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US Government Sued For Hiding Information On Afghan Refugees In Detention Camps

US Government Sued For Hiding Information On Afghan Refugees In Detention Camps

Support independent journalism on whistleblowers, government secrecy, and press freedom-related issues. Become a subscriber of The Dissenter. The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and Muslim Advocates sued multiple United States government agencies that have refused to produce key information on thousands of Afghan refugees still living in limbo at secretive

Breakthrough In Lawsuit Against Alleged CIA Spying On Assange Visitors

Breakthrough In Lawsuit Against Alleged CIA Spying On Assange Visitors

The following was an exclusive article for paid subscribers of The Dissenter. It was unlocked for all readers on June 6, 2023. People like you make independent journalism on whistleblowers and press freedom issues possible. Take advantage of this discount offer and become a paid subscriber today. Four American attorneys

Amnesty International Resists Calls To Designate Assange A 'Prisoner Of Conscience' As Extradition Looms

Photo by Mohamed Elmaazi, NUJ member This article was funded by paid subscribers of The Dissenter Newsletter. Become a monthly subscriber [https://thedissenter.org/march-2022] to help us continue our independent journalism. The international human rights organization Amnesty International has resisted calls to designate WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a "prisoner

At Assange Extradition Trial, Prosecution Downplays Abusive Supermax Prison Conditions

Lead prosecutor James Lewis focused on a prior ruling by European Court of Human Rights on supermax prisons that clearly sided with the U.S. government.