{"id":62296,"date":"2015-08-10T12:00:01","date_gmt":"2015-08-10T11:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=62296"},"modified":"2015-08-10T09:15:19","modified_gmt":"2015-08-10T08:15:19","slug":"journalists-around-the-world-stand-up-in-support-of-netzpolitik-after-outrageous-treason-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2015\/08\/journalists-around-the-world-stand-up-in-support-of-netzpolitik-after-outrageous-treason-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalists around the World Stand Up in Support of Netzpolitik after Outrageous ‘Treason’ Investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"

5 Aug 2015 – <\/em>Last week, the German government informed the popular news site Netzpolitik that two of its journalists were under investigation for treason<\/a> for reporting on their government’s mass surveillance programs – in other words they were being investigated for doing their job.<\/p>\n

In the days since, protests were staged in Berlin that drew thousands of participants<\/a>, and the Justice Minister has commendably fired<\/a> the top prosecutor who originally brought the investigation. However, it’s still unclear if the investigation has been permanently closed.<\/p>\n

Today, in a letter organized by journalist Marie Gutbub and security researcher and journalist Jacob Appelbaum, reporters and press freedom advocates from around the world have signed on to support Netzpolitik and condemn the outrageous investigation. You can read the letter in both English and German below.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe investigation against Netzpolitik.org for treason and their unknown sources is an attack against the free press. Charges of treason against journalists performing their essential work is a violation of the fifth article of the German constitution. We demand an end to the investigation into Netzpolitik.org and their unknown sources.<\/em><\/p>\n

Die Ermittlungen gegen die Redaktion Netzpolitik.org und ihrer unbekannten Quellen wegen Landesverrats sind ein Angriff auf die Pressefreiheit. Klagen wegen Landesverrats gegen Journalisten, die lediglich ihrer f\u00fcr die Demokratie unverzichtbaren Arbeit nachgehen, stellen eine Verletzung von Artikel 5 Grundgesetz dar. Wir fordern die sofortige Einstellung der Ermittlungen gegen die Redakteure von Netzpolitik.org und ihrer Quellen.<\/em><\/p>\n

