Justice Department said that the charges filed on Thursday relate to Assange's alleged in one of the largest compromises of classified in the history of United States... ... Describing Assange as the public face of WikiLeaks, Justice Department founded the website with..…
indictment revealed by US Justice Department on Thursday charges Assange with additional 17 counts under US Espionage Act, century-old document passed after the US joined WWI. ..…
journalist was indicted under Espionage Act for U.S history on Thursday when Department of Justice charged WikiLeaks Julian Assange with 17 counts of violating the Act in move that opens the way for prosecution of anyone. ..…
Justice Department officials did not explain why they decided to charge Mr. ... “Some say that Assange is a journalist and that he should be immune from prosecution for these actions,” John Demers, the head of the Justice Department’s National Security Division, said at a..…
Department of Justice, said that Assange was not journalist, and that it is not and has never been the policy to target for reporting, according to New York Times.. ... Matthew Miller, spokesperson for Justice Department under Obama administration, told Politico that Obama..…
May 24, 2019 Reporters Without Borders is concerned about the ramifications of US Justice Department's latest charges against WikiLeaks Julian Assange for obtaining, receiving and publishing classified documents.. The Justice Department indicted WikiLeaks founder Julian..…
By publishing military and diplomatic files in, Justice Department on Thursday charged WikiLeaks Julian Assange with violating the US Espionage Act2010, that he is journalist.. ... indictment alleges that Assange actively conspired with Manning to steal the hundreds of thousands of..…
Journalists and press-freedom watchers, waited for details of the charges Justice Department, they feared, was prepared to indict Assange for practices relevant to journalism, possibly under Espionage Act. ..…
What Assange Indictment Means for Press Freedom . by RT / May 24th, 2019 . Since the DOJ has indicted WikiLeaks founder and journalist Julian Assange with 17 more charges under the Espionage Act, many activists are worried about what this means for press freedoms. ..…
Any government use of Espionage Act to criminalize the receipt and publication of classified information poses dire threat to journalists seeking to publish such in the public interest, irrespective of Justice Department's that Assange is not journalist, said Bruce Brown, Reporters..…