UK Using Terrorism Law To Silence Journalists, Protestors Who Commit ‘Speech Crimes’
Among the most well-known examples of this crackdown are the arrests of British journalist Sarah Wilkinson and British-Syrian journalist Richard Medhurst.
Chicago Police Arrest Several Journalists While Cracking Down on DNC Protest
"Why are you arresting press?" independent reporter Talia Jane and numerous others chanted as police arrested credentialed journalists covering DNC protests.
US Prosecutors Secure Guilty Plea in First-of-Its-Kind Espionage Act Case Involving Drone Photography
The prosecution carries implications for the right to engage in photography or gather news.
Tracking Dissent: US Officials Who Have Resigned Over the War on Gaza
Until Israel's assault on Gaza ends, this page will be a resource for tracking U.S. government officials and military officers who resign in protest.
Israeli Government Seizes AP’s Media Equipment in Latest Act of Censorship
AP called it "an abusive use by the Israeli government of the country’s new foreign broadcaster law".
Biden Terrifyingly Grows Ranks of Government Spies
The White House enthusiastically backed surveillance reauthorization that despite a fresh record of routine abuses expands security agencies' spying power.
CIA Director Claims Lawsuit Against Alleged CIA-Backed Spying on Assange Visitors Could Damage US Security
In December, a U.S. judge found that four Americans could sue the CIA for violating their privacy rights under the U.S. Constitution.
Biden Justice Department Makes An Example Out Of IRS Whistleblower
President Joe Biden's campaign seized on IRS whistleblower Charles Littlejohn's revelations about Trump's tax returns. Instead of honoring Littlejohn, the Justice Department sought one of the harshest prison sentences ever.
Julian Assange Excluded From Jailed Journalist Index Again
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) released its census report for 2023. Three hundred and twenty detained or imprisoned journalists were counted by the…
After Another Incident, Boeing Whistleblower Warns Against Corporation’s Requests for ‘Safety Exemptions’
“There’s lots of requests for engineering exemptions, which is really shocking," declared Boeing whistleblower Ed Pierson
US Press Freedom Tracker: Reporters Criminalized for ‘Routine Journalism’ in 2023
The U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, a project of the Freedom of the Press Foundation, documented several incidents in 2023, where reporters were criminalized for “routine journalism."
Resolution in US Congress Calls for End to Assange Case as Extradition Nears
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter A resolution in support of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was introduced in the United States House of Representatives on December 13. Cosponsored by eight…
US Says If CIA-Backed Embassy Security Opened Phones of Assange Visitors, It Was Constitutional
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter An attorney for the United States government contended CIA-backed contractors had not violated the privacy rights when they allegedly opened the physical structure of…
Ben Norton and Kevin Gosztola on Javier Milei’s Election in Argentina
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter On this week’s episode, Ben Norton, the editor of Geopolitical Economy Report, returns to the show to discuss the election result in Argentina. ‘Libertarian’…
Lawsuit Against Alleged CIA Spying on Assange Visitors: A Rare Court Hearing
A federal judge pushed back when a government attorney refused to confirm or deny whether the CIA had engaged in warrantless surveillance.