#whistleblowers

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Sends a chilling message to journalists the world over

"We call on the #UK to refrain from extraditing #JulianAssange, for the #US to #drop-the-charges, and for #Assange to be #freed.
The #EspionageAct has not been used to fight espionage. It’s being used against #whistleblowers and Julian Assange to keep the public ignorant of the government’s wrongdoings and illegalities in order to maintain its hold on authority, all in the name of #national-security.
If Julian Assange ends up in a maximum security prison in the US... every other #journalist around the world will think, ‘Should I really report this information I’ve been given? Should I really speak out about this denial of #humanrights or #miscarriage-of-justice in any country?"

#AgnesCallamard #AmnestyInternational #SecretaryGeneral #quote #freeassangenow #dropthecharges

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The Chris Hedges Report podcast with Kevin Gosztola on Julian Assange and the End of Press Freedom

https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/the-chris-hedges-report-podcast-with-63e

The legal action against #JulianAssange is poised to culminate in a #trial in the United States in 2023, and this book will help the #public understand the proceedings.

This new #book by #KevinGosztola, (2/21/2023) who has spent the last decade covering #Assange, #WikiLeaks, and the wider #war on #whistleblowers, tells the full story based on #testimony from dozens of witnesses. It examines #abuses-of-power by the #CIA and the #FBI, including a #spying operation that targeted Assange's #family, #lawyers, and #doctors. It outlines how WikiLeaks exposed the reality of American #wars, the #US #government's #unprecedented #indictment against Assange as a #publisher, and the #media's role in persuading the #public to " #shoot-the-messenger." #Guilty-of-Journalism offers a #balanced and #comprehensive #perspective on all the events leading up to what #press-freedom advocates have called the #trial-of-the-century.

#chrishedges #podcast #journalism #freepress #freespeech #politics #freeassange #weareallassange

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