We’re hugely pleased to confirm that – yes – Courage will be at HOPE later this month. The conference will be held at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City on 20-22 July.
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Edward Snowden: Five years on
Today marks five years since the Guardian published Verizon’s FISA court order, the first story based on documents provided by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. At the time this story appeared, the whistleblower’s name was not known. It was three days and several enormous stories later that Snowden finally stepped out of the shadows, the source of the biggest public archive of top secret documents in history.
The European Commission has just published its long awaited draft whistleblower directive, which is the first step towards establishing a common standard for whistleblower protection across the EU.
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It’s official: #NoLove4USGov
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2017 – a year in Courage
As we approach the end of a year that saw increased threats on freedom of the press, right-wing governments on both sides of the Atlantic launch attacks on civil liberties, and the continued persecution of hackers, whistleblowers, and truthtellers of all stripes, we look back on the highlights and lowlights from the front lines of the war for information and the publicโs right to know.
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Seven years since the issue of an European Arrest Warrant against Julian Assange, and five since Ecuador granted him political asylum, a freedom of information case in the UK is shedding light on what was happening behind the scenes during that period.
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Sources still not safe at UK borders
It’s been over four years since David Miranda was unlawfully detained at Heathrow Airport by British police, in an effort to intimidate reporting on Edward Snowden’s surveillance revelations. Glenn Greenwald and David Miranda spoke at London’s RSA on 19 September on the occasion of their first UK visit since that nine-hour ordeal.
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Courage welcomes Zcash donations
Courage, the international organisation that supports truthtellers, will begin to accept donations in Zcash (ZEC) from today. Supporters can make donations to the organisation, or to our individual beneficiaries at the
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Trump Administration makes first leak arrest
The US Department of Justice announced on Monday that it has arrested 25-year-old Reality Leigh Winner on charges of mishandling and releasing to a news outlet classified information. The Intercept published a top secret NSA report on Russian hacking efforts in the 2016 election shortly before the DOJ announcement.