Signed,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mahsa Alimardani, University of Amsterdam\/Global Voices
\nPierre Alonso, journalist, Lib\u00e9ration
\nSebastian Anthony, editor, Ars Technica UK
\nJacob Appelbaum, independent investigative journalist
\nJ\u00fcrgen Asbeck, KOMPASS
\nJulian Assange, editor-in-chief, WikiLeaks
\nJennifer Baker, founder, Revolution News
\nJennifer Baker (Brusselsgeek), EU correspondent, The Register
\nDiani Barreto, Courage Foundation
\nMari Bastashevski, investigative researcher, journalist, artist
\nCarlos Enrique Bayo, editor-in-chief, P\u00daBLICO, Madrid, Spain
\nSven Becker, journalist
\nJ\u00fcrgen Berger, independent journalist
\nPatrick Beuth, journalist, Zeit Online
\nEllery Roberts Biddle on behalf of Global Voices Advox
\nFlorian Blaschke, blogger and managing editor, t3n.de
\nEva Blum-Dumontet, Privacy International
\nAnne Bohlmann, freelance journalist
\nDetlef Borchers, freelance journalist, Heise
\nStefan Buchen, journalist, NDR
\nSilke Burmester, journalist
\nJan B\u00f6hmermann, late night TV host
\nWolfgang B\u00fcchner, managing director Blick-Group, Switzerland \/ former editor of DER SPIEGEL, Germany
\nShawn Carri\u00e9, News & Politics editor, medium
\nDavid Carzon, deputy editor, Lib\u00e9ration
\nMarina Catucci, journalist, Il Manifesto
\nRobin Celikates, associate professor of philosophy, University of Amsterdam
\nGraham Cluley, computer security and privacy columnist, grahamcluley.com
\nGabriella Coleman, Wolfe Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy, McGill University
\nJosef Ohlsson Collentine, journalist, Pirate Times
\nTommy Collison, opinion editor, Washington Square News
\nRon Deibert, director, The Citizen Lab, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto
\nValie Djordjevic, publisher and editor of iRights.info
\nDaniel Drepper, senior reporter, CORRECT!V
\nJoshua Eaton, independent journalist
\nMatthias Eberl, multimedia journalist, Rufposten
\nHelke Ellersiek, NRW-Korrespondentin, taz.die tageszeitung
\nCarolin Emcke, journalist
\nMonika Ermert, freelance journalist
\nAnriette Esterhuysen, executive director, Association for Progressive Communications
\nCyrus Farivar, senior business editor, Ars Technica
\nLorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai, journalist, Motherboard, VICE Media
\nCarola Frediani, journalist, Italy
\nErin Gallagher, Revolution News
\nJohannes Gernert, journalist, TAZ
\nAaron Gibson, freelance journalist and researcher
\nDan Gillmor, author and teacher
\nJohn Goetz, investigative journalist, NDR\/S\u00fcddeutsche Zeitung
\nGabriel Gonz\u00e1lez Zorrilla, Deutsche Welle
\nYael Grauer, freelance journalist
\nGlenn Greenwald, investigative journalist, The Intercept
\nMarkus Grill, chief editor, CORRECT!V
\nChristian Grothoff, freelance journalist, The Intercept
\nClaudio Guarnieri, independent investigative journalist
\nAmaelle Guiton, journalist, Lib\u00e9ration
\nMarie Gutbub, independent journalist
\nNicky Hager, investigative journalist, New Zealand
\nJessica Hannan, freelancer
\nSarah Harrison, investigations editor, WikiLeaks
\nMartin Holland, editor heise online\/c’t
\nMax Hoppenstedt, editor in chief, Vice Motherboard, Germany
\nBethany Horne, journalist, Newsweek Magazine
\nUlrich Hottelet, freelance journalist
\nJ\u00e9r\u00f4me Hourdeaux, journalist, Mediapart
\nJohan Hufnagel, chief editor, Lib\u00e9ration
\nDr. Christian Humborg, CEO, CORRECT!V
\nJ\u00f6rg Hunke, journalist
\nMustafa \u0130\u015fitmez, columnist , jiyan.org
\nEric Jarosinski, editor, Nein.Quarterly
\nJeff Jarvis, professor, City University of New York, Graduate School of Journalism
\nC\u00e9dric Jeanneret, EthACK
\nSimon Jockers, data journalist, CORRECT!V
\nJ\u00f6rn Kabisch, journalist, Redaktion taz. am wochenende
\nMartin Kaul, journalist, TAZ
\nNicolas Kayser-Bril, co-founder of Journalism++
\nMatt Kennard, Bertha fellow at the Centre for Investigative Journalism, London
\nDmytri Kleiner, Telekommunisten
\nPeter Kofod, freelance journalist, boardmember Veron.dk, Denmark
\nJoshua Kopstein, independent journalist, Al Jazeera America \/
\ncontributor, Motherboard \/ VICE
\nTill Kreutzer, publisher and editor of iRights.info
\nJ\u00fcrgen Kuri, stellv. Chefredakteur, heise online\/c’t
\nDamien Leloup, journalist, Le Monde
\nAleks Lessmann, Bundespressesprecher, Neue Liberale
\nDaniel Luecking, online-journalist, Whistleblower-Network
\nGavin MacFadyen, director for Center of Investigative Journalism and
\nprofessor at Goldsmiths University of London
\nRebecca MacKinnon, journalist
\nTanja Malle, ORF Radio \u00d61
\nDani Marinova, researcher, Hertie School of Governance, Berlin
\nAlexander J. Martin, The Register
\nUwe H. Martin, photojournalist, Bombay Flying Club
