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CIA Whistleblower Reflects on the Persecution of Julian Assange

By Jeffrey Sterling

It is difficult to talk about happenings in the world other than the continued, appalling Russian invasion of Ukraine and the recent mass shootings in Buffalo, Uvalde, Chicagoland, and elsewhere. Then, there is the Supreme Court which continues down a judicial road of eroding personal rights and towing the conservative party line. I don’t want to take attention away from those outrages. However, the shadow of one tragedy is not dispelled by the light of another.

Complete transcript of the trial of CIA whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling

News and Commentary

How to Leak Under the Trump Administration

By Nikita Mazurov: The Intercept

Want to expose wrongdoing in the U.S. government? Take these steps to keep yourself safe.

2024 is deadliest year for journalists in CPJ history; almost 70% killed by Israel

Committee to Protect Journalists

More journalists were killed in 2024 than in any other year since the Committee to Protect Journalists began collecting data more than three decades ago. At least 124 journalists and media workers were killed last year, nearly two-thirds of them Palestinians killed by Israel.

Court Rules Warrantless Section 702 Searches Violated the Fourth Amendment

Press Release — ACLU.org

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — In a long-awaited ruling in United States v. Hasbajrami, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York last night held that warrantless queries — or searches — conducted under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act violated the Fourth Amendment. The ruling is the first of its kind, and it follows years of public revelations about how Section 702 has been used by the government to conduct warrantless surveillance of Americans, including protesters, members of Congress, and journalists.

A Call to Media Organizations: Don’t Back Down in the Face of Trump’s Threats

By Maya Schenwar, Negin Owliaei, Ziggy West Jeffery — Truthout

Trump’s attacks on press freedom aren’t separate from his attacks on oppressed communities. We must resist them all.

WHISPeR: Whistleblower & Source Protection

5 Tips for Speaking Safely to the Press as a Federal Employee

If you are within the government and thinking about disclosing fraud, waste, abuse, gross waste or mismanagement or lawbreaking to the media, here are our top 5 tips to stay safe. There is a way to speak out as safely as possible, but it takes caution and strategy. Read more »

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ExposeFacts aims to shed light on concealed activities that are relevant to human rights, corporate malfeasance, the environment, civil liberties and war. At a time when key provisions of the First, Fourth and Fifth Amendments are under assault, we are standing up for a free press, privacy, transparency and due process as we seek to reveal official information—whether governmental or corporate—that the public has a right to know.

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