Antiwar Voices Blast Biden Over “Absurd” $500 Million Saudi Military Contract
By Brett Wilkins Peace and human rights advocates on Friday accused President Joe Biden of breaking his promise to end American support for the Saudi-led…
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CIA Torture Cover-Up Still Looms Over 9/11 Trials at Guantánamo
By Brett Wilkins U.S. war crimes in the so-called War on Terror were back in the spotlight Tuesday as pretrial hearings for alleged 9/11 mastermind…
Further Blow to Press Freedoms as US Wins Appeal in Effort to Extradite Julian Assange
By Brett Wilkins As Britain’s High Court on Wednesday handed the United States a win in its bid to extradite Julian Assange, press freedom and…
In Pre-Sentencing Letter, Drone Whistleblower Daniel Hale Says Crisis of Conscience Motivated Leak
By Brett Wilkins Attorneys for drone whistleblower Daniel Hale—who faces sentencing next week after pleading guilty earlier this year to violating the Espionage Act—on Thursday…
Biden Joins Long Line of Presidents to “Woefully” Undercount Civilians Killed in US Wars
By Brett Wilkins Human rights defenders on Wednesday accused the Biden administration of joining its predecessors in undercounting the number of civilians killed during U.S….
Teens, Fight for the Future Sell “Invisiclip” to Counter “Menace of Facial Recognition”
By Brett Wilkins In a bid to make anti-facial recognition technology “more discrete, more affordable, and more effective than any previous solution,” two self-described “high…
Activists Say Oklahoma Bill Declares ‘Open Season’ on Protesters
By Brett Wilkins Racial justice advocates on Wednesday condemned the Oklahoma House of Representatives’ approval of a Republican bill shielding motorists who run over protesters,…
US Farmers and Food Justice Groups Declare “Solidarity” With Indian Farmer Protests
By Brett Wilkins U.S. farmers and food justice advocates on Thursday published a statement of solidarity with Indian farmers protesting deeply unpopular new laws and…
Warnings of Growing “Surveillance Empire” as AI Van Cameras Give Amazon “Roaming Eyes in Every Neighborhood”
By Brett Wilkins In what one leading digital rights advocate is calling “the largest expansion of corporate surveillance in human history,” Amazon has begun installing…
Yemeni Families File Petition Against US for “Unlawful” Killing of Scores of Relatives
By Brett Wilkins Two Yemeni families who lost dozens of relatives to U.S. drone strikes and a botched special operations forces raid during the Obama…
Rights Advocates Alarmed by US Spy Agency’s Purchase of Warrantless Phone Location Data
By Brett Wilkins Digital rights advocates reacted with alarm to a report published Friday detailing how Defense Intelligence Agency analysts in recent years bought databases…
Top UN Anti-Torture Official Urges Trump to Send Message of “Justice, Truth, and Humanity” by Pardoning Julian Assange
By Brett Wilkins Echoing calls from global grassroots campaigners, the top United Nations anti-torture official on Tuesday asked President Donald Trump to pardon jailed WikiLeaks…
Peace Groups Blast Biden’s DNI Pick Over Links to Drones, Torture, and Mass Surveillance
By Brett Wilkins Peace activists on Monday sounded the alarm over President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for director of national intelligence, Avril Haines, citing her role…
National Guard Spy Plane Monitored Racial Justice Protest in Sleepy Sacramento Suburb Where Commander Lives: Report
By Brett Wilkins Residents of a Sacramento suburb were left scratching their heads and asking questions on Sunday following a report that a National Guard…