“After two months of confinement, and using every legal mechanism available so far, I can – without any hesitation – state that nothing that will convince me to testify before this or any other grand jury for that matter.” – Chelsea Manning
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The indictment of Julian Assange unsealed today by the Trump Justice Department poses grave threats to press freedoms, not only in the U.S. but around the world.
Although this article was published in the original Spanish version last March, now that Julian Assange is in prison the analysis in this piece on “freedom of expression” is even more valid.
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Melber demonstrates how the indictment could be viewed as an aggressive and potentially chilling document for journalists in the U.S. and abroad
The key to the prosecution of Assange has always been to punish him without again embarrassing the powerful figures he made mockeries of
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