Freedom of the Press
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Defending and supporting public-interest journalism in the 21st century. 🦋 https://t.co/98nVJq7wEG Subscribe: https://t.co/PVTgvub0Xj
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John Oliver implores the Senate to pass the PRESS Act! It's already passed the House unanimously. It would protect journalists across the political spectrum from spying and the threat of jail time for doing their jobs.
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The arrest of @BOLNETWORK's Jameel Farooqui is the latest example of "unprecedented censorship" by the Pakistani government. Media orgs, journalist unions and campaign groups have denounced the trend as a serious threat to press freedom in Pakistan.
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The Brazilian government should immediately halt investigations into @ggreenwald and @TheInterceptBr’s reporting on official corruption. Such intimidation tactics are a brazen attack on press freedom.
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BREAKING: In an OUTRAGEOUS violation of press freedom, the Brazilian government has ignored a Supreme Court order and charged journalist @ggreenwald with "cybercrimes" for @TheInterceptBr's investigative series on widespread corruption in Brazil.
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"Indian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release journalist Mohammad Zubair, and cease harassing him in retaliation for his work."
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Starting with Gawker and L.A. Weekly, we're backing up entire news sites that might be threatened by the "billionaire problem," in which wealthy buyers can erase coverage they dislike
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We echo Siddique's call for a thorough, independent investigation into the murder of her husband, journalist Arshad Sharif.
Gov registered cases and charged my journalist husband @arsched under ‘treason’ and compelled him to leave his pak and later forced him to leave UAE. On 24Oct he was assassinated in Kenya. We request .@UNinPak @UN @antonioguterres @volker_turk @UNHumanRights to investigate case.
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The 10th anniversary of @Snowden's NSA revelations should serve as a reminder that whistleblowers who reveal official illegality, and the journalists with whom they collaborate, should be the subjects of admiration, not indictments.
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@BOLNETWORK Earlier this month, Pakistani authorities unlawfully blocked the transmission of @ARYNEWSOFFICIAL and arrested the outlet’s senior executive vice president without a warrant. The intimidation and harassment of critical journalists must stop immediately.
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BREAKING: Chelsea Manning ordered released from jail, where she has been held for over a year for refusing to cooperate with a grand jury. Her testimony "is no longer needed, in light of which her detention no longer serves any coercive purpose."
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Sheriff Joe Arpaio once arrested some reporters covering him and subpoenaed the IP addresses of the people who read their stories about him.
He arrested New Times reporters for covering him. We won a $3.75 million settlement for that one.
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The press freedom crisis in Brazil is escalating. Journalists have the right to do their job without fear of arrest. The Brazilian government must immediately halt their intimidation tactics against @ggreenwald and @TheInterceptBr.
Unthinkable in any democracy: Justice Minister Sergio Moro is commanding the investigation into our journalism even though his corruption is what we've exposed. He's threatening to revise a dictatorship-era national security law to arrest me for reporting
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It’s with great sadness we share the news that our friend, our co-founder, our hero Daniel Ellsberg passed away today. We remember and pay respect to his incredible bravery and legacy.
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Drone whistleblower Daniel Hale is being sentenced right now in an Eastern District of Virginia courtroom. He faces years in prison for following his conscience and serving as a source on incredibly newsworthy stories.
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Awful: Journalist Arshad Sharif fled Pakistan after his reporting drew sedition charges, state-level harassment, and alleged threats to his life. Now he has been murdered in Kenya. There must be a thorough, independent investigation into his death.
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BREAKING: UK has formally approved the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the US. Anyone who cares about press freedom should condemn this case and implore the Justice Dept. to drop its charges.
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BREAKING: As many as 20 journalists were illicitly investigated by secretive DHS spying unit, which operates under "few rules" and also surveilled NGOs and members of Congress
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BREAKING: Drone whistleblower Daniel Hale sentenced to 45 months in prison. Not the maximum term he faced, but still a shamefully excessive punishment for following his conscience and bringing important information to the American public.
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This judge repeatedly cites the Snowden disclosures, showing once again the power of a whistleblower driven by conscience and a press dedicated to the truth.
BREAKING: A federal appeals court just ruled that the NSA’s bulk collection of Americans’ phone records was illegal. This ruling, which confirms what we have always known, is a victory for our privacy rights.
