(2021-08-06). Daniel Hale is Biden's latest political prisoner. workers.org 
Former U.S. Air Force intelligence analyst and whistleblower Daniel Hale was sentenced to 45 months in prison on July 27 in the U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va. Hale pled guilty in March for charges related to leaking classified information about U.S. drone assassinations to reporters. The documents revealed that . . . |
(2021-08-06). 'It's an act of retaliation': Jailed hacktivist denied legal calls after publishing article about US prison abuse — wife to RT. rt.com 
In an act of reprisal, hacktivist Martin Gottesfeld has been prevented from communicating with his attorneys after he penned an article, published by RT, about conditions at his federal penitentiary, his wife has claimed. | Bureau of Prisons Attorney Katherine Siereveld has taken unprecedented measures to block Gottesfeld from conferring with his legal team, the inmate's wife, Dana Gottesfeld, has said in an interview. | "I think it's an act of retaliation because it's only against Marty and not against other people," she told RT. Siereveld has allegedly also been "opening his legal mail o…
(2021-08-05). Craig Murray joins Julian Assange behind bars. wsws.org The sentencing of Murray has set a dangerous precedent above all in its singling out of independent media.
(2021-08-05). Pegasus: why the booming surveillance software industry is vulnerable to abuse; also: Snowden interview. mronline.org 
The world's most sophisticated commercially-available spyware may be being abused, according to an investigation by 17 media organisations in ten countries.
(2021-08-05). CAA Opens UK Skies to Military Drones. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-05). Colombia: When the fascists get offended. zcomm.org Tales of death threats, assaults, harassment, and physical and psychological torture that happened to a group of activists in the city of Cali, Colombia…