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Yochai Benkler argues for Edward Snowden’s immunity

September 10, 2014

Article for the Atlantic explains how granting Snowden immunity would pave the way toward a culture of accountability that welcomes whistleblowing 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..

Julian Assange’s Extradition Hearing

The Courage Foundation’s daily coverage of Julian Assange’s extradition hearing in London

Isolated, Surveilled, Expelled: How Ecuador Betrayed Julian Assange

Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno gradually ratcheted up restrictions, surveillance, and threats on Julian Assange over the course of his presidential term to build a pretext for ultimately revoking asylum and inviting British police into Ecuador’s embassy.

Write to your MP: Protect Julian Assange

If you're in the UK, your role in helping Julian Assange is crucial. Write to your MP to let them know that you oppose onward extradition and that Assange's legal rights must be protected

Julian Assange charged under Espionage Act in unprecedented attack on First Amendment

Today federal prosecutors unsealed a new, 18-count superseding indictment charging Julian Assange with violating the Espionage Act, the first use of the 1917 law against a publisher.