[blind-democracy] Fwd: Exclusive: Julian Assange's Attorney Decries Espionage Charges as "Grave Threat to Press Freedom" | Daily Digest 05/24/2019

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Subject: Exclusive: Julian Assange's Attorney Decries Espionage
Charges as "Grave Threat to Press Freedom" | Daily Digest 05/24/2019
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Daniel Ellsberg: Espionage Charges Against Assange Are Most
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In an unprecedented move, the Justice Department has indicted
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