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Major UK Political Parties Back 'State Threats' Bill That Would Restrict Press Freedom

This article was funded by paid subscribers of The Dissenter Newsletter. Take 25% off and become a monthly subscriber to help us continue our independent journalism All main political parties in the United Kingdom have called for immediate passage in Parliament of new measures to fight "state threats,"

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 "

The D-Notice: A Very British Way Of Censoring The Press

Defense and Security Media Advisory Commitee members from 2021 (Photo from DSMA's government website and in the public domain)This article was funded by paid subscribers of The Dissenter Newsletter. Become a monthly subscriber [https://thedissenter.org/#/portal/signup] to help us continue our independent journalism. On April

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.

For Third Year, Committee To Protect Journalists Excludes Assange From Jailed Journalist Index

Committee to Protect Journalists executive director Joel Simon (Screen shot from CPJ promo video on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQvbvgiEnSg])A record number of journalists are imprisoned throughout the world, according to the annual prison index released by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). But that number

Against Blocking The New York Times From Publishing Project Veritas Documents

Photo: Alex Proimos [https://flickr.com/photos/proimos/41578643110/in/photolist-26maq25-qwsCUN-WHeHQF-5x5Krz-dcZy46-GE83Sh-dsPyiH-dcZSa7-cBHuAG-cExqwN-75Comj-GiKibq-851RJP-7kSeQ2-GFwzFj-8ZreiS-6p2KzD-4NUAP2-dcZy8K-9DjxRr-GHwCy-7tSMX-daf3Xf-7tSNx-8DrFED-7Y1CGi-KF39ky-2j5hZpx-GHwDb-LVg8HH-SjN127-5b3SeM-TetFNN-47f16F-4HPMRS-2giCAXf-4rDAxq-6CyJZg-5H81ZT-8RNXos-7AvmmP-QMy8cV-9GTXJe-8zgzfr-evA7cr-6kdQeB-bzHrbM-6kdYxt-8ULw5c-6b6u6y] A judge extended a temporary ban against the New York Times publishing

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&