Journalists and publishers could face life sentences if National Security Bill 2022, being debated in the U.K. Parliament, becomes law, reports Mohamed Elmaazi.
UK Bill Threatens Journalists With Life in Prison
Tag: Official Secrets Act
Stella Assange: ‘We Are Going to Fight This’
“We are going to use every appeal avenue,” Stella Assange told a London press conference on Friday after the home secretary signed the extradition order, reports Joe Lauria.
Official Secrets Act: UK Planned Reform Makes Criminals Out of Journalists
In a remarkable twist, this new legislation equates investigative journalism with spying, writes Karin Wahl-Jorgensen.
LETTER FROM LONDON: The Obsessive Pursuit of Assange as UK Prepares Its Own Espionage Act
The single-minded U.S. pursuit of Julian Assange as Britain proposes changes to its official secrets law shows the fierce determination of both governments to conceal their secrets, writes Alexander Mercouris.
The Espionage Act & Julian Assange — 6: Assange in the Dock
The Espionage Act & Julian Assange — 3: Passing the Espionage Act
The Espionage Act & Julian Assange — 2: The Espionage Act’s UK Origins
The Espionage Act & Julian Assange — 1: A History of Prosecuting Speech
The UK’s New Threat to British Journalists
Leakers and reporters could be sent to jail on a hypothesis, writes Richard Norton-Taylor.
The West’s Shift Toward Repression
The West’s “liberal democracies” are undergoing a shift toward repression with new initiatives to spy on citizens and punish whistleblowers who expose government abuses, observes ex-British intelligence officer Annie Machon.