How many whistleblowers are too many?

What would you consider a reasonable number of requests for whistleblower support in six months? Ten? Fifty? A hundred? What about 420? Put simply, that means The Signals Network received more than two requests for support every day from January through June, an increase of 69% from same period last year and 556% from 2024.

But the numbers only tell part of the story. Behind every request are public interest concerns: wrongdoing inside a major company, government or in the rapidly developing AI sector.

And behind every story can be serious personal consequences, threats, losing a job, financial insecurity and severe emotional and psychological strain.

And there is no sign of the requests slowing down.

When someone reaches out, they may need a lawyer, help staying safe, financial support to get through a crisis, or simply someone who understands what they are facing. Making sure that help is there when it matters takes all of us.

One year after Victoria Flores revelation

ICYMI, the California State Assembly is debating a new law mandating the Riverside County Board of Supervisors separate the roles of Sheriff and Coroner by July 1, 2027, along with additional measures to enable transparency around jail deaths. During hearings on the bill’s adoption, Lisa Mathus, the mother of an inmate who died in Riverside county’s prison system referenced the circumstances she believed led to her son’s death and that of Jamall Brown’s, another inmate who died in custody, that the bill will help to address.

It was a year ago that TSN-supported whistleblower Victoria Flores, a former Sheriff’s Captain, sued the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department for whistleblower retaliation. According to her lawsuit, Sheriff Chad Bianco told her to call out sick so she couldn’t speak with the grand jury investigating the county’s jail deaths.

Watch Whistleblower in cinema in Germany

The documentary Whistleblower takes us into a world where speaking the truth can come at a high cost. Following courageous whistleblowers in Africa, Europe, and the US, the film explores what it means to put careers, families and even lives at risk to expose information kept secret for the sake of power.

The film features our Executive Director, Delphine Halgand-Mishra and The Signals Network and is screening in Germany. Find a screening near you:

October 7, 2026 — Hamburg, Abaton cinema
October 8, 2026 — Berlin, Passage Kino
October 10, 2026 — Munich, City Cinema
October 11, 2026 — Cologne, Filmhaus
October 15, 2026 —Regular cinema release.

Watch the trailer and discover the stories behind Whistleblower.

A simple way to make a difference

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Thank you for standing with whistleblowers.

Whistleblower News Roundup

— ‘The day I disclose, my career is over’: the journalist facing an $800 daily fine to keep her sources secret — The Guardian, by Jeremy Barr

— Whistleblower alleges political pressure, lack of evidence in antisemitism probes targeting schools — AP, by Eric Tucker and Alanna Durkin Richer

— Whistleblower Arturo Béjar leads testimony in landmark trial against Meta — npr, by John Ruwitch

— The True Story Behind Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing — Time, by Rory Doherty

— The Cop Who Took On Flock — Wired, by Dhruv Mehrotra

Discover more whistleblowing stories making headlines here.