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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)

UC Global Employee Thwarted Plan To Massively Bug Ecuador Embassy For Spying On Assange

UC Global Employee Thwarted Plan To Massively Bug Ecuador Embassy For Spying On Assange

"In addition to it being completely illegal, installing microphones at this scale would be discovered for sure," Witness #2 told the British magistrates' court. It would be a "crazy act."

Assange Trial: How US Government Is Likely Deceiving British Court To Win Extradition

Assange Trial: How US Government Is Likely Deceiving British Court To Win Extradition

Attorney Lindsay Lewis, who represented Mostafa Kamel Mostafa in a high-profile extradition case, warns against the U.S. government's past "unreliable assurances."

Defense Witnesses In Assange's Extradition Trial Counter Key Prosecution Lie About US Solitary Confinement

Defense Witnesses In Assange's Extradition Trial Counter Key Prosecution Lie About US Solitary Confinement

“[It is] very difficult to talk through [cell] doors,” attorney Yancey Ellis shared. One almost has to “scream at the top of their lungs.”

Prosecutors' Password-Cracking Conspiracy Theory Against Assange Unravels At Extradition Trial

Prosecutors' Password-Cracking Conspiracy Theory Against Assange Unravels At Extradition Trial

"At the time, it would not have been possible to crack an encrypted password hash, such as the one Manning obtained," testified Patrick Eller, a digital forensic expert.

'Essentially Dead': Doctor Who Visited Assange In Ecuador Embassy Testifies At Extradition Trial

'Essentially Dead': Doctor Who Visited Assange In Ecuador Embassy Testifies At Extradition Trial

Doctor says Assange has concealed the “full extent of his depression and suicide plans” when meeting with prison doctors and mental health specialists.

Doctor Diagnosed Julian Assange With Asperger's Syndrome

Dr. Quinton Deeley said Assange's autism causes him to ruminate about his "prospective circumstances at length,” and it creates a “sense of horror.”

US Prosecution Accuses Assange Of Exaggerating Symptoms Of Depression

US Prosecution Accuses Assange Of Exaggerating Symptoms Of Depression

During extradition trial, prosecutor pressures psychiatrist to change his medical diagnosis of Assange