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Surveillance expansion threatens press freedom – and everyone else's
Bill allows the government to draft citizens into spying and swears them to secrecy
American journalist now held in Russia six months
The State Department should designate Alsu Kurmasheva as wrongfully detained. Russia must immediately release her
House bill on Section 702 would enlarge government’s power to spy on journalists
It’s not too late for the Senate to refuse to reauthorize Section 702 without meaningful reforms to protect Americans’ privacy
Accountability is past due for Kansas newsroom raid
Evidence of unlawful retaliation continued to mount after raid left the headlines
Journalist Catherine Herridge calls for passage of the PRESS Act
Senate must advance legislation to protect journalists and their sources from subpoenas and surveillance
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SecureDrop
Through this widely used open source platform, we are enabling whistleblowers to communicate anonymously and securely with news organizations.
U.S. Press Freedom Tracker
We are systematically documenting press freedom violations in the United States. A partnership with the Committee to Protect Journalists and leading press freedom groups.
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