Assange Is No 'Ordinary Journalist': US Opposes Request For Appeal The U.S. government defended their prosecution of Assange saying he is no "ordinary journalist" and WikiLeaks is not a legitimate publisher.
UK High Court Finally Hears Assange's Request For An Appeal Assange's attorneys claim the WikiLeaks publisher has been prosecuted for exposing U.S. government criminality on a "massive and unprecedented scale."
Detained Under UK Terrorism Law, Whistleblower Says Police Questioned His Support For Assange Support independent journalism on whistleblowers, government secrecy, and press freedom-related issues. Become a subscriber of The Dissenter. On his way back home from Iceland, British whistleblower and former diplomat Craig Murray was stopped by police and interrogated at Scotland's Glasgow Airport under Schedule 7 of the United Kingdom
Amnesty International Resists Calls To Designate Assange A 'Prisoner Of Conscience' As Extradition Looms Photo by Mohamed Elmaazi, NUJ member This article was funded by paid subscribers of The Dissenter Newsletter. Become a monthly subscriber [https://thedissenter.org/march-2022] to help us continue our independent journalism. The international human rights organization Amnesty International has resisted calls to designate WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a "
UK Official Secrets Act Proposals Take Cues From US Espionage Act Cases Proposals could expand imprisonment for whistleblowers and journalists from two years to as high as 14 years in prison.
Exclusive: Whistleblower Craig Murray Speaks Out After Being Imprisoned Over Blog Posts In an exclusive interview one day after his release from prison, Craig Murray describes surviving a COVID outbreak and why he is not done challenging his conviction for blog posts.
Appeal Hearing: CIA's War On Assange, Their 'Most Prominent Critic,' Takes Center Stage Photo: Mohamed Elmaazi, NUJ memberThe Central Intelligence Agency's record of retaliation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, including reported plans to kidnap or assassinate him, was focused on during the second day of the United States government's appeal hearing. It was part of the Assange legal team&