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A Crucial Hearing as Journalists Under Siege in Greece

Comprehensive Action Needed to Tackle Anti-Media Lawsuits By Eva Cossé The first court hearing in a defamation lawsuit against two media outlets and three journalists who played a pivotal role in exposing Greece’s major surveillance scandal is set to begin on January…

Europe worries about the rise of “populism”, but real specter haunting EU is “maidanization”

In the Netherlands, the PVV (Freedom Party), led by controversial politician Geert Wilders, often described as “far-right” and “populist”, won about 37 of the 150 seats in the Dutch parliament. While talks have started to form the new government, Wilders…

Jordan clamps down on internet free speech with “draconian” cybercrime law

Jordan has enacted what human rights organisations have described as a “draconian” anti-cybercrime law. The legislation, which will come into force in a month’s time, punishes with prison sentences and fines the publication of content that is deemed “immoral”, insulting…

Politicians from around the world appeal to US Attorney General to drop Assange charges

On the four-year anniversary of Australian publisher Julian Assange’s remand imprisonment in London, Australian, US, UK and Brazilian politicians have appealed to the US Attorney General to drop the extradition and espionage charges against the WikiLeaks founder. An open letter…

The Isle of Wight ‘New Carnival Company’ brings Lady Justice to the Night Carnival 2 Free Assange on Saturday 11th February in London

The internationally renowned ‘New Carnival Company’ based in the heart of Ryde, Isle of Wight will be providing carnival puppets, costumes, and props for the Night Carnival, organised by Don’t Extradite Assange, the official UK campaign group to free Julian…

Elon Musk and the oligarchs of the ‘Second Gilded Age’ can not only sway the public – they can exploit their data, too

During the Gilded Age of the late 19th century, and the early decades of the 20th century, U.S. captains of industry such as William Randolph Hearst and Jay Gould used their massive wealth to dominate facets of the economy, including the news…

Organizers Cut Veteran’s Microphone for Speaking About Black History at Memorial Day Event

A 77-year-old veteran Army medic accused organizers of an American Legion Memorial Day event of censoring him on Wednesday, days after his microphone was cut as he attempted to share how the holiday was originally celebrated by Black people who…

Attack on Free Speech – Journalist Craig Murray Charged with Contempt of Court in the UK

Attack on Free Speech – Journalist Craig Murray Charged with Contempt of Court in the UK In this video, we provide an overview of the case against Craig Murray. Murray is a journalist and former UK ambassador to Uzbekistan. After…

Defying Threats to Journalism, Jeremy Scahill & Glenn Greenwald Launch New Venture, The Intercept

[clear][divide] Read/see the full interview in Democracy. Now! Investigative journalists Jeremy Scahill and Glenn Greenwald join us for their first interview upon launching The Intercept, their new digital magazine published by First Look Media, the newly formed media venture started…

THe [UK] Government just passed a ‘Gagging Law’ to outlaw critics ahead of 2015 Elections

By Scriptonite Daily Last night, the UK government passed the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill.  A bill gagging charities, NGO’s, bloggers, community groups and most attempts at organised opposition to the government in the year prior…

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