerusalem, Israel.

Hamas documents name former World Vision Gaza director as member of terror group

Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence seen after a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington DC, on August 26, 2025

US intel chief Tulsi Gabbard rejects claims she blocked whistleblower complaint

General view of the BBC Television studios at Media City in Salford, Britain, March 13, 2023

BBC accused of misleading after whistleblower says broadcaster 'spliced' Trump speech - Telegraph


Chinese COVID whistleblower sentenced to 4 more years in jail, group says

Zhang Zhan, the Chinese journalist who exposed early COVID-19 conditions in Wuhan, has been sentenced to four more years in prison for her reporting, Reporters Without Borders says.

Pro-democracy supporters protest to urge for the release of 12 Hong Kong activists arrested as they reportedly sailed to Taiwan for political asylum and citizen journalist Zhang Zhan outside China's Liaison Office, in Hong Kong, China December 28, 2020.

Former UK army officer assisted Israel's Elbit to gain lucrative bid, whistleblower claims - report

The contract under bidding was regarding a 15-year training agreement. The whistle-blower claimed a recently retired brigadier guided Elbit's UK subsidiary to success through privileged information.

A display of Elbit weaponry is seen

Whistleblower alleges Meta considering to share user information with China

Meta Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg had been seen attempting to appease the Chinese government as early as 2014.

 Meta Facebook

Peter Buxtun, whistleblower who compared Tuskegee syphilis study to Nazi atrocities, dies at 86

Buxtun died from Alzheimer’s disease in Rocklin, California, on May 18, although his passing was only reported this week. He was 86.

 Peter Buxtun, a former employee of the U.S. Public Health Service, became known as the whistleblower responsible for ending the Tuskegee syphilis experiment.

Labor court judge weakens whistleblower protection law

Whistleblower's lawsuit leads to court ruling disallowing reassignment orders; appeal claims ruling undermines law.

Auction gavel, illustrative

US Air National Guardsman hit with federal charges in military intel leak

The leaked documents were believed to be the most serious US security breach since 2010.

 FBI agents arrest Jack Teixeira in connection with an investigation into the leaks online of classified U.S. documents, outside a residence in this still image taken from video in North Dighton, Massachusetts, US, April 13, 2023

Chinese doctor who sounded alarm on SARS virus dies at 91

Chinese state media did not report on the passing of the doctor who blew the whistle on the SARS epidemic.

 Dr. Jiang Yanyong

Edward Snowden swears allegiance to Russia, receives passport

The US whistleblower's new citizenship means Snowden cannot be extradited to a foreign state, his lawyer told Russian state media.

 Former contractor of US National Security Agency Edward Snowden is seen on a screen during his interview presented via video link at the New Knowledge educational online forum in Moscow, Russia on September 2, 2021

FBI notified Twitter of at least one Chinese agent in company

Disclosures from a former Twitter executive turned whistleblower show that at least one Chinese agent is working at the company.

Twitter app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022.

Elon Musk sends fresh letter to scrap Twitter deal after whistleblower claims

Musk walked away from a $44-billion offer for Twitter in July saying the company misled him and regulators about the true number of spam or bot accounts on the microblogging platform.

 Elon Musk talks at the Automotive World News Congress at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan, January 13, 2015.