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The FBI’s Material Support for Israeli Apartheid Against Palestinians

The FBI’s Material Support for Israeli Apartheid Against Palestinians

Support independent journalism on whistleblowers, government secrecy, and the national security state. Become a subscriber of The Dissenter. Israel’s war on the besieged Gaza Strip has entered its sixth day. The Israeli military has launched a massive bombardment with airstrikes killing over 1,000 Palestinians. This is far from

Right Before 9/11, FBI Counterterrorism Agents Were Busy Snooping In Anarchists' Trash

Right Before 9/11, FBI Counterterrorism Agents Were Busy Snooping In Anarchists' Trash

'These Are Hitler Tactics': Illegal Police Raids Effectively Shut Down Kansas Newspaper

'These Are Hitler Tactics': Illegal Police Raids Effectively Shut Down Kansas Newspaper

Support independent journalism on whistleblowers, secrecy, and press freedom-related issues. Become a subscriber of The Dissenter. Joan Meyer, the 98-year-old co-owner of the Marion County Record in Kansas, had worked at the newspaper for over 50 years. She died after the newspaper was targeted in illegal police raids on August

Barred From Considering First Amendment, Jury In North Carolina Convicts Reporters Of 'Trespassing'

Barred From Considering First Amendment, Jury In North Carolina Convicts Reporters Of 'Trespassing'

Ag-Gag Laws Suppressing Whistleblowers Experience Defeat As Iowa Expands Law To Target Video Recording

The Animal Legal Defense Fund warns Iowa's new law "threatens increased penalties for recording even in public places and locations" long used for advocacy.

Reporter's Shield Law Introduced In US Congress: A Breakdown

The PRESS Act would ensure “reporters cannot be compelled by the government to disclose their confidential sources or research files.”