Barrett Brown is an American activist, author, and freelance writer/journalist. He has been misrepresented in the media as a spokesperson for the hacktivist collective “Anonymous.” After some of the worst charges were dropped, Barrett entered a guilty plea to 3 counts for which he was sentenced to 63 months in prison on January 22nd, 2015.
Barrett Brown Explains Why He Is In Prison
MajorityFM + CBC Radio. Barrett Brown Explains Why He Is In Prison For Doing His Job. Imprisoned journalist Barrett Brown explains how he ended up in prison, corporate spying and the DOJ. What (…)
5 April 2015
Barrett Brown and the Cult of Surveillance
Free speech and “the Cult of Surveillance.” It’s 2015 and I have been giving serious thought to personal activism, collectives like Anonymous, whisteblowers, and the media. Pondering a great (…)
24 January 2015
Barrett Brown Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison
Barrett Brown’s allocution / sentencing statement. “If we don’t have Jeremy Hammond, if we don’t have Edward Snowden, if we don’t have Chelsea Manning, Barrett Brown, we don’t have a free (…)
23 January 2015
Anonymous - Right To Link - Free Barrett Brown
Free Barrett Brown (#RightToLink #FreeBB). Greetings world, We Are Anonymous. Today Obama attacks the Right To Link in his State of the Union address. He aims to make it a felony to link to (…)
21 January 2015
HOPE X - Persecution of Information Activists
Barrett Brown, a Dallas-based writer and freelance journalist, was arrested in late 2012. And indicted several times on charges including the publication of a hyperlink. He was earlier pegged (…)
23 July 2014
A Benefit for Barrett Brown and Jeremy Hammond
Barrett Brown Legal Defense Fund (Official Website) Donations to his commissary fund are also appreciated. This fund will help support whistleblower Jeremy Hammond while he serves his 10-year (…)
19 August 2013
Kevin M. Gallagher - Free Barrett Brown
Free Barrett Brown site Free Barrett Brown Facebook Wikileaks Global Intelligence Files - Stratfor Hack Kevin M. Gallagher is a writer, musician and systems administrator based in western (…)
16 August 2013
Russ Baker - Covert Mechanisms of Power in US Empire
WhoWhatWhy News Russ Baker shares his insights into the Snowden NSA leak, the death of Michael Hastings and connection to jailed activist Barrett Brown. Russ is an award winning journalist who (…)
9 August 2013
We do not forget Barrett Brown
Barrett Brown Legal Defense Fund AnonOps IRC channel #FreeAnons - Official website: FreeAnons.org Dear friend of press freedom, I’m writing to you with an urgent request: your support for (…)
17 July 2013
Barrett Brown - Help raise funds for the legal defense
Barrett Brown Legal Defense Fund AnonOps IRC channel #FreeAnons - Official website: FreeAnons.org Barrett Brown - American activist, author, freelance journalist. And founder of distributed (…)
3 May 2013
Barrett Brown in Future Radicals
Barrett Brown Legal Defense Fund The Anonymous Solidarity Network - Free Barrett Brown. Barrett Brown is an American activist, author, and freelance writer/journalist. His work has appeared (…)
1 March 2013
Jay Leiderman - DoJ & Cybercrime Law - Hactivist Victims
Jay Leiderman Blog Whistleblower Defense League Jay Leiderman has dedicated his entire professional career to standing up as a staunch defender of our constitutional freedoms. He details how (…)
15 December 2012