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A shocking, disturbing story from @YahooNews: The CIA, led by Mike Pompeo under Trump, repeatedly and seriously considered extrajudicially kidnapping and even assassinating WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
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Drop the charges: a coalition of 25 press freedom, civil liberties, and international human rights groups calls on the Department of Justice today to dismiss its dangerous case against Julian Assange
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This is outrageous. A city’s entire 5-person police force raids a small newspaper and seizes virtually everything they have. How did a judge possibly approve this almost-certainly illegal raid? Who is going to hold the police accountable?
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The case against Julian Assange is the most dangerous threat to US press freedom in decades. This is a huge relief to anyone who cares about the rights of journalists.
BREAKING: UK judge denies the Trump admin's attempt to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
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We are highly disappointed by the UK High Court’s rejection of Julian #Assange’s appeal of his extradition to the United States on #EspionageAct charges.
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The 10th anniversary of @Snowden's NSA revelations should serve as a reminder that whistleblowers who reveal official illegality, and the journalists with whom they collaborate, should be the subjects of admiration, not indictments.
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If you see reporters being assaulted, attacked, or who have their equipment stolen or destroyed, please reach out to @uspresstracker so it can be documented
Outside the Capitol, Trump supporters took all the equipment from a news media crew (hearing it was AP) and are looking for ways to set it on fire.
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If Twitter's policy on hacked materials is applied punitively and inconsistently as it seems to have been here, it could have a chilling effect that keeps newsworthy stories from ever reaching an audience.
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If the IRS visit to @mtaibbi's house had anything to do with his reporting or recent Congressional testimony it would be a disturbing attack on press freedoms. Let’s hope the government quickly and credibly explains.
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The list of people who have called for @Snowden to be pardoned is long and varied. No matter your feelings on Trump, a Snowden pardon would be a major win for those who care about fighting back against mass surveillance in the digital age.
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The journalists at @TheInterceptBr are engaged in some heroic reporting right now, while facing serious threats. "@ggreenwald & the entire Intercept Brasil team should be able to report on matters of public interest without intimidation and harassment."
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10 years ago Edward Snowden, working with journalists at The Guardian and Washington Post, exposed shockingly widespread mass surveillance by the NSA. Despite progress, violations of Americans’ privacy rights and prosecutions of whistleblowers continue.
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As Julian Assange marks 1,000 days in prison, we renew our call for the Biden administration to end the dangerous prosecution against him
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Female journalists and activists say they had their private photos shared on social media by governments seeking to intimidate and silence them.
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Police militarization is now a press freedom issue. HuffPost statement on the arrest of their reporter in #Ferguson: http://t.co/bLWf26oKxM.
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REMINDER: Virtually every civil liberties org has urged the Biden admin to drop its Assange charges to protect press freedom—including:. @ACLU.@EFF.@hrw.@amnesty.@theCCR.@pressfreedom.@FreedomofPress.@knightcolumbia.@demandprogress.@fightfortheftr .& more:.
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On #WorldPressFreedomDay, the Biden admin needs to drop the charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Every major press freedom and civil liberties group has said the case against him would irreparably damage press freedom. Listen to them!
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The Project Veritas raid is concerning for press freedom — regardless of whether we think they're "journalists"
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When the government breaks the law, it should expect whistleblowers to tell the press and the press to tell the public. It has no one to blame for the fallout but itself. Read more in our blog post on the 10th anniversary of #Snowden's NSA revelations:
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In a major press freedom victory, a Brazilian Supreme Court judge has issued a sweeping ruling that protects not only @ggreenwald and @TheInterceptBr, but all journalists.
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In Australia, the United States, and elsewhere, journalists are being targeted for reporting on secret government info. The public’s right to know would be severely inhibited if the press could only publish news the government decides is not “secret.”
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The Trump administration’s indictment of Julian Assange threatens core press freedom rights. Our statement on the WikiLeaks founder's arrest and potential extradition to the United States:
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Our friend and colleague @ggreenwald was assaulted during a live, on-air interview in Brazil yesterday. We're thankful Glenn is okay, but the physical and personal attack directed at him was appalling.
