Tag: espionage act
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It’s who you are that matters
What the David Petraeus plea deal tells us about Espionage Act prosecutions
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Stephen Kim explains what it’s like to be charged under the Espionage Act
The Intercept sheds light on what Stephen Kim endured as he faced Espionage Act charges for speaking to Fox News reporter James Rosen, with an in-depth report and video interviews
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Jeffrey Sterling convicted of espionage on circumstantial evidence
Government lawyers used a few brief phone calls and a deleted email to prosecute the former CIA official for espionage for allegedly disclosing classified information; convicted of 9 counts, Sterling’s sentencing case is scheduled for 24 April
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Press release: Known Unknowns Fund launched to protect alleged sources under investigation
New fund will be the first to aid suspected sources before they face charges – and an alleged source under investigation by the US government has already reached out to Courage for assistance
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Courage joins ‘Necessary and Appropriate Principles’ week
The EFF-led week of action deals with secrecy, transparency, public oversight and combating surveillance; Courage advisory board member Sana Saleem contributes
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Obama: “If you blow the whistle, you should be thanked”
President Obama says whistleblowers should be “protected”, “thanked”, and “certainly shouldn’t be punished” – while punishing more whistleblowers than any other president in American history
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Yochai Benkler outlines public accountability defence for whistleblowers
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
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British MPs say “whistleblowing is crucial” but fail to protect intelligence whistleblowers
A UK parliamentary committee says whistleblowers are a “crucial source of intelligence to help government identify wrongdoing” but fails to mention one significant category altogether – intelligence whistleblowers
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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