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Kevin Gosztola

Kevin Gosztola

Managing editor of Shadowproof, host of the "Dissenter Weekly," co-host of the podcast "Unauthorized Disclosure," and member of Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)

Freeing Julian Assange: What It Will Take To End This Political Case

Screen shot from Frontline ClubThe legal systems in the United Kingdom and the United States will not spare WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The only way this political case will end is if U.S. officials conclude the cost is no longer worth the benefit of making an example out of

Assange Plans To Appeal High Court Decision Backing Extradition To United States

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange | Photo by Cancillería Ecuador Attorneys for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange plan to appeal to the Supreme Court in the United Kingdom after the country’s appeals court overturned a decision that blocked the extradition of Assange to the United States. The High Court of Justice was

Imprisoned Drone Whistleblower Daniel Hale Honored By International Free Speech Group

Blueprint For Free Speech also gives Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg a lifetime achievement award. He celebrated Hale as a "great patriot."

FOIA Friday: How Bureau Of Prisons Handled My Request For Comment On Daniel Hale

Three Stories That Further Illustrate Why US Government Can't Be Trusted In Assange Case

Photo licensed under Creative Commons by Ryan J. Reilly Three requests for information related to spying on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange were sent by Spanish judges to the United States Justice Department. The first request occurred in June 2020, but according to Yahoo! News, U.S. officials still refuse to

NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner Spoke At First Public Event Since Completing Prison Sentence

Billie Winner-Davis, Reality Winner's mother (left) and Reality Winner NSA whistleblower Reality Winner completed her prison sentence and spoke on November 26 at the first public event since her arrest. “I have been home, but I haven’t really been home. It’s been a constant sort of

Clive Stafford Smith And Andy Worthington Discuss Assange, 'Gitmo Files' On 'Primary Sources'