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THE National Union of Journalists (NUJ) condemned US prosecutors today for filing spy charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who faces 175 years in prison if extradited from Britain.
A US grand jury has listed 17 counts of espionage against Mr Assange. The charges were unsealed on Thursday in Virginia.
NUJ general secretary Michelle Stanistreet told the Morning Star: “The latest charges of violating the Espionage Act lodged by the US government raises severe press freedom fears in what amounts to an assault on the first amendment of the US Constitution.
![SHAMELESS DISPLAY OF COERCION: Previously unreleased photos of Guantanamo captives, 2002, brought to Guantanamo Bay from Afghanistan by way of Incirlik, Turkey. [Pic: Staff Sergeant Jeremy Lock/CC]](https://msd11.gn.apc.org/sites/default/files/styles/desktop/public/2025-11/cia%20web2.jpg.webp?itok=o_Dyxu_T)
GUILLERMO THOMAS enjoys a survey of the current state of the CIA (aka Langley) from an expert and insider of sorts
Speaking to the Morning Star’s Ceren Sagir, general secretary of the National Union of Journalists LAURA DAVISON outlines the threats to journalism from Palestine to Britain, and the unique challenges confronting the industry through the rise of AI
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the government’s proposals to further limit the right of citizens to trial by jury
