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Press Release: Courage letters being delivered to governments call for the safe protection of Edward Snowden
Letters are being distributed by three elected representatives – Senator Ron Wyden in the US, Hans Christian Ströbele MP in Germany and Caroline Lucas MP in the UK – that they were hand-delivered to on Friday
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Press Release: Americans, Brits and Germans want their governments to protect Edward Snowden
As Edward Snowden’s temporary asylum expires in Russia and he applies for a renewal, Courage delivers letters to German, UK and US governments on behalf of his supporters calling for his protection
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Sen. Leahy introduces new USA Freedom Act to curb NSA surveillance powers
Civil liberties and privacy groups weigh in on the new bill that would limit the NSA’s spying powers, showing the legislative impact of Snowden’s revelations
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CIA spying on its own “internal channels” for whistleblowers
McClatchy reports that the CIA is treating internal channels as insider threats
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UK watchdog warns that terrorism laws threaten journalists and sources
In his report to the UK Parliament, David Anderson QC writes that the law “has begun to catch people it was never really intended to catch”
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Australia’s new law would criminalise Snowden reporting
Australia introduces a legislative proposal that evokes the US’s Espionage Act, stokes unfounded fears and criminalises journalism in line with a crackdown on whistleblowing
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights says Edward Snowden should not face prosecution
“Those who disclose human rights violations should be protected: we need them,” says Navi Pillay, the UN’s top human rights official, as she issues new report on surveillance and privacy