{"id":75630,"date":"2021-03-12T22:42:29","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T22:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shadowproof.com\/?p=221022"},"modified":"2021-03-12T22:42:29","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T22:42:29","slug":"dissenter-weekly-in-attack-on-freedom-of-expression-congolese-whistleblowers-face-death-sentences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/03\/12\/dissenter-weekly-in-attack-on-freedom-of-expression-congolese-whistleblowers-face-death-sentences\/","title":{"rendered":"Dissenter Weekly: In Attack On Freedom Of Expression, Congolese Whistleblowers Face Death Sentences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dissenter Weekly: Congolese Whistleblowers Face Death Sentences In Attack On Freedom Of Expression\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P_y75MJ1NPY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-3be0b783-2679-4941-af93-443effdb5117\"><br><br>In this edition of \u201cDissenter Weekly,\u201d host and Shadowproof editor Kevin Gosztola shares a disturbing update involving death sentences that were issued in absentia against two Congolese whistleblowers who exposed an international money laundering network. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-e391d134-378f-466f-b02a-6be15a7727e1\">Kevin also highlights bank whistleblowers who urge the United States Justice Department to further prosecute Credit Suisse for helping the rich dodge taxes. <br><br>The show concludes with news of a settlement in a whistleblower lawsuit brought against Amazon in New Jersey and coverage of whistleblowers who have called attention to improper staff hiring that took place at the Justice Department during Donald Trump&#8217;s last days in the White House. <br><br>For the overtime segment, Shadowproof publishing editor Brian Sonenstein highlights a <a href=\"https:\/\/shadowproof.com\/2021\/03\/09\/journalist-detained-at-geo-group-halfway-house-faces-retaliation-for-exposing-covid-19-outbreak\/\">report<\/a> from Ella Fassler on a journalist who exposed a COVID-19 outbreak at the GEO Group halfway house where he was being held and faced retaliation. The story was <a href=\"https:\/\/shadowproof.com\/2021\/03\/09\/journalist-detained-at-geo-group-halfway-house-faces-retaliation-for-exposing-covid-19-outbreak\/\">published at Shadowproof<\/a> and funded by our members and newsletter subscribers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"block-0892e925-7d1c-4077-9d88-2fb15ab77a29\">This week\u2019s stories:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-9a496840-2178-4bce-ac64-715d1009570e\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pplaaf.org\/2021\/03\/04\/drc-serious-attack-on-whistleblowers.html\">Congolese Whistleblowers Sentenced To Death In Absentia<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fa-mag.com\/news\/credit-suisse-tax-whistle-blowers-urge-u-s--to-punish-bank-60853.html\">Whistleblowers Urge US Government To Prosecute Credit Suisse For Helping Wealthy Dodge Taxes<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/employment-authority\/articles\/1363311\/amazon-settles-whistleblower-suit-over-covid-19-protocols\">In New Jersey, Amazon Settles Whistleblower Lawsuit Over Lack Of COVID-19 Safety<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/whistleblower.org\/department-of-justice\/press-release-department-of-justice-whistleblowers-file-complaints-accusing-outgoing-trump-administration-official-of-politicizing-the-career-civil-service-promotion-process\/\">Whistleblowers Accuse Trump DOJ Of Politicizing Staff Hiring In Final Days In Office<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdjustice.com\/case\/assangeappeal\/\">Update On WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange&#8217;s Case<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/shadowproof.com\/2021\/03\/09\/journalist-detained-at-geo-group-halfway-house-faces-retaliation-for-exposing-covid-19-outbreak\/\">Journalist Detained At GEO Group Halfway House Faces Retaliation For Exposing COVID-19 Outbreak<\/a><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n<a class='vw-button vw-button-purple ' href='https:\/\/facebook.com\/shadowproofcom' >LIKE ON FACEBOOK<\/a>\n\n\n<a class='vw-button vw-button-red ' href='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/shadowproofcom' >SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE<\/a>\n\n\n<a class='vw-button vw-button-blue ' href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/shadowproofcom' >FOLLOW ON TWITTER<\/a>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-9a496840-2178-4bce-ac64-715d1009570e\">Send tips and feedback to editor@shadowproof.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-ec997f95-ac88-477d-b8d5-d9a0ae4a35f7\">This show is brought to you by Shadowproof.com, a 100% reader-funded press organization. If you enjoy our work, you can support us with a donation or by subscribing for $5\/month or more:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/shadowproof.com\/donate\">https:\/\/shadowproof.com\/donate<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/shadowproof.com\/2021\/03\/12\/dissenter-weekly-congolese-whistleblowers-death-sentences\/\">Dissenter Weekly: In Attack On Freedom Of Expression, Congolese Whistleblowers Face Death Sentences<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/shadowproof.com\/\">Shadowproof<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"syndicated-attribution\">This post was originally published on <a href=\"https:\/\/shadowproof.com\/2021\/03\/12\/dissenter-weekly-congolese-whistleblowers-death-sentences\/\">Shadowproof<\/a>. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this edition of \u201cDissenter Weekly,\u201d host and Shadowproof editor Kevin Gosztola shares a disturbing update involving death sentences that were issued in absentia against two Congolese whistleblowers who exposed an international money laundering network. Kevin also highlights bank whistleblowers who urge the United States Justice Department to further prosecute<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/shadowproof.com\/2021\/03\/12\/dissenter-weekly-congolese-whistleblowers-death-sentences\/\">Dissenter Weekly: In Attack On Freedom Of Expression, Congolese Whistleblowers Face Death Sentences<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/shadowproof.com\/\">Shadowproof<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1521,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5261,2111,5262,5270],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75630"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1521"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75630"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75630\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75631,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75630\/revisions\/75631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}