The Committee to Protect Journalists appreciated the new US charges against Assange

"Charging the publication of classified information to Julian Assange on the basis of the Spying Act is an attempt on the first amendment (to the US Constitution - RT ) and a threat to all journalists publishing information that the authorities would like to keep secret committee joel simon.

Earlier, the US Justice Department filed 17 new charges against Assange. The founder of WikiLeaks, after new charges, faces a total of 175 years in prison in the United States.

Read more - in the material RT.