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After CIA Plot Revealed, Press Freedom Coalition Says DOJ Must Drop Assange Case
"A precedent created by prosecuting Assange could be used against publishers and journalists alike, chilling their work and undermining freedom of the press," said the groups.
\u201cDrop the charges: a coalition of 25 press freedom, civil liberties, and international human rights groups calls on the Department of Justice today to dismiss its dangerous case against Julian Assange https://t.co/BXfFo8vAJQ\u201d— Freedom of the Press (@Freedom of the Press) 1634566659
"The actions laid out in the indictment are virtually indistinguishable from common practices in newspapers around the country."
Assange is charged in the United States with violating the 1917 Espionage Act and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act for publishing classified U.S. military documents that revealed U.S. war crimes.
After news outlets around the workd published countless reports based on the information provided by Assange and WikiLeaks,the coalition wrote Monday that "journalists routinely engage in much of the conduct described in the indictment: speaking with sources, asking for clarification or more documentation, and receiving and publishing official secrets."
\u201cBig: \nThe world's major press protection groups sent a joint letter to Biden's DOJ demanding an end to reckless case against Julian Assange--a case that criminalizes the sort of journalism you read every week in the newspaper.\u201d— Edward Snowden (@Edward Snowden) 1634567773
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\u201cDrop the charges: a coalition of 25 press freedom, civil liberties, and international human rights groups calls on the Department of Justice today to dismiss its dangerous case against Julian Assange https://t.co/BXfFo8vAJQ\u201d— Freedom of the Press (@Freedom of the Press) 1634566659
"The actions laid out in the indictment are virtually indistinguishable from common practices in newspapers around the country."
Assange is charged in the United States with violating the 1917 Espionage Act and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act for publishing classified U.S. military documents that revealed U.S. war crimes.
After news outlets around the workd published countless reports based on the information provided by Assange and WikiLeaks,the coalition wrote Monday that "journalists routinely engage in much of the conduct described in the indictment: speaking with sources, asking for clarification or more documentation, and receiving and publishing official secrets."
\u201cBig: \nThe world's major press protection groups sent a joint letter to Biden's DOJ demanding an end to reckless case against Julian Assange--a case that criminalizes the sort of journalism you read every week in the newspaper.\u201d— Edward Snowden (@Edward Snowden) 1634567773
\u201cDrop the charges: a coalition of 25 press freedom, civil liberties, and international human rights groups calls on the Department of Justice today to dismiss its dangerous case against Julian Assange https://t.co/BXfFo8vAJQ\u201d— Freedom of the Press (@Freedom of the Press) 1634566659
"The actions laid out in the indictment are virtually indistinguishable from common practices in newspapers around the country."
Assange is charged in the United States with violating the 1917 Espionage Act and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act for publishing classified U.S. military documents that revealed U.S. war crimes.
After news outlets around the workd published countless reports based on the information provided by Assange and WikiLeaks,the coalition wrote Monday that "journalists routinely engage in much of the conduct described in the indictment: speaking with sources, asking for clarification or more documentation, and receiving and publishing official secrets."
\u201cBig: \nThe world's major press protection groups sent a joint letter to Biden's DOJ demanding an end to reckless case against Julian Assange--a case that criminalizes the sort of journalism you read every week in the newspaper.\u201d— Edward Snowden (@Edward Snowden) 1634567773