Liberties
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Sunshine Week & #FreeAssangeTelethon
Our latest blog post is a round-up of recent coverage of Biden administration developments that may impact Julian’s case, with important contributions from the ACLU, Jameel Jaffer, Dan Froomkin, and others. Continue reading
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UK: Prorogation redux
In 1539, Henry VIII gained the right to legislate by decree, enabling him to bypass Parliament altogether. And now Boris Johnson, the man who has already tried and failed to suspend Parliament, is taking further cues on democracy from a Tudor King. Continue reading
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Statewatch News 15 January 2021 (Issue 01/21)
15 January 2021 — Statewatch Also available as a pdf) —————————————- Support the fight for democracy and civil liberties in Europe 2021 is set to be a year of significant struggle across Europe against intrusive new surveillance and policing measures, damaging migration and border control policies, and ongoing attacks against individual rights and liberties. With your support, Continue reading
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Ken Livingstone to challenge EHRC in court
Ken Livingstone is going to court in the UK to challenge anti-Semitism allegations. The former mayor of London is contesting the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s controversial report that in October claimed he was guilty of “unlawful harassment” against Jews. Continue reading
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Julian Assange News Links 5-7 January 2021
7 January 2021 • 15:40 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back The US and UK may not will Assange’s death, but everything they are doing makes it more likely https://dissidentvoice.org/2021/01/the-us-and-uk-may-not-will-assanges-death-but-everything-they-are-doing-makes-it-more-likely/ Assange saga: Real journalism is criminally insane Continue reading
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Both Tortuous and Torturous
Magistrate Vanessa Bararitser walked into Westminster Magistrates Court No.1 at 10.12am this morning with the sunniest smile and most carefree disposition I have ever seen her adopt. Her shoulders appeared visibly lifted. She positively beamed at Clair Dobbin, counsel for the US government, as she invited her to put the case for the prosecution as… Continue reading
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British Judge Keeps Julian Assange In Prison, Despite Denying Extradition Two Days Ago
A British district judge denied bail for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after a hearing in which the prosecution argued he had helped NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden “flee justice” and would abscond if released from the Belmarsh high-security prison. Continue reading
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The Assange Verdict: What Happens Now
I fully expect that Julian will be released on bail this week, pending a possible US appeal against the blocking of his extradition. Continue reading
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Chris Hedges: The Empire is Not Done with Julian Assange
Shortly after WikiLeaks released the Iraq War Logs in October 2010, which documented numerous US war crimes — including video images of the gunning down of two Reuters journalists and 10 other unarmed civilians in the Collateral Murder video, the routine torture of Iraqi prisoners, the covering up of thousands of civilian deaths and the killing… Continue reading
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UK: New Bill Threatens Future of Free Expression and Civil Liberty
Big Brother Watch has warned that the recently proposed Online Harms Bill is yet another piece of legislation designed to deceive us into thinking the government is protecting us all when something more sinister is likely. Free expression and civil liberty are at stake. The result is a piece of proposed legislation which is as… Continue reading
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Julian Assange News Links 4-5 January 2021
5 January 2021 — The New Dark Age Chris Hedges: The Empire Is Not Done With Julian Assange https://popularresistance.org/chris-hedges-the-empire-is-not-done-with-julian-assange/ Assange Wins. The Cost: Press Freedom Is Crushed https://popularresistance.org/assange-wins-the-cost-press-freedom-is-crushed/ Continue reading
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Julian Assange: Imminent Freedom
It has been a long and tiring day, with the startlingly unexpected decision to block Julian’s extradition. The judgement is in fact very concerning, in that it accepted all of the prosecution’s case on the right of the US Government to prosecute publishers worldwide of US official secrets under the Espionage Act. The judge also… Continue reading
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The Assange Extradition Ruling Is A Relief, But It Isn’t Justice
British Judge Vanessa Baraitser has ruled against US extradition for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, but not for the reasons she should have. Continue reading
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Julian Assange News Links 4 January 2021
4 January 2021 — The New Dark Age Julian Assange: Wikileaks founder extradition to US blocked by UK judge https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55528241 In Assange Case, British Judge Rejects US Government’s Extradition Request https://williambowles.info/2021/01/04/in-assange-case-british-judge-rejects-us-governments-extradition-request/ Continue reading
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Watch: Rafael Correa on Venezuela, Assange, and ‘preventing the total destruction of our homeland’
Max Blumenthal interviews former Ecuador President Rafael Correa, who was in Venezuela to observe its legislative elections and show support to a government under sustained economic and political attack by the US (inc. transcript). Continue reading
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Yet Another Major Escalation In Establishment Internet Censorship
YouTube, whose corporate owner Google is arguably the most powerful company on earth, is now deleting user videos which claim the US election was fraudulent. YouTube’s official statement on its decision to do this is very revealing, not so much for what it says as for what it does not say. Continue reading
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President Trump: Please Pardon Assange!
In just 24 days, a judge will rule on the U.S. request to extradite Julian Assange. But he needs our help NOW! Continue reading
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DOCTORS FOR ASSANGE STATEMENT (22/11/2020)
Sunday 22nd November 2020 marked 12 months since doctors from around the world wrote to the UK Home Secretary, Priti Patel, calling for an immediate end to the torture and medical neglect of Julian Assange. Continue reading
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Assange Defense: Another chance to add your name!
What we are writing today to talk about is our next angle for LTEs– getting the President to pardon Assange before he leaves office. Whether you think this is a long shot or our best chance at freeing Assange, we believe this is a crucial piece of our advocacy. We want to show the nation… Continue reading
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