Journalist Under Prosecution Sues US Government For Seizing Materials
Tim Burke filed the complaint around a week after prosecutors notified a court it would seek a fresh indictment against the Florida-based journalist.
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A lawyer was murdered. Now an inquiry must expose MI5’s role
Pat Finucane was murdered in Belfast decades ago. Could an inquiry finally force British intelligence to come clean? The post A lawyer was murdered. Now an inquiry must expose MI5’s role appeared first on Declassified UK.
Killed by ‘Israel’ ignored by Washington
Israel — For years, Democrat Senator Chris Van Hollen has been asking what has happened to the American citizens who were killed in the occupied West Bank, either by illegal Jewish settlers or the Israeli occupation forces (IOF). He also…
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Congress Has Another Site-Blocking Bill, And This One Targets VPNs
Congress is taking another run at site-blocking, a deeply flawed concept that would undermine basic internet infrastructure. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) has introduced the American Copyright Protection Act (ACPA), H.R. 10364, a bill that…
Animal welfare campaigners locked up in cages outside Plaid Cymru conference
Animal welfare campaigners were locked up in cramped cages outside the Plaid Cymru conference in Llandudno on 2 October. They were highlighting the suffering pheasants and partridges face in cages. And they were calling for an end to their…
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Victory! Court Rejects Government Effort to Dismiss Social Media Surveillance Lawsuit
Judge Allows Social Media Surveillance Lawsuit Against Trump Administration to Move Forward NEW YORK — A lawsuit filed by three labor unions against the Departments of State and Homeland Security for their viewpoint-based surveillance and…
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Why is Labour Friends of Israel not led by Labour members?
The pro-Israel group does not have to declare its funders because majority of board are not Labour party members The post Why is Labour Friends of Israel not led by Labour members? appeared first on Declassified UK.
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We Demand More Information on How Marin Cops Illegally Shared Flock ALPR Data
The Marin County Sheriff’s Office is the latest California law enforcement agency to get caught sharing automated license plate reader (ALPR) data from their Flock Safety system with out-of-state and federal agencies. EFF and the ACLU of…
Miliband’s “double lock” had no impact on arms sales to Israel
The UK foreign secretary’s announcement of a “double lock” on arms sales to Israel earlier this month has had no impact, with the government declining to suspend any existing licences, despite reports suggesting otherwise. On 8 September…
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Court Agrees with EFF: Utah’s VPN Law Demands a Technical Impossibility
When state lawmakers attempt to rewrite how the internet works, users rely on courts to recognize that laws can’t make technical impossibilities a reality. That’s why we were happy to see that a court has blocked Utah’s attempt to outlaw…
£500m school staff pension raid could have handed £1,200 to every single teaching assistant
A £500m surplus in the school support staff pension pot, used to raise teachers’ salaries, could have been used to hand every teaching assistant in the country more than £1,000 each, Labour Conference heard on 30 September. If the…
Activists Are Pushing Cities and Companies to Cancel Parking Contracts With ICE
Protesters say they are “throwing sand in the gears” of the agency’s deportation and abduction machine.
Florida Senate Demanded Newspapers Destroy Report On Insurance Companies—Or Face Prosecution
Both the South Florida Sun Sentinel and Orlando Sentinel did exactly what media outlets should do when faced with such intimidation.
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EFF to Court: Trump's Use of Truth Social's Pay-To-See-Posts-First Scheme Violates Americans' 1st Amendment Equal Access Rights
EFF legal intern Simar Kaur also contributed to this article. Americans’ First Amendment right to equal access to official government statements is violated by the Trump administration’s use of Truth Social’s preferential treatment scheme…
No 'National Security' Defense For Trump Banning Press, Judge Rules
Judge brushed aside any notion that the "free press" had to be banned to protect "national security"
Top Nepal court demands answers after gov’t arrests analyst for sharing Grayzone exposé
Kathmandu’s arrest of a prominent political observer who shared critical reporting by The Grayzone is the latest sign that a government which promised reform may be more repressive than the one it forcibly replaced. The Supreme Court of…
Tennessee Attempted to Execute a Sexual Assault Victim
Christa Pike’s lethal injection is booked for September 30. She may be the first woman Tennessee executes in 200 years.
Another Judge Sees Through Trump's Anti-Press Agenda
One of the more pernicious anti-press policies pursued by Trump officials was blocked by a US judge earlier in September.
From surveillance to governance: recentering human rights in the UN AI agenda
Hybrid Side Event during UNGA81 High-Level Week The post From surveillance to governance: recentering human rights in the UN AI agenda appeared first on Access Now.
Israeli Military Extends Detention For Palestinian American Journalist
The Committee to Protect Journalists demands the release of Palestinian American journalist Naqaa Hamed as an Israeli military court keeps her in detention.
“A Recurring Pattern”: Civilians Paying the Price in Mali’s Drone Campaign
Sign up here to receive Bellingcat’s biggest investigations by email as soon as they are published. WARNING: This report contains links to graphic images and footage. A joint Bellingcat and Jeune Afrique investigation into drone strikes…
Covert Pentagon propagandists are tracking anti-war Americans, skirting the law
When a semi-anonymous social media user declared that the federal government had targeted her in a bizarre entrapment scheme, the paranoid claim snowballed into a more disturbing revelation: the Pentagon appears to be breaking the law by…
Fired Immigration Judge Who Challenged ICE Arrest Of Unaccompanied Child Files Whistleblower Lawsuit
A former United States immigration judge says she objected to ICE agents who “unlawfully detained an unaccompanied minor who had just been in her courtroom,” and then she was fired.
The EU must act now to protect privacy and encryption from Canada’s overreaching Bill C-22
Access Now, alongside several European civil society organisations, are urging Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, European Union commissioners, and members of the European Parliament to push for changes to Canada’s…