\nKerstin Mattys, freelance journalist
\nStefania Maurizi, investigative journalist, l’ESPRESSO, Rome, Italy
\nDeclan McCullagh, co-founder & CEO, Recent Media Inc
\nDerek Mead, editor, Motherboard (VICE Media)
\nJohannes Merkert, Heise c\u2019t \u2013 Magazin f\u00fcr Computertechnik
\nMoritz Metz, reporter, Breitband, Deutschlandradio Kultur
\nKatharina Meyer, Wired Germany
\nHenrik Moltke, independent investigative journalist
\nGlyn Moody, journalist
\nAndy Mueller-Maguhn, freelance journalist
\nErich M\u00f6chel, investigative journalist, ORF, Austria
\nKevin O’Gorman, The Globe and Mail
\nFrederik Obermaier, investigative Journalist, Germany
\nPhilipp Otto, publisher and editor of iRights.info
\nDavid Pachali, publisher and editor of iRights.info
\nTrevor Paglen, freelance journalist and artist, America
\nMichael Pereira, interactive editor, The Globe and Mail, Canada
\nChristian Persson, co-publisher of c’t magazine and Heise online
\nAngela Phillips, professor Department of Media and Communications,
\nGoldsmiths University of London
\nEdwy Plenel, president, Mediapart
\nLaura Poitras, investigative journalist, The Intercept
\nJ.M. Porup, freelance journalist
\nTim Pritlove, metaebene
\nJeremias Radke, journalist, Heise, Mac & i
\nJan Raehm, freelance journalist
\nAndreas Rasmussen, danish freelance journalist
\nJonas Rest, editor, Berliner Zeitung
\nGeorg Restle, redaktionsleiter, ARD Monitor
\nFrederik Richter, reporter, CORRECT!V<\/em>
\nAntonio C. S. Rosa, editor, TRANSCEND Media Service-TMS
\nJay Rosen, professor of journalism, New York University
\nChrista Roth, freelance journalist
\nLeif Ryge, independent investigative journalist
\nAhmet A. Sabanc\u0131, journalist\/writer, co-editor-in-chief and Co-Spokesperson of Jiyan.org
\nJonathan Sachse, reporter, CORRECT!V
\nPhilip Di Salvo, researcher and journalist
\nDon Sambandaraksa, Southeast Asia Correspondent, TelecomAsia
\nEric Scherer, director of future media, France T\u00e9l\u00e9visions
\nKai Schlieter, Reportage & Recherche, TAZ
\nChristian Schl\u00fcter, journalist, Berliner Zeitung
\nMarie Schmidt, journalist, Die Zeit
\nBruce Schneier, security technologist and author
\nDavid Schraven, publisher, CORRECTIV
\nDaniel Schulz, Redaktion taz.am wochenende
\nChristiane Schulzki-Haddouti, independent journalist and researcher
\nMerlin Schumacher, editor in chief, for Zebrabutter
\nClay Shirky, associate professor, NYU
\nTeresa Sickert, author and radio host
\nChristian Simon, editor, Social Media Watchblog
\nClaudia Simon, kultur propaganda, Berlin – www.kultur-propaganda.de<\/a>
\nMario Sixtus, Elektrischer Reporter
\nMichael Sontheimer, journalist, DER SPIEGEL
\nEfe Kerem Sozeri, journalist, Jiyan.org
\nMatthias Spielkamp, iRights.info, board member of Reporters without Borders Germany, member of the advisory council of the Whistleblower Netzwerk
\nVolker Steinhoff, Redaktionsleiter ARD Panorama
\nAndrea Steinstr\u00e4ter, journalist and editor at the news team of the WDR Television
\nCatherine Stupp, freelance journalist
\nBatur Talu, media consultant, Istanbul
\nTrevor Timm, co-founder and executive director, Freedom of the Press Foundation
\nDimitri Tokmetzis, journalist, De Correspondent
\nIlija Trojanow, journalist
\nAlbrecht Ude, journalist
\nMartin Untersinger, journalist, Le Monde
\nNadja Vancauwenberghe, editor-in-chief, EXBERLINER
\nAndreas Weck, journalist
\nJochen Wegner, editor-in-chief, ZEIT ONLINE
\nStefan Wehrmeyer, data journalist, CORRECTIV
\nRob Wijnberg, founder, editor-in-cheif, De Correspondent
\nJeroen Wollaars, correspondent for Germany and Central Europe, Dutch
\npublic broadcaster NOS
\nKrystian Woznicki, berlinergazette.de
\nMaria Xynou, researcher, Tactical Tech
\nJohn Young, Cryptome
\nJuli Zeh, author
\nChristoph Zeiher, independent journalist\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

_________________________________<\/em><\/p>\n

Trevor Timm is a co-founder and the executive director of the Freedom of the Press Foundation. He is a journalist, activist, and lawyer who writes a twice weekly column for\u00a0<\/em>The Guardian <\/em>on privacy, free speech, and national security.\u00a0He has contributed to <\/em>The Atlantic<\/em>, <\/em>Al Jazeera<\/em>, <\/em>Foreign Policy<\/em>, <\/em>Harvard Law and Policy Review,\u00a0PBS MediaShift, <\/em>and <\/em>Politico. <\/em>Trevor formerly worked as an activist at the Electronic Frontier Foundation<\/a>. Before that, he helped the longtime General Counsel of <\/em>The New York Times<\/em>, James Goodale, write a book<\/a> on the Pentagon Papers and the First Amendment. He received his J.D. from New York Law School. In 2013, he received the Hugh Hefner First Amendment Award for journalism.<\/em><\/p>\n

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