The Academy of Journalism and Media,part of the Neuchâtel University (Switzerland) organized today May 24, 2013, a conference titled “Fighting for Transparency: Lost Battle or Mission to Accomplish?” The conference objectives were: “The conference will focus on free access to information and on its political, economic and social implications. The Wikileaks case spawned a hype of scale around the concepts of open data. Even though it has been absent from...
Article published on May 20, 2013 by Freedom of the Press Foundation – Trevor Timm: “Last night, the Washington Post reported on a little known leak case involving former State Department official Stephen Kim. In an alarming new extreme, the Justice Department and FBI argue there’s “probable cause to believe” Fox News reporter James Rosen “has committed or is committing a violation of [the Espionage Act], as an aider and...
This article is published under the title “U.S. Version – Biotech Ambassadors: How the U.S. State Department Promotes the Seed Industry’s Global Agenda” on May 14, 2013 by Food and Water Watch, on their website. Food and Water Watch is an international non profit organization that promotes policies of sustainable and secure food systems, advocates for public control of water resources and services and work to stop the financialization of...
Published on International Business Times on May 2, 2013 by Jacey Fortin under the title: Bolivian President Morales Shuns USAID: Why He May Not Need The Money “Bolivian President Evo Morales sparked controversy on Wednesday when he called for the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, to leave his country. The statement came during a May Day rally in La Paz, the Bolivian seat of government. Morales, who leads...
Reporters Without Borders published today, April 26, 2013 a statement hailing the judgement of the Iceland Supreme Court on the Data Cell/Valitor case: “Court orders Visa subcontractor to lift block on payments to WikiLeaks: Reporters Without Borders hails a ruling by Iceland’s supreme court on 24 April ordering Valitor — Visa’s local partner in Iceland — and formerly called Visa Iceland — to resume processing online donations to WikiLeaks within...
Today, April 24, 2013, Iceland’s Supreme Court (called the “Haestirettur”) upheld the decision that Valitor (formerly VISA Iceland and current Visa subcontractor) had unlawfully terminated its contract with WikiLeaks donations processor DataCell. This strong judgement is an important milestone for WikiLeaks’ legal battle to end the economic blockade that has besieged the organization since early December 2010. If the gateway to WikiLeaks donations is not re-opened within 15 days Visa’s...
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