Artificial Intelligence as a Path to Protecting Whistleblowers

When Defending Your Rights Becomes a Fight to Keep Going

What happens when people report a possible threat to health or the public interest, only to spend their remaining money and energy defending themselves?

Antimafia Austria's AI and the Cost of Speaking Out examines this question through the Austrian case of Pavol Pribela and Michaela Povalová. This comprehensive, illustrated publication brings together documented events, financial comparisons, quotations from legal filings and landmark European court decisions.

Across 25 pages, it explains SLAPPs, barriers to legal assistance and the gap between rights on paper and effective protection. It also introduces VERHO and shows how AI can help organise evidence, identify contradictions and turn unanswered concerns into verifiable questions.

The publication clearly distinguishes documented facts, allegations and unresolved issues. It is written for the general public, journalists, lawyers and anyone facing an exhausting struggle to exercise their rights.

The complete English PDF is available to download free of charge.