Liberties
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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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Julian Assange News Links 27-28 October 2019
28 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 Assange extradition – Evidence of a CIA kidnap plot emerges, denial of legal privilege and now a closed court without scrutiny https://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/assange-extradition-evidence-of-a-cia-kidnap-plot-emerges-denial-of-legal-privilege-and-now-a-closed-court-without-scrutiny/ Stop the US extradition of WikiLeaks publisher… Continue reading
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Britain obstructs Spanish investigation into CIA spying on Julian Assange By Oscar Grenfell
In a blatant attempt to obstruct justice, British judicial authorities are stymying an investigation into the US Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) illegal spying on WikiLeaks’ publisher Julian Assange. El Pais reported on Wednesday that a request by Spanish judge José de la Mata to interview Assange via videolink had been rejected by the United Kingdom… Continue reading
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Julian Assange News Links 23-25 October 2019
25 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 Liberating Assange: A Woeful Lack of Leadership https://www.globalresearch.ca/liberating-assange-lack-leadership/5693079 Open Letter to PM Boris Johnson, Priti Patel, Sajid Javid, and Kevin Hollinrake https://dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/open-letter-to-pm-boris-johnson-priti-patel-sajid-javid-and-kevin-hollinrake/ Continue reading
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Britain’s shameful treatment of a political prisoner
By TruePublica: Britain is no better than any other despotic regime if this is how it treats a journalist/whistleblower in custody. It makes no matter what your personal views on Julian Assange are. He is a political prisoner and like any other prisoner in the hands of the British state he should be treated with… Continue reading
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Julian Assange News Links 22 October 2019
22 October 2019 • 15:50 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Slow-Motion US/UK Killing of Julian Assange Anti-Assange Court Continues Unfair Extradition Hearing to Railroad Assange to US Continue reading
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Assange in Court By Craig Murray
I was deeply shaken while witnessing yesterday’s events in Westminster Magistrates Court. Every decision was railroaded through over the scarcely heard arguments and objections of Assange’s legal team, by a magistrate who barely pretended to be listening. Continue reading
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Judge Denies Assange Extension on Extradition Hearing
The judge in Julian Assange’s extradition process on Monday denied his lawyer’s appeal for more time to prepare his case as the imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher weakly told the court he was unable to “research anything” in the conditions under which he is being held in high-security Belmarsh Prison. Continue reading
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