The latest scandal with the Guardian is an escalation against the freedom of the press that WikiLeaks predicted years ago, but it won't stop whistleblowers and journalists from fighting for freedom of speech, Wikileaks’ Kristinn Hrafnsson tells RT.
It was revealed by Alan Rusbringer, editor of the Guardian, that the British government threatened them with legal action unless they handed back or destroyed material given to them by former NSA agent Edward Snowden.
The revelation comes after David Miranda, Glen Greenwald’s partner, the Guardian journalist who published Snowden’s material, was detained and questioned for nine hours at London’s Heathrow airport under anti-terrorism laws.
The British government has defended their actions saying that he had “sensitive, stolen data” in his possession. Full story...
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It was revealed by Alan Rusbringer, editor of the Guardian, that the British government threatened them with legal action unless they handed back or destroyed material given to them by former NSA agent Edward Snowden.
The revelation comes after David Miranda, Glen Greenwald’s partner, the Guardian journalist who published Snowden’s material, was detained and questioned for nine hours at London’s Heathrow airport under anti-terrorism laws.
The British government has defended their actions saying that he had “sensitive, stolen data” in his possession. Full story...
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