ACLU Comment on Julian Assange Indictment

May 23, 2019 NEW YORK — The Department of Justice today charged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange under the Espionage Act. Ben Wizner, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, issued the following comment in...

Save press freedom, save Julian Assange

United Kingdom Home Secretary Priti Patel has signed off on Julian Assange’s extradition order, paving the way to send the publisher to the United States where he is indicted on unprecedented charges endangering press freedom. Assange’s father and brother, John and...