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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) released their 2023 Press Freedom Index and accompanying report Wednesday, noting that the rise of artificial intelligence, “fake content” and authoritarianism endanger journalistic integrity and expression around the world. As in past years, the organization says that most countries have “problematic,” “difficult” or “very serious” press freedom situations. RSF has also [...]

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Jen Robinson, human rights lawyer for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange,  told Australian reporters Wednesday Assange is in poor health for his coming legal proceedings. Assange faces extradition to the US where 18 counts of illegally obtaining, receiving and disclosing classified information await him. UK Home Secretary Priti Patel approved the extradition in June. Assange is [...]

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A group of journalists and lawyers sued the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Monday for illegally spying on them and violating their Fourth Amendment rights under the US Constitution while visiting Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. The Fourth Amendment protects US citizens from unreasonable search and seizure. The group filed the lawsuit in the US District Court [...]

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Former CIA Agent Joshua Schulte was convicted on espionage charges in federal court Wednesday for providing national defense information to the website Wikileaks. Schulte was charged in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York back in 2018 with a 13 count superseding indictment which included espionage charges, child pornography charges, and [...]

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Uk Home Secretary Priti Patel Friday approved the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States. The Magistrates Court and High Court considered US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s extradition request and determined that extradition is not “oppressive, unjust or an abuse of process” and is not “incompatible with human rights, including his [...]

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The United Kingdom’s highest court Monday denied WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s appeal of a decision allowing his extradition to the US because there were not any substantial arguments on points of law. The appeal followed a series of cases between Assange and the US government requesting his extradition from the UK. Initially, District Judge Vanessa [...]

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The London High Court of Justice ruled in favor of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange Monday, clearing the way for his appeal to the UK Supreme Court. Assange’s appeal challenges a previous decision from the high court which overturned a decision blocking his extradition to the US on espionage charges. Since July 2020, Assange has been [...]

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