Filmmaker Laura Poitras Sues US Over ‘Kafkaesque’ Harassment

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Poitras, who won an Academy Award last year for Citizenfour, the documentary about NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, said she has been detained, searched without warrant, interrogated for hours, and had vital belongings confiscated more than 50 times over the course of six years—without ever being charged with a crime.

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Filmmaker Laura Poitras Sues US Over ‘Kafkaesque’ Harassment | Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community.

July 14, 2015

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Nadia Prupis, staff writer

Lawsuit requests records from intelligence agencies that have unlawfully detained, searched, and interrogated Citizenfour director for six years

‘We have a right to know how this system works and why we are targeted,’ Poitras wrote in her statement. (Photo: AP)

Award-winning journalist and filmmaker Laura Poitras on Monday filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. intelligence agencies for subjecting her to what she called “Kafkaesque” harassment at airports throughout the U.S. and the world on dozens of occasions.

Poitras, who won an Academy Award last year for Citizenfour, the documentary about NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, said she has been detained, searched without warrant, interrogated for hours, and had vital belongings confiscated more…

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