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Over 40 press freedom and civil liberties groups denounce Brazil’s charges against journalist Glenn Greenwald
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If you're a journalist who's been arrested, gassed, or shot -- get in touch with us at the @USPressTracker so we can document your case. Our team is investigating literally dozens of press freedom violations across the country as we speak.
We are already working to verify and document reports starting to come in from today. If you are a journalist — or know of one — who has been assaulted, arrested or had equipment seized or damaged in the course of covering a protest, DM or email tips@pressfreedomtracker.us.
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In the past 3 days, Trump has:.1. Threatened to sue @NYTimes.2. Had a VICE reporter arrested.3. Blamed NY bombings on ‘freedom of the press’.
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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
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TODAY in Rio De Janeiro: A rally to protect press freedom against severe and growing government threats against @ggreenwald and @TheInterceptBr.
We're having a major event in defense of press freedom tomorrow against Bolsonaro's threats. Many of Brazil's most prominent journalists & artists - as well as some of the most accomplished journalists around the world - are participating to defend a free press in Brazil.
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BREAKING: The Senate has voted to reauthorize a bill that allows for warrantless surveillance of Americans through 2023, with no reforms that protect your right to privacy. The bill heads now to Trump's desk, where it will be signed into law.
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Prosecuting Julian Assange threatens journalists and press freedom. Join @FreedomOfPress in calling on the @TheJusticeDept to drop the Assange case now!.
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Who’s attacking journalists at George Floyd protests? Overwhelmingly, it’s the police. Read our new story, based on comprehensive @USPressTracker data:
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BREAKING: UK judge denies the Trump admin's attempt to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
The United States government's mass incarceration system just lost them their case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
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Dozens of press freedom groups and human rights organizations denounce the threats against journalist @ggreenwald and @TheInterceptBr
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Our statement on whistleblower Reality Winner being sentenced to the longest prison sentence in the history of leak cases for alerting the public about attempts to hack US election infrastructure:
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If you work for the Trump administration and your conscience compels you to blow the whistle, you can use @SecureDrop to contact the press.
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Digital rights advocates have known for years that the UK's mass surveillance regime violates human rights and privacy. Today, it has been ruled illegal:
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We second this call. Whistleblower Reality Winner should be released immediately.
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@ggreenwald @TheInterceptBr Glenn Greenwald has released a statement: “This denunciation. is an obvious attempt to attack a free press in retaliation for the revelations we reported. We will not be intimidated by these tyrannical attempts to silence journalists."
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Our statement on Jeff Sessions' disturbing press conference announcing a crackdown on leaks and journalism
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Put simply, the Trump admin's unprecedented charges against Julian Assange and WikiLeaks are the most significant and terrifying threat to the First Amendment in the 21st century. Our statement on the shocking news out of the Justice Department: …
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Brazil's top court rules that the Bolsonaro admin must reveal whether there are any investigations into the US journalist @ggreenwald, as has been reported in Brazilian media
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Pentagon Papers whistleblower @DanielEllsberg encourages more government employees to leak to the press: "Don't wait until the bombs are falling."
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The extradition request was not decided on press freedom grounds; rather, the judge essentially ruled the US prison system was too repressive to extradite. However, the result will protect journalists everywhere.
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If Ecuador expels WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange from their embassy soon, as is rumored, here's why the UK should refuse to extradite him to the United States:
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SCOTUS shouldn’t create a special rule that gives the govt more power to pressure publishers when it claims a "national security" threat. But that’s exactly what the court hinted at during a recent oral argument about content moderation. By @caitlinvogus.
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JUST RELEASED: Our new report documents the staggering and unprecedented scale of journalist arrests in the United States in 2020.
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Are you someone who works at ICE and still has a conscience? Here's how to contact dozens of news organizations using @SecureDrop. Audio, video, and documents all accepted.
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BREAKING: China will expel all U.S. reporters working for @WSJ, @nytimes, and @washingtonpost — a dramatic escalation at a time when reliable reporting is more essential than ever.
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Reality Winner deserves a pardon, whether from this administration or the next one. She has suffered far too much, for far too long.
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The entire, well-reported story is appalling—from start to finish. The Biden DOJ *must* drop its charges against Assange immediately. The case already threatens core press freedom rights of countless reporters. These new revelations are beyond the pale.
