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March 5, 2015
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Stephen Kim explains what it’s like to be charged under the Espionage Act
February 20, 2015
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 Read more..
Jeffrey Sterling convicted of espionage on circumstantial evidence
January 27, 2015
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 Read more..
Press release: Known Unknowns Fund launched to protect alleged sources under investigation
September 23, 2014
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 Read more..
Courage joins ‘Necessary and Appropriate Principles’ week
September 18, 2014
The EFF-led week of action deals with secrecy, transparency, public oversight and combating surveillance; Courage advisory board member Sana Saleem contributes Read more..
Obama: “If you blow the whistle, you should be thanked”
August 13, 2014
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 Read more..
Yochai Benkler outlines public accountability defence for whistleblowers
August 12, 2014
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 Read more..
British MPs say “whistleblowing is crucial” but fail to protect intelligence whistleblowers
August 8, 2014
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 Read more..
Former NSA director says Edward Snowden “blew the whistle” on US spying
July 25, 2014
Former NSA and CIA director Michael Hayden acknowledges Edward Snowden's whistleblowing motives at the Aspen Security Forum Read more..
Australia’s new law would criminalise Snowden reporting
July 21, 2014
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 Read more..