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Former NSA director says Edward Snowden “blew the whistle” on US spying

July 25, 2014

Former NSA and CIA director Michael Hayden acknowledges Edward Snowden's whistleblowing motives at the Aspen Security Forum Read more..

Video: Snowden’s German lawyer interviewed on Democracy Now!

July 1, 2014

Edward Snowden's German lawyer, Wolfgang Kaleck, spoke to Democracy Now! on Monday about the whistleblower's fears of returning to the United States, Snowden's most important release, and the German government canceling its contract with Verizon in the wake of NSA revelations. Read more..

Julian Assange’s Extradition Hearing

The Courage Foundation’s daily coverage of Julian Assange’s extradition hearing in London

Isolated, Surveilled, Expelled: How Ecuador Betrayed Julian Assange

Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno gradually ratcheted up restrictions, surveillance, and threats on Julian Assange over the course of his presidential term to build a pretext for ultimately revoking asylum and inviting British police into Ecuador’s embassy.

Write to your MP: Protect Julian Assange

If you're in the UK, your role in helping Julian Assange is crucial. Write to your MP to let them know that you oppose onward extradition and that Assange's legal rights must be protected

Julian Assange charged under Espionage Act in unprecedented attack on First Amendment

Today federal prosecutors unsealed a new, 18-count superseding indictment charging Julian Assange with violating the Espionage Act, the first use of the 1917 law against a publisher.