Kissinger vs. ‘The Most Dangerous Man in America’
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter “Daniel Ellsberg is the most dangerous man in America. He must be stopped at all costs.” —Henry Kissinger In 1970, before whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg…
ICE, Homeland Security Accused Of Targeting Outspoken Migrant Worker For Deportation
Deporting migrant activists or whistleblowing migrant workers, like Orozco Juarez, ensures that migrants will stay silent when they observe abuse, discrimination, and retaliation in the workplace.
US Labor Agency Rejects Starbucks’ Effort To Obtain Records of Worker Communications With Media
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter A judge for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) determined it was unlawful for Starbucks to request records of communications between unionized workers and…
NYPD Arrest Photojournalist Who Was Covering Their Response to ‘Justice for Jordan Neely’ Vigil
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter Independent photojournalist Stephanie Keith, who was covering the New York Police Department’s response to a planned “Justice for Jordan Neely” vigil, was arrested by…
US Double Standards on World Press Freedom Day
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter For the United States government, World Press Freedom Day is an opportunity to further project an image of the U.S. as a supposed champion…
Politicians Around the World Demand US Drop Charges Against Assange
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter Elected politicians in Australia, Brazil, Mexico, and the United Kingdom signed on to letters to United States Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding that the…
Belmarsh Warden Blocks Assange From Meeting With Representatives of Press Freedom Organization
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter The warden of Her Majesty’s Prison Belmarsh blocked representatives with the press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) from visiting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange,…
From Media Outlet to ‘Non-State Hostile Intelligence Service’
By designating WikiLeaks a spy outfit, the U.S. government has stacked the deck against Julian Assange and leveled an unprecedented threat against journalism.
LuxLeaks Whistleblower Wins Case Before Europe’s Top Human Rights Court
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter The grand chamber of the European Court of Human Rights recently ruled in favor of a whistleblower who worked for the multinational accounting conglomerate…
Assange Visitors Renew Request for CIA to ‘Purge and Destroy’ Files on Them
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter Attorneys and journalists, who visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange while he was living under political asylum in the Ecuador embassy, amended their lawsuit against…
The Chris Hedges Report: Julian Assange and the US Government’s War on Whistleblowers
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is expected to stand trial this year. His case is emblematic of how far the US government will go to hide the truth.
CIA Pushes for Dismissal of Lawsuit Against Alleged Spying on Assange Visitors
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter The Central Intelligence Agency and former CIA director Mike Pompeo notified a federal court in New York that they intend to push for the…
Could Julian Assange Be Released in Two Months?
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter As the new year began, ABC Global Affairs Editor John Lyons stated during a broadcast segment that he expected WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange would…
Sweden Expands Espionage Law, Endangering Freedom of Journalists and Whistleblowers
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter Sweden’s parliament adopted a major espionage law expansion that will permit the country’s police to investigate journalists, publishers, and whistleblowers if they reveal secret…
Senate Investigation: Doctor Contracted By ICE Medically Abused Dozens of Women
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter Following an 18-month investigation, a subcommittee in the United States Senate released a report that further confirmed whistleblower allegations that female detainees in the…