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.
Mohamed Elmaazi
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&
Appeal Hearing: Prosecutor Attacks Judge's Decision, Which Blocked US From Extraditing Assange
(Photo by Mohamed Elmaazi, NUJ member)The Crown Prosecution Service, which
represents the United States government, went before the British High Court of
Justice and bashed the work of the district judge, who blocked the extradition
of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in January.
James Lewis QC argued Judge Vanessa Baraitser
British High Court Expands US Government's Appeal In Assange Extradition Case
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was overheard after the hearing, as he tried to process the High Court of Justice's decision
Scottish High Court Denies Whistleblower Craig Murray's Request To Appeal Conviction Over Blog Posts
Whistleblower Craig Murray, who was convicted over blog posts and faces prison, suffered a defeat at the High Court of Justiciary in Scotland.
Whistleblower Craig Murray Sentenced To 8 Months In Prison Over His Reporting On Former Scottish First Minister’s Trial
Former UK diplomat-turned whistleblower Craig Murray was sentenced to eight months in prison at the High Court in Edinburgh for contempt of court resulting from his coverage of the trial of former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond. Mohamed Elmaazi reports.