The Inevitability Of Russia's Attack On Ukraine

US intelligence claims that Russia would conduct an "imminent" invasion of Ukraine undermined diplomacy and helped make wider war inevitable.

Credit Suisse Bankrolled Spy Chiefs Involved In CIA Torture

Whistleblower exposes bank data showing how Credit Suisse bankrolled spy chiefs implicated in CIA torture

The Contract Is Signed

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UK Spread Disinformation From US To Stoke Russia Invasion Fears

Washington’s ‘junior partner’ does the dirty work for the US

CIA Collects Americans' Data In Secret Extralegal Program

CIA secretly operates mass surveillance that collects and retains the records of United States citizens

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.

The Worst Thing Written When Assange Was Jailed?

While working on my book, I came across this editorial from The Economist written when Assange was arrested. It brazenly endorses extradition.

Uncovering CIA-Funded Experiments On Children In Europe

What other countries besides Denmark were the site of CIA-funded experiments on children during the Cold War?

Listen To Nils Melzer On 'Primary Sources'

In an interview for "Primary Sources" podcast, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer discusses the persecution of Julian Assange

CIA Funded Experiments On Danish Orphans For Decades

A Danish Radio report exposed how scores of Danish children, many of them orphans, were subject to CIA-funded experiments, Kit Klarenberg writes

British High Court Opens Door For Assange To Appeal To Supreme Court

In extradition case, UK High Court Justice issued a decision that opened the door for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's appeal to Supreme Court

Poultry Farm Whistleblower Speaks Out On Big Agriculture's Unfair Practices

Trina McClendon, a whistleblower and farmer, testified at a congressional hearing about Sanderson Farms and other companies' unfair practices

Iowa Judge Upholds Ag-Gag Charge Brought Against Animal Rights Activist

An Iowa judge upheld charge under one of state's ag-gag laws, which was brought against an animal rights activist after he exposed animal cruelty

Whistleblower Craig Murray On Being Imprisoned Over Blog Posts

In an exclusive interview one day after his release from prison, Craig Murray describes surviving a COVID outbreak and why he is not done challenging his conviction for blog posts.

Biden's Lackluster Press Freedom Record During First Year

A number of critical press freedom issues that intensified under President Trump have festered during Joe Biden's first year in the White House

Marking 20 Years Of Barbarism At Guantánamo

Biden can end the barbarism at Guantánamo military prison, but 20 years later, lawyers for remaining prisoners say he lacks the political will.

'Primary Sources' Podcast: The War On WikiLeaks

For "Primary Sources," journalist Kevin Gosztola discusses the United States government's war on WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange

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

For a consecutive year, the Committee to Protect Journalists excluded WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from their annual jailed journalists index

Freeing Julian Assange: What It Will Take To End This Case

The legal systems in United Kingdom and United States will not spare WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. So what can be done to end the case?

Imprisoned Drone Whistleblower Among Whistleblowers Honored By Free Speech Group

Blueprint For Free Speech also gives Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg a lifetime achievement award. He celebrated Hale as a "great patriot."