Whistleblowing
Exposing of scandalous activity
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| 2024 | Hush Line became the first 501(c)(3) non-profit to offer a whistleblowing hotline Software as a Service (SaaS) platform, enabling organizations and individuals to establish anonymous reporting channels without managing their own infrastructure. |
| October 30 2024 | Lionsgate announced a film adaptation of the video game Outlast, with Roy Lee as producer and J. T. Petty (the original game's writer) writing the screenplay. |
| June 2024 | Julian Assange pled guilty to one count of violating the Espionage Act, was sentenced to time served, and agreed to instruct WikiLeaks to destroy or return unpublished documents. |
| March 5 2024 | The Outlast Trials, a prequel to the original game, was released. |
| 2023 | Julian Assange stated that WikiLeaks is no longer able to publish due to his imprisonment, US government surveillance, and funding restrictions. |
| 2023 | Iranian government enacted a law making public whistleblowing punishable if the whistleblower reveals corruption to authorities that cannot be substantiated with proof. |
| 2023 |
GlobaLeaks
GlobaLeaks was internationalized in over 90 languages and implemented by thousands of projects and initiatives worldwide, including media, activists, corporations, and NGOs.
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| May 2023 | President Muhammadu Buhari presented a new draft whistleblower protection bill to the National Assembly for consideration. |
| 2022 | New Zealand passed the Protected Disclosures (Protection of Whistleblowers) Act 2022, which replaced and expanded the previous 2000 Act, providing broader legal protections for whistleblowers in both public and private sectors. |
| 2022 | France passed two laws to transpose the European Directive, strengthening whistleblower protections, including expanding protection to military personnel and adding financial assistance provisions for legal challenges. |
| November 2022 | Numerous documents on WikiLeaks' website became inaccessible. |
| June 10 2022 | Jurassic World Dominion was released in the United States by Universal Pictures. |
| June 10 2022 | The film is released theatrically in the United States by Universal Pictures, after being delayed from its original 2021 release date due to the pandemic. |
| May 23 2022 | Jurassic World Dominion premiered in Mexico City. |
| November 6 2021 | Film is completed, with a runtime of two hours and 26 minutes. |
| November 6 2021 | The film is completed, with a runtime of two hours and 26 minutes, making it the longest film in the Jurassic Park series. |
| October 2021 | The EU Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers emphasized that public sector ministries must establish internal reporting channels for employees. |
| 2020 | The War on Journalism: The Case of Julian Assange documentary by Juan Passarelli is released. |
| 2020 |
GlobaLeaks
Transparency International began recommending GlobaLeaks as a secure, ethical, and free solution for implementing whistleblowing systems for anti-corruption purposes.
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| December 2020 | A Secret Australia: Revealed by the WikiLeaks Exposés book is published, containing 18 essays about WikiLeaks' impact on Australian media and government. |
| November 2020 | Filming for Jurassic World Dominion concluded after extending from February to November. |
| November 7 2020 | Shooting ends after nearly 100 days of production, with the film completed under challenging pandemic conditions. |
| August 2020 | Neill, Dern, and Goldblum begin filming in early August. |
| August 31 2020 |
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Proposed EPA deadline for facilities to stop placing ash in unlined impoundments, with potential extensions up to eight years for some facilities to find alternative waste management solutions.
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| July 6 2020 | Filming resumes at Pinewood Studios in England with strict COVID-19 safety measures, including quarantining the cast and crew in a hotel. |
| June 24 2020 | A superseding indictment was filed against Assange, adding to previous allegations. |
| March 2020 | Filming goes on hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with production planning extensive safety protocols. |
| February 24 2020 | Principal photography begins in British Columbia, Canada, with the film's title 'Jurassic World Dominion' announced the following day. |
| 2019 | Tulsi Gabbard spoke out about the 'chilling effect on investigative journalism' following the U.S. government's reclassification of WikiLeaks from 'news organization' to 'hostile intelligence service' and Assange's arrest. |
| 2019 | WikiLeaks published its most recent original documents. |
| 2019 | A consultation was held on further restricting confidentiality clauses related to whistleblowing in the United Kingdom. |
| 2019 | UK government held a consultation on further restricting confidentiality clauses related to whistleblowing, aimed at enhancing protections for employees raising concerns. |
| December 2 2019 |
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
EPA published a proposed rule in response to a court decision, establishing an August 31, 2020 deadline for facilities to stop placing ash in unlined impoundments.
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| November 12 2019 | WikiLeaks published the Fishrot Files, a collection of documents exposing potential corruption in Namibia's fishing industry, detailing how Samherji, an Icelandic company, allegedly paid officials to acquire fishing quotas. The files were provided by Jóhannes Stefánsson. |
| October 2019 | Red Barrels teases The Outlast Trials, a prequel set in the Cold War. |
| October 23 2019 | European Directive 2019/1937 was issued, focusing on protecting persons who report breaches of Union law. |
| September 2019 | Sam Neill, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum are confirmed to return in major roles, marking their first appearance together since the original Jurassic Park film. |
| July 30 2019 | Democratic National Committee lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice by Judge John Koeltl. |
| April 16 2019 | Mairead Maguire accepted the 2019 GUE/NGL Award for Journalists, Whistleblowers & Defenders of the Right to Information on behalf of Julian Assange. |
| April 11 2019 | Julian Assange was charged in a computer hacking conspiracy. |
| January 2019 | WikiLeaks sent journalists a 'confidential legal communication' listing 140 things not to say about Julian Assange, which was subsequently leaked online. |
| 2018 | Distributed Denial of Secrets, a whistleblower site, was founded, known for publishing internal police documents (BlueLeaks) and data on various topics including Russian oligarchs and shell companies. |
| 2018 | 'Tens of thousands' of files from WikiLeaks laptops were leaked to the Associated Press. |
| 2018 | Wau Holland Foundation reimburses Sunshine Press Productions for WikiLeaks' publications, public relations efforts, and provides $50,000 for legal expenses in the Democratic National Committee v. Russian Federation lawsuit. |
| 2018 |
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
The Trump administration modified the 2015 CCR regulation.
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| 2018 | Harvard Business Review published findings supporting the importance of whistleblowing hotlines, stating that more whistleblowing indicates organizational health rather than problems. |
| 2018 |
GlobaLeaks
The Italian Anti-Corruption Authority (ANAC) launched a national online whistleblowing platform using GlobaLeaks and onion services to provide secure, identity-protecting reporting.
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| November 2018 | An accidental filing indicated undisclosed charges against Julian Assange. |
| September 26 2018 | Julian Assange appointed Kristinn Hrafnsson as editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks, while Assange continued as its publisher. |
| July 2018 | CBS premiered a reality television show titled 'Whistleblower', hosted by Alex Ferrer, focusing on qui tam suits under the False Claims Act against companies allegedly defrauding the federal government. |
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