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Snowden: My Life Is In Danger
U.S. officials “would love to put a bullet in my head,” he says
United Nations to Probe U.K. and U.S. Spy Agencies Over Snowden Leaks
Senior counterterrorism official also criticizes attacks on journalism
David Cameron Warns U.K. Press Against Further Snowden Leaks
May take legal action against newspapers that don’t show “social responsibility”
Greenwald: Significant Revelations on NSA Spying to Come
Reporter behind Snowden leaks urges journalists to band together against ‘sustained attack’ on press freedom
Greenwald on Snowden Leaks: The Worst Is Yet to Come
Although four months have passed since Edward Snowden’s explosive NSA surveillance leaks, the most revealing details have not yet been published, and could be rolled out in the international media over the coming weeks and …
‘The Civil Disobedience of the 21st Century’: How Vietnamese Bloggers Evade Controls
To skirt harsh media laws, a nation’s activists are honing their cyberskills
In India, Prism-like Surveillance Slips Under the Radar
Prism, the contentious U.S. data-collection surveillance program, has captured the world’s attention ever since whistle-blower Edward Snowden leaked details of global spying to the Guardian and Washington Post. However, it …
Snowden Treads Fine Line as He Vows to Fight Extradition From Hong Kong
National Security Agency (NSA) whistle-blower Edward Snowden spoke out for the first time since disappearing from his Hong Kong hotel to hail the city’s residents and praise its legal institutions. Speaking exclusively to the …
Must-Reads From Around the World, May 28, 2012
Syrian Massacre – The U.N. Security Council on Sunday condemned Bashar al-Assad’s government for its use of tanks and artillery against civilians during Friday’s Houla massacre that left at least 108 villagers dead. …
NYPD vs. Muslims: Is an Entire Community Being Profiled?
The AP released Thursday a secret 2006 NYPD document it had obtained, showing how a department within New York City’s police force had systematically profiled and solicited intelligence regarding members of New York’s Shi’ite …
Inside the World of Egypt’s Secret Police
TIME’s remarkable Photo department offers up one more treat: this weekend, hundreds of Egyptians ransacked the offices of the country’s reviled state security organization, an institution run out of the Interior Ministry that monitored, detained, intimidated and tortured countless Egyptians over the years. Now, the tables have …