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US Says If CIA-Backed Embassy Security Opened Phones Of Assange Visitors, It Was Constitutional

US Says If CIA-Backed Embassy Security Opened Phones Of Assange Visitors, It Was Constitutional

“There are several cases,” U.S. Attorney Jean-David Barnea argued, “that say that by giving your phone to someone else, you have relinquished your expectation of privacy.”

Bipartisan Group Of Congress Members To Biden: Don't Extradite Assange

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.

Detained Under UK Terrorism Law, Whistleblower Says Police Questioned His Support For Assange

Detained Under UK Terrorism Law, Whistleblower Says Police Questioned His Support For Assange

Support independent journalism on whistleblowers, government secrecy, and press freedom-related issues. Become a subscriber of The Dissenter. 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

In Hunting WikiLeaks, How Wide Was The National Security State’s Net?

In Hunting WikiLeaks, How Wide Was The National Security State’s Net?

When it comes to their war on WikiLeaks, there is strong reason to believe that the three-letter agencies didn’t stop at its founder. The question is: how far beyond Assange did they go?

Australian, Latin American Leaders Demand End To Assange Prosecution During US Trips

Australian, Latin American Leaders Demand End To Assange Prosecution During US Trips

Support independent journalism on whistleblowers, government secrecy, and press freedom-related issues. Become a subscriber of The Dissenter. The continued prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has the potential to create serious diplomatic problems for the United States. Last week, during the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, two

Attorneys, Journalists Who Visited Assange Respond To CIA Push To Dismiss Their Lawsuit Against Alleged Spying

Attorneys, Journalists Who Visited Assange Respond To CIA Push To Dismiss Their Lawsuit Against Alleged Spying

The following independent journalism was made possible by paid subscribers. Take advantage of this discount offer and support The Dissenter Newsletter today. Attorneys and journalists, who were allegedly spied on by the CIA and former CIA director Mike Pompeo, responded to the CIA and Pompeo’s arguments for dismissal of

In Push To Dismiss Lawsuit, CIA Says Americans Who Visited Assange Had No Privacy Rights

In Push To Dismiss Lawsuit, CIA Says Americans Who Visited Assange Had No Privacy Rights

This article was funded by paid subscribers of The Dissenter. To support journalism on whistleblowers and related press freedom issues, become a subscriber. The Central Intelligence Agency and former CIA director Mike Pompeo contend that attorneys and journalists, who visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, had no “legitimate expectation of privacy”