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REVEALED: Chief magistrate in Assange case received financial benefits from secretive partner organisations of UK Foreign Office
The senior judge overseeing the extradition proceedings of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange received financial benefits from two partner organisations of the British Foreign Office before her appointment, it can be revealed. Continue reading
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We’re Asking One Question In Assange’s Case: Should Journalists Be Punished For Exposing War Crimes?
Tomorrow in the UK a judge will start the process of answering a very important question. It’s a question that many of us knew was the heart of this debate back in 2010, ten years ago, when this all started. It’s a question that they have been obfuscating, bloviating, huffily denying, smearing, gaslighting, and distracting from–basically doing… Continue reading
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USA v Julian Assange Extradition Hearing
The US is seeking to imprison Julian Assange for obtaining and publishing the 2010/2011 leaks, which exposed the reality of the Bush Administration’s “War on Terror”: Collateral Murder (Rules of Engagement), Afghan War Diaries, Iraq War Logs, Cablegate, and The Guantanamo Files. Continue reading
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Julian Assange News Links 23 February 2020
23 February 2020 • 19:30 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Veteran Journalist Andrew Fowler Denounces Australian Government’s Refusal to Defend Assange https://www.globalresearch.ca/andrew-fowler-denounces-australian-government-refusal-defend-assange/5704408 Julian Assange “Stop Extradition Protest” in London https://dissidentvoice.org/2020/02/julian-assange-stop-extradition-protest-in-london/ Continue reading
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Roger Waters on Julian Assange
Roger Waters has become one of the most eloquent and persistent supporters of Julian Assange. He is prepared to challenge the propagandists of the mainstream media head-on in a way that many more people should do. Continue reading
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Julian Assange News Links 22 February 2020
22 February 2020 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Bid to free Manning launched as explosive new evidence threatens to end Assange extradition http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCanary/~3/uFnKO20SN7o/ Demonstration to free Julian Assange this Monday in Montreal http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/22/mont-f22.html Continue reading
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Assange’s Indictment on Political Offense Runs Counter to Extradition Treaty
The Trump administration is seeking extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States for trial on charges carrying 175 years in prison. On Feb. 24, a court in the U.K. will hold a hearing to determine whether to grant President Donald Trump’s request. The treaty between the U.S. and the U.K. prohibits extradition for a… Continue reading
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The Assange Hearing: A Reticent Request
Julian Assange will stand next week in the armoured dock, accused of the “crime” of publishing. It is worth recalling that Wikileaks has a 100% record of accuracy. Nothing it has published has ever been shown to be inauthentic. Julian stands accused of the crime of telling the truth – more than that, of telling… Continue reading
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PARDONING JULIAN ASSANGE: DONALD TRUMP, WIKILEAKS AND THE DNC
The central pillar to Democratic paranoia and vengefulness regarding the loss of Hillary Clinton in 2016 was the link between Russian hacking, the servers of the Democratic National Committee and the release of emails via WikiLeaks. Over time, that account has become a matter of hagiography, an article of faith, with grave conclusions: WikiLeaks and… Continue reading
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Julian Assange News Links 21 February 2020
21 February 2020 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Veteran “Four Corners” journalist Andrew Fowler denounces Australian government’s refusal to defend Assange http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/21/afow-f21.html UK Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell visits Julian Assange in Belmarsh Prison http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/21/mcdd-f21.html Continue reading
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Julian Assange News Links 19-20 February 2020
20 February 2020 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Lawyers file new motion demanding release of Chelsea Manning http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/20/mann-f20.html Labor Party leads Australian attack on British government over Huawei http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/20/chin-f20.html Continue reading
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Legal Team Files Motion to Release Chelsea Manning
Today, attorney Moira Meltzer-Cohen filed a Motion to Release Chelsea Manning, based on evidence, including an expert’s assessment of Chelsea’s personality profile, and a public condemnation of her “coercive confinement” by Nils Melzer, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Continue reading
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“Leave Our Bloke Alone”: A Little Mission for Julian Assange
“I think that now it is time that the government I am a part of needs to be standing up and saying to both the UK and the US: ‘enough is enough, leave our bloke alone and let him come home.’” George Christensen, Australian conservative MP, Sydney Morning Herald, Feb 19, 2020 Continue reading
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Doctors For Assange Ratchet Up Pressure
Doctors for Assange have launched a new campaign to get proper medical treatment for the imprisoned WikiLeaks journalist by publishing a letter in Britain’s leading medical journal. Continue reading
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The Lancet publishes letter from doctors: “End torture and medical neglect of Julian Assange”
This week’s edition of the Lancet—the world’s pre-eminent peer reviewed medical journal—carries a letter from 117 medical doctors in 18 countries, renewing their call for urgent action to save the life of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange. Their letter appears less than one week before the start of the US extradition hearing in London that may… Continue reading
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Julian Assange News Links 14-18 February 2020
18 February 2020 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Julian Assange: Father fears ‘worried’ son’s extradition https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51530280 Twitter Locks WikiLeaks’ Account Days Before Assange’s Extradition Hearing Begins http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ActivistPost/~3/IOTioiNj9e0/twitter-locks-wikileaks-account-days-before-assanges-extradition-hearing-begins.html Continue reading
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John Pilger: It is time for Julian Assange to be saved, not betrayed
The truth is that Australia could have rescued Julian Assange and can still rescue him. Leaders of his homeland who have betrayed him should be called out; history and decency will not forget them or those who remain silent now. Continue reading
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The Prosecution of Julian Assange: His Right to Publish is Our Right to Know
15 February 2020 — Defend Wikileaks The Prosecution of Julian Assange: His Right to Publish is Our Right to Know Continue reading
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ABC RADIO NATIONAL ON THE SUFFERING AND RESILIENCE OF JULIAN ASSANGE
Phillip Adams interviews John Pilger on ABC Radio National on the plight and hope and courage of Julian Assange ahead of his courtroom struggle to prevent extradition to the the United States. Continue reading
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Mistrial in Trump admin’s biased case against Venezuelan embassy protectors is win for sovereignty
A hung jury in the Donald Trump administration’s case against activists who were arrested protecting Venezuela’s internationally recognized embassy in Washington, DC is being heralded as a major win for sovereignty, amid the US government’s floundering coup attempt against the Chavista government in Caracas. Continue reading
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