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Courage supports #StopTradeSecrets
April 7, 2015
Europe's Trade Secrets Directive is bad news for whistleblowers. The campaign against it starts today - visit the website at stoptradesecrets.eu and sign the petition Read more..
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Obama reportedly criminalises “support” for “cyber-enabled activities”
April 6, 2015
Julian Assange and Sarah Harrison taking part in reddit AMA 6 April 2015 at 7pm EST / 11pm GMT Read more..
Sarah Harrison and Grace North at the 31st Chaos Communication Congress
December 29, 2014
Courage's Acting Director and the manager of FreeJeremy.net discuss “ethics, operational security and public protections of sources,” in addition to the need for expanding our understanding of the term “whistleblower" Read more..
Press release: Top musicians, actors and Nobel laureates show support for Edward Snowden, publishers and whistleblowers
November 10, 2014
An international coalition of more than fifty actors, musicians and intellectuals announce their support for Edward Snowden, WikiLeaks, whistleblowers and publishers Read more..
Citizenfour’s Escape to Freedom in Russia
November 3, 2014
Courage Advisory Board member Ray McGovern recounts his experience meeting Edward Snowden, Julian Assange, other fellow whistleblowers, and seeing the acclaimed documentary Citizenfour Read more..
German precedent upholds online civil disobedience
October 22, 2014
The case is a model for how to recognise the political nature of internet activism, which has no precedent in the United States, thanks to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Read more..
Press release: Jeremy Hammond announced as second Courage beneficiary
September 16, 2014
The imprisoned hacktivist becomes Courage's second beneficiary, after Edward Snowden Read more..
Yochai Benkler argues for Edward Snowden’s immunity
September 10, 2014
Article for the Atlantic explains how granting Snowden immunity would pave the way toward a culture of accountability that welcomes whistleblowing Read more..
Yochai Benkler outlines public accountability defence for whistleblowers
August 12, 2014
In a new paper, Benkler details both the value and inevitability of national security disclosures, and he proposes a whistleblower defence that could have helped protect Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden Read more..
Press release: Courage welcomes Russia’s continued protection of Edward Snowden
August 7, 2014
Courage Acting Director Sarah Harrison says: "Although the US government has lost this round, let us not forget the stakes - last year whistleblower Chelsea Manning was sentenced to 35 years in a US military prison and the Grand Jury against both WikiLeaks and Edward Snowden continues" Read more..