June 7, 2023
Published by Chip Gibbons at June 7, 2023
On June 6, 2023, I reported on the FBI’s denial of our request for all files mentioning and referencing WikiLeaks, one of several FOIA requests related to WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange we have filed. Although the denial was not
June 6, 2023
Published by Chip Gibbons at June 6, 2023
On June 5, 2023, the FBI responded to our nearly two year-old request for all FBI records mentioning or referencing WikiLeaks. The FBI stated that they had located responsive records, but those files were “located in an investigative file which
June 1, 2023
Published by Cody Bloomfield at June 1, 2023
On the morning of May 31, 2023, the Atlanta Police Department and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation carried out a S.W.A.T raid to arrest three organizers with the Atlanta Solidarity Fund on charges of money laundering and charity fraud. These
May 19, 2023
Published by Chip Gibbons at May 19, 2023
In 1967, the Johnson Administration forced the Department of the Army, Department of Justice, and FBI to form a special unit on civil disturbances. One of the key tasks of this unit was proving a connection between foreign governments (namely,
May 16, 2023
Published by Cody Bloomfield at May 16, 2023
There’s not enough terrorism for…DHS? DHS has branched out beyond its statutory mandate of addressing emergencies and preventing terrorism into addressing the hodgepodge category of “targeted violence,” which, oddly, includes both school shootings and sabotaging oil pipelines among other crimes.
April 25, 2023
Published by Defending Rights & Dissent at April 25, 2023
Defending Rights & Dissent expresses its concern with the indictment of three members of the African People’s Socialist Party, along with one member of Black Hammer, for allegedly acting as unregistered foreign agents of Russia. According to a Department of
April 25, 2023
Published by Cody Bloomfield at April 25, 2023
Aside from being Chinese in origin, Congress can’t quite make up its mind about what, precisely, the problem is with TikTok. Is it a deficit of censorship, or an overabundance of it? Is the problem actually with TikTok, or is
April 14, 2023
Published by Defending Rights & Dissent at April 14, 2023
Earlier this morning Jack Teixeira, a 21 year old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, was charged with two counts under §793 of the Espionage Act for unlawfully obtaining and communicating national defense information. Additionally, Teixeira was charged under
April 12, 2023
Published by Cody Bloomfield at April 12, 2023
Four years ago today, six men dragged Julian Assange out of the Ecuadorian embassy in London into a van, where he was carted off to Belmarsh Prison, where he remains, fighting extradition to the U.S. On April 11, 2019, after
April 5, 2023
Published by Cody Bloomfield at April 5, 2023
Surveillance is made of dogs. It’s also made of us. In Bottoms Up and the Devil Laughs: A Journey Through the Deep State, Kerry Howley dives into what surveillance is, what stories are told with intelligence data, and, ultimately, how
March 6, 2023
Published by Defending Rights & Dissent at March 6, 2023
69 environmental, human rights, and civil liberties organizations sent a letter to Georgia prosecutors urging them to drop domestic terrorism charges against Stop Cop City/Defend the Atlanta Forest protesters. The charges represent a draconian escalation seemingly intended to chill First
February 24, 2023
Published by Cody Bloomfield at February 24, 2023
In an absurd ruling, the Eighth Circuit denied that boycotts are political expression. Now, the Supreme Court has denied writ of certiorari, letting the Eighth Circuit’s ruling in Arkansas Times LP v. Waldrip stand. This is a missed opportunity for
February 15, 2023
Published by Chip Gibbons at February 15, 2023
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, international financial summits, like the IMF and the World Bank, attracted masses of protesters. In many cases, protesters engaged in civil disobedience. They were also met with brutal repression by police that included
February 15, 2023
Published by Cody Bloomfield at February 15, 2023
The past several months have seen a showdown between forest defenders and police in DeKalb County, Georgia. A contingent of climate activists calling themselves Defend the Atlanta Forest occupied forest land to block construction of what they have termed “Cop
January 24, 2023
Published by Defending Rights & Dissent at January 24, 2023
Defending Rights & Dissent mourns the passing of longtime board member Victor Navasky. Victor was a pioneering journalist, editor, and publisher. “Victor was a powerful voice on our Board of Directors for over 30 years. His deep knowledge and astute