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Julian Assange News Links 18 November 2019
18 November 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back UN special rapporteur exposes Swedish sexual misconduct frame-up of Assange http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/18/assa-n18.html Protesters at London’s Trafalgar Square speak out to demand freedom for Julian Assange http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/18/ints-n18.html Continue reading
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Arbuthnot Out as Assange’s Judge, Says WikiLeaks Lawyer Jen Robinson
WikiLeaks lawyer Jen Robinson said Lady Emma Arbuthnot, the judge presiding over Julian Assange’s extradition proceedings who is embroiled in a conflict of interest, will no longer be sitting on the case. Continue reading
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Julian Assange’s judge and her husband’s links to the British military establishment exposed by WikiLeaks
The husband of Lady Emma Arbuthnot, the Westminster chief magistrate overseeing WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange’s extradition to the US, has financial links to the British military establishment, including institutions and individuals exposed by WikiLeaks. Continue reading
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Assange ‘MAY DIE in jail for revealing war crimes,’ his father warns after seeing him behind bars
The father of WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange said his son is on course for a bitter end in prison for shedding light on American war crimes, as he faces looming extradition to the US. Continue reading
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How to Help Julian Assange by Writing to Him in Prison
Not reported by ANY corporate media was the October 2 London protest to protect Julian Assange, led by Pink Floyd’s world famous co-founder, Roger Waters and award-winning journalist John Pilger, in front of Britain’s Home Office. About 1,000 people attended. Continue reading
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Assange lawyers’ links to US govt & Bill Browder raises questions
A US government lawyer in the Assange extradition case just wrote a London Times oped promoting the Browder Magnitsky hoax. Ben Brandon is one of five lawyers in a London network whose spokes link to convicted tax fraudster William Browder, the U.S. government, and to both sides of the extradition case against whistleblower publisher Julian… Continue reading
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Free Julian Assange. Do not extradite him – Sign the Petition
Julian Assange is being held in prison in the United Kingdom, convicted of and charged with no crime there. He is in danger of being extradited to the United States to be prosecuted for publishing accurate information in the public interest. This is a threat to journalism and to democracy, not just to WikiLeaks and… Continue reading
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Alan Macleod reports on the recent arrest of journalist Max Blumenthal
Max Blumenthal, the editor of independent media outlet The Grayzone, was secretly arrested on October 25 in a “SWAT-style” morning raid on his Washington D.C. home. He was held in D.C. Central Detention Facility for two days incommunicado, without the ability to communicate to the outside world, having been refused a phone call. He claims to have been… Continue reading
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Julian Assange calls for workers to organise in his defence
In a letter to a supporter in France, imprisoned WikiLeaks’ publisher Julian Assange urged workers to take action in their workplaces to fight for his freedom, including through the establishment of “blocs” in their trade unions. Continue reading
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Julian Assange’s Extradition Process Is ‘A Charade’
Filmmaker John Pilger attended Julian Assange’s last court hearing and observed not only that Assange is visibly suffering from prison mistreatment, but his defense is not being given a fair chance to make its case against his extradition to the US. (Inc. transcript) Continue reading
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Julian Assange: The Lynching of the Charismatic Geek By Diana Johnstone
Once upon a time, there was a very bright little boy in Australia who grew up as stranger to conventional society. His mother went from husband to husband, from theater to cult, always on the eccentric margins, while the boy’s natural father was left behind. As an adolescent he found his own world in cyberspace,… Continue reading
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Julian Assange News 2-3 November 2019
3 November 2019 — 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’s Life Is at Risk, Says United Nations Expert “I Was Fired For Helping Julian Assange, And I Have No Regrets” Prison conditions for Julian Assange are putting his life ‘at… Continue reading
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UK art exhibition for Julian Assange: “If courage was not contagious, I wouldn’t be here today”
In the face of a media blackout and state-orchestrated vendetta, support for Julian Assange is growing among artists. An Exhibition of Free Expression by three local artists on the UK’s Isle of Wight offered a revealing glimpse of popular opposition to the attempts to silence the imprisoned WikiLeaks founder and award-winning journalist. Continue reading
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Killing Julian Assange: Justice Denied When Exposing Official Wrongdoing By Philip Giraldi
The hideous treatment of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange continues and many observers are citing his case as being symptomatic of developing “police state” tendencies in both the United States and in Europe, where rule of law is being subordinated to political expediency. Continue reading
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British Government Retains Julian Assange in a Maximum Security Prison at the Behest of Trump Regime
At his latest extradition hearing Julian Assange was once again denied justice by a British court. If extradited to the U.S. he faces 175 years imprisonment for revealing American war crimes committed during its regime change wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Continue reading
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Julian Assange News Links 29 October 2019
29 October 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back ALERTS: We must act now to save Julian Assange and the Rule of Law https://www.greanvillepost.com/2019/10/29/alerts-we-must-act-now-to-save-julian-assange-and-the-rule-of-law/ Continue reading
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‘This charge is 100% false’: Grayzone editor Max Blumenthal arrested months after reporting on Venezuelan opposition violence
The Grayzone editor Max Blumenthal has been arrested on false charges after reporting on Venezuelan opposition violence outside the DC embassy. He describes the manufactured case as part of a wider campaign of political persecution. Continue reading
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Upcoming Events for Julian Assange
29 October 2019 — Defend Wikileaks 5 November LONDON: Rappers MIA and Lowkey to perform and Julian Assange’s father John Shipton to speak outside the Home Office Facebook event page Eventbrite page 6:00PM Continue reading
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Did this happen in the home of Magna Carta? By John Pilger
In a special comment written for Consortium News, John Pilger describes the disturbing scene inside a London courtroom last week when the WikiLeaks publisher, Julian Assange, appeared at the start of a landmark extradition case that will define the future of free journalism. Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 28 October 2019 (19/19)
28 October 2019 — Statewatch e-mail: office@statewatch.org Also available as a pdf file: http://www.statewatch.org/news/2019/oct/email-28-10-19.pdf Please to support our work STATEWATCH NEWS 1. EU migration agenda highlights its shortcomings 2. EU: PNR: Council to “explore” surveillance and profiling of all forms of mass transport 3. Refugee crisis: latest news from across Europe (15-21.10.19) 4. Refugee crisis: latest news from across… Continue reading
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