Executive Director Jameel Jaffer appeared this week on “Democracy Now!” to discuss WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s plea deal with the U.S. government. 

Jaffer noted, “I don’t think this is an unmitigated victory for press freedom because we do still have this plea agreement in which Julian Assange essentially agrees that he has spent five years in custody for the kinds of acts that journalists engage in … all the time.”  

Watch Jaffer’s full interview with “Democracy Now!” below.