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Boston Area Assange Defense To Host Screening Of Award Winning Journalist/Filmmaker Juan Passarelli’s 2020 Film "The War on Journalism"

Boston Area Assange Defense To Host Screening Of Award Winning Journalist/Filmmaker Juan Passarelli’s 2020 Film “The War on Journalism”

Next week, on October 27 and 28, the final extradition hearing will happen at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, to determine whether Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, will be extradited to the US to face charges under the Espionage Act for leaking classified information.  If convicted, Assange could face a sentence of 175 years.  This is the[Read More…]

by — October 20, 2021 — 0 comments — Civil Liberties
Committee To Protect Journalists (CPJ) Congratulates Maria Ressa & Dmitry Muratov For Winning The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize

Committee To Protect Journalists (CPJ) Congratulates Maria Ressa & Dmitry Muratov For Winning The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize

  The Committee to Protect Journalists congratulates journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov, who were awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize today. Their award comes at a time of unprecedented attacks on journalists in the form of sweeping crackdowns, digital surveillance, and an erosion of public trust in journalism. “Dmitry Muratov and Maria Ressa personify the values of press freedom[Read More…]

by — October 8, 2021 — 0 comments — Civil Liberties
Committee To Protect Journalists (CPJ): US Must Protect Afghan Journalists As Taliban Take Power

Committee To Protect Journalists (CPJ): US Must Protect Afghan Journalists As Taliban Take Power

  Hundreds seek assistance, relocation amid threat from militant group The United States must do more to ensure the safety of Afghan journalists as the country falls under the control of the Taliban, including facilitating safe passage out of the country and providing emergency visas, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. CPJ is deeply concerned for the safety of[Read More…]

by — August 22, 2021 — 0 comments — Politics