Bipartisan Group Of Congress Members To Biden: Don't Extradite Assange
The letter represents the largest congressional effort to date raising concerns with the ongoing prosecution of Assange.
Press Freedom
Alabama Prosecutor Criminalizes Journalists For Publishing 'Grand Jury Evidence'
The arrests were roundly condemned by press freedom organizations in the United States.
Detained Under UK Terrorism Law, Whistleblower Says Police Questioned His Support For Assange
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On his way back home from Iceland, British whistleblower and former diplomat Craig Murray was stopped by police and interrogated at Scotland's Glasgow Airport under Schedule 7 of the United Kingdom
Consortium News Sues NewsGuard, US Government For Alleged Defamation
Consortium News sued the United States government and NewsGuard Technologies for allegedly defaming the independent media organization and violating the organization’s First Amendment rights.
A complaint [PDF] filed in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York claims that the Pentagon's U.S.
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders And The Lies She Spread About People 'Weaponizing FOIA'
Hiding travel records by changing the state's decades-old open records law
GoFundMe Stops Grayzone News Website From Using Service
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The crowdfunding platform GoFundMe halted a fundraiser for the news website the Grayzone and refused to transfer over $90,000 raised to the organization.
When Grayzone editor-in-chief Max Blumenthal requested an explanation on August
Journalist Sues Over Gag Rules At County Jail In Pennsylvania
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Journalist Brittany Hailer has sued a county jail in Pennsylvania for "strictly enforcing" gag rules against prisoners and the jail's employees and contractors. Hailer claims the rules allegedly violate her