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Trump threatens to strip a news organization of its broadcast license for publishing report he disagrees with.
With all of the Fake News coming out of NBC and the Networks, at what point is it appropriate to challenge their License? Bad for country!.
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How the Snowden disclosures have changed journalism and privacy, five years later:
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A man imprisoned for years will be freed thanks to an interview conducted by journalism students at Northwestern University
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Families who sheltered Edward @Snowden in Hong Kong say NSA whistleblower ‘gave them hope’
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@ggreenwald @TheInterceptBr Glenn is our friend and long time colleague. He is a founding board member of @FreedomofPress and has fought for press freedom his whole career. We are outraged & dearly hope he is okay. This blatant and disgusting act by the Bolsonaro admin cannot stand.
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11 tips for protecting your privacy and digital security in the age of Trump
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Across these suits, Nunes alleges over a billion dollars in damage. These are straightforward attempts to intimidate and silence critics, and an attack on the free press.
In suing the Washington Post, Devin Nunes has now claimed that his critics have cumulatively caused over a billion dollars in damages to his reputation and feelings.
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WhatsApp is down. Unrelatedly, we'll just leave this here.
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When the government breaks the law, it should expect whistleblowers to tell the press and the press to tell the public. It has no one to blame for the fallout but itself. Read more in our blog post on the 10th anniversary of #Snowden's NSA revelations:
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The 1st Amendment and our free press is supposed to agitate and frustrate those in power, so it looks like it's working exactly as intended.
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When the government breaks the law, it should expect whistleblowers to tell the press and the press to tell the public. It has no one to blame for the fallout but itself. Read more in our blog post on the 10th anniversary of #Snowden's NSA revelations:
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"Although the current government must be held responsible for the latest attacks against the media, it is the military that intervenes behind the scenes to bring Pakistan’s journalists to heel."
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#JulianAssange’s case is not about one individual, it’s about freedom of the press, and the government weaponizing the Espionage Act to criminalize routine newsgathering.
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Why even WikiLeaks's harshest critics should be loudly condemning the Trump admin's dangerous potential prosecution
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Today, London's high court is hearing an appeal in the extradition case of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. This trial and the prosecution of Assange represent a grave threat to press freedom.
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Approaching 200 serious press freedom violations nationwide in less than a week. The vast majority have been perpetrated by police. So unprecedented it's hard to put into words. In 2019, we tracked 150 violations ALL YEAR.
OUR LATEST DATA: . *192 total press freedom violations*. —31+ arrests .—131 assaults (108 by police, 23 by others).—30 equipment or newsroom damage. Assault category breakdown:.45 physical attacks (30 by police).30 tear gassings.17 pepper sprayings.46 rubber bullet/projectiles.
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.@JoeBiden admin harassing journalists to help it criminalize journalism belies its supposed commitment to #pressfreedom. And its desperation to dig up fresh dirt on Assange shows prosecutors know their case can’t survive 1A. They need to drop it.
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We call on @Amazon, @Google, @Microsoft, and @Apple to oppose Russia’s censorship campaign. Stand for human rights by ensuring @Telegram’s access to your platforms and allowing them to change their IP addresses without limit. #RightToWrite
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UK has formally approved the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the US. Anyone who cares about press freedom should condemn this case and implore the Justice Dept. to drop its charges.
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Every threat, every subpoena, every prosecution against reporters & whistleblowers, we will be there—fighting Trump.
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In less than two years, Sessions' Justice Department has brought charges against at least five alleged sources of journalists and investigated dozens more. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is an enemy of civil liberties, and has done extreme damage to press freedom. Good riddance.
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A HUGE victory for press freedom in Brazil: A Supreme Court judge has ruled the Bolsonaro government must halt any and all investigations into @ggreenwald and @TheInterceptBr for their journalism.
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Here's what the @NYTimes's lawyer told a room full of judges a few months ago about the Trump admin potentially prosecuting WikiLeaks and Assange:. “I think the prosecution of him would be a very, very bad precedent for publishers."
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One month, two sites, 50,000 PDFs. We've backed up the portfolios of dozens of Deadspin and Splinter writers (and we're still going)
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Capitol Hill reporters continue to inform the public as a very chaotic and risky situation unfolds inside the halls of Congress. We are grateful for their coverage and their bravery.
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