David Swanson calls Official Secrets the best movie so far of this year. It tells the story of a whistleblower who took great risks to expose the greatest possible crimes by people holding the most power in the world.

Nowadays, being a friend of WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange seems to be enough cause for some authorities to harass you. Read the press release by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), which says that Ola Bini’s case is political, not criminal. Bini has been released from detention, but according to an interview in Swedish by Swedish Television, Bini is still not allowed to leave Ecuador, his equipment is still confiscated, he does not know what he is accused of and the police/prosecutor has only asked him to give up his passwords. According to the latest news from the beginning of August, the investigation against Bini has been extended.