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.
Espionage Act
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
Imprisoning Drone Whistleblower In Isolation Unit May Jeopardize US Appeal In Assange Extradition Case
The Federal Bureau of Prisons put Daniel Hale in a Communications Management Unit, even though they know he lives with post-traumatic stress.
Drone Whistleblower Daniel Hale Imprisoned In Communications Management Unit Designed For Terrorists
Daniel Hale is the first person accused of an unauthorized disclosure of information to be imprisoned in a Communications Management Unit by the United States government.
Drone Whistleblower Daniel Hale In Carceral Limbo While US Generals Shirk Responsibility For Deadly Strikes
The Daniel Hale Support Team releases the drone whistleblower's full statement from sentencing on July 27.
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