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British journalists call for an end to “routine” surveillance

September 26, 2014

A new legal challenge from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism is trying to ensure that UK journalists can protect their sources Read more..

Why the world needs more whistleblowers

September 19, 2014

Courage advisory board member Sana Saleem explains why truthtellers are vital, as part of our collaboration with the EFF's Necessary and Appropriate Principles week of action 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..

New reports shed light on surveillance’s chilling effects

August 6, 2014

Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union publish a report detailing the damage that US surveillance causes to American democracy, the latest in a string of similar reports Read more..

Press Release: Courage letters being delivered to governments call for the safe protection of Edward Snowden

August 4, 2014

Letters are being distributed by three elected representatives - Senator Ron Wyden in the US, Hans Christian Ströbele MP in Germany and Caroline Lucas MP in the UK - that they were hand-delivered to on Friday Read more..

Sen. Leahy introduces new USA Freedom Act to curb NSA surveillance powers

July 30, 2014

Civil liberties and privacy groups weigh in on the new bill that would limit the NSA's spying powers, showing the legislative impact of Snowden's revelations Read more..

Video: Snowden’s German lawyer interviewed on Democracy Now!

July 1, 2014

Edward Snowden's German lawyer, Wolfgang Kaleck, spoke to Democracy Now! on Monday about the whistleblower's fears of returning to the United States, Snowden's most important release, and the German government canceling its contract with Verizon in the wake of NSA revelations. Read more..

Be prepared for a long distance run: Wolfgang Kaleck on the legal efforts to protect Snowden

June 16, 2014

Edward Snowden’s lawyer in Germany, explains the threats to his client, the politicisation of his case and the ongoing legal work to protect him that the Courage Foundation supports Read more..