Petition updateDo not punish the whistleblower - Julia Stepanowa (Yuliya Stepanova) for RioYuliya #Stepanova - A success and still a way to go

Kaj BeuterFürstenfeldbruck, Germany

Sep 27, 2016
Today a post-Rio-update with news fom Yuliya and Vitaly
1. A great success
The crowdfunding campaign www.ibelieveinyou.ch/stepanovs has just reached the target of 80,000 CHF. This is a very important step to ensure the future of Yuliya and Vitaly Stepanov until they get their work permit. Your support made this possible. And now I wonder if we can reach the 100,000? I think we can. The campaign is still running until October 7th - even small donations help.
2. Info page
I want to inform you about the situation of the Stepanovs also in the future. I think that is necessary until they have reached a situation which is satisfying for both of them. The athletic career of Yuliya e.g. is still not clear. A website will inform you about any news in the future. As soon as it is online I will inform you again here on this channel.
3. A whistleblower platform SportsLeaks.com
What can we learn from the case Stepanova? First, that there is still a lack of support and protection for whistleblowers. But also second, how important these information from whistleblowers are to uncover grievance, supported by the work of investigative journalism. The platform www.SportsLeaks.com wants to support this engagement for sports. SportsLeaks.com therefore guarantees the anonymity of the whistleblower if he wants and forwards the information to a trustworthy journalist within its network.
Best regards
Kaj
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