Rape victims, according to the BBC, are “legally entitled to anonymity for life.” One can be arrested in the United Kingdom for naming rape victims in tweets. There is an understandable and generally accepted rule in not just the British media, but also in the United States media that one does not name rape victims [...]
Assange Accuser Named by Former British Ambassador on BBC Show |
| By: Kevin Gosztola Monday August 20, 2012 10:10 pm |
Former British Ambassador Craig Murray: ‘We Need Whistleblowers Now More Than Ever’ |
| By: Kevin Gosztola Sunday August 19, 2012 1:18 pm |
Craig Murray, a former British ambassador to Uzbekistan and a whistleblower, delivered a speech in support of WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange just before Assange gave his speech from the balcony of the Ecuador embassy in London. “We should not foreget what this is about,” he began. “This is about the persecution of an individual who [...]


26 Comments
