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Julian Assange News Links 12 July 2019
12 July 2019 — The New Dark Age Then CIA is Invoking Wikileaks to Push for the Expansion of a Cold War Era Secrecy Law https://www.mintpressnews.com/then-cia-is-invoking-wikileaks-to-push-for-the-expansion-of-a-cold-war-era-secrecy-law/260521/ Swedish Prosecutors: ‘It’s Not on the Cards’ to Interview Assange – After Hanging Arrest Warrant Over Him for Seven Years https://truepublica.org.uk/other-news/swedish-prosecutors-its-not-on-the-cards-to-interview-assange-after-hanging-arrest-warrant-over-him-for-seven-years/ Continue reading
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Julian Assange News Links 11 July 2019
11 July 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back Foreign Minister commits to public inquiry in three months The conference was also criticised for its failure to give attention to the case of Julian Assange. The founder of… Continue reading
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Spanish security firm spied on Assange 24/7, reveals plan to smuggle him to Russia or Cuba – report
Julian Assange’s team had plans to evacuate him from London to Russia or Cuba, but the Australian, who was watched round-the-clock by a Spanish security firm, refused to flee as it might be seen as defeat, a media report reveals. Continue reading
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Swedish Prosecutors: ‘It’s Not on the Cards’ to Interview Assange – After Hanging Arrest Warrant Over Him for Seven Years By Nina Cross
Swedish prosecutors have this week announced that for the time being they will not be issuing a European Investigation Order (EIO) to interview Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks. According to Sweden’s Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Eva-Marie Persson,”…it is currently not on the cards to issue a European investigation order…” For now, they will be… Continue reading
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Julian Assange News Links 7-8 July 2019
8 July 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day Paris Police Teargas Peaceful Climate Demonstrators https://socialistproject.ca/2019/07/paris-police-teargas-peaceful-climate-demonstrators/ SEP (Australia) holds rally in Brisbane to demand freedom for Assange and Manning http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/08/rally-j08.html Continue reading
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Julian Assange Newslinks 4-5 July 2019
5 July 2019 — The New Dark Age Julian Assange’s birthday celebrated at vigils in Australia and New Zealand http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/05/assa-j05.html Australian workers and youth speak out at vigils for Assange’s birthday http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/05/vint-j05.html Continue reading
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Summer at Open Rights Group
The first half of 2019 has been strong for Open Rights Group (ORG). We have taken positive steps in challenging exploitative online advertising practices and protecting digital privacy. We are also getting ready for our biggest ever ORGCon London event taking place in less than two weeks! Continue reading
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UN Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer exposes propaganda and censorship in Assange reporting By Chris Marsden
When Nils Melzer, the UN special rapporteur on torture, issued a May 31 statement demanding an immediate end to the “collective persecution” of Julian Assange it made headlines all over the world. Continue reading
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Too hot to touch? MSM outlets stand united in rejecting op-ed on Assange by UN expert on torture
The UN rapporteur on torture has written a scalding op-ed in support of Julian Assange, in which he says the publisher was the victim of a smear campaign. Now he claims many leading MSM outlets are snubbing the piece. Continue reading
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#WeAreMillions: Photo Campaign for Julian Assange
The Courage Foundation announces #WeAreMillions, a massive photo campaign to demonstrate global support for WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange as he fights extradition to the United States, where he would face unprecedented prosecution. The campaign has been launched at defend.wikileaks.org/freeassange/. Continue reading
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Julian Assange receives 4th Annual DANNY Award for Journalism
WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange has been granted the 2019 Danny Schechter Global Vision Award for Journalism & Activism by not-for-profit educational foundation The Global Center. As a press release announcing the award explains, The DANNY is “awarded annually to an individual who best emulates Schechter’s practice of combining excellent journalism with social advocacy and activism.” Continue reading
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Julian Assange Newslinks 25 June 2019
25 June 2019 — The New Dark Age Socialist Equality Group (New Zealand) calls rally to demand freedom for Julian Assange http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/25/segn-j25.html Parti de l’égalité socialiste meeting in Paris demands freedom for Julian Assange http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/25/pesp-j25.html Continue reading
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The Shaving Kit – Manufacturing The Julian Assange Witch-Hunt
Last week, UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid signed the US extradition request to hand over Julian Assange, who is charged with 18 counts of violating the US Espionage Act. Assange’s immediate fate now lies in the hands of the British justice system. Continue reading
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Julian Assange Newslinks 20-24 June 2019
24 June 2019 — The New Dark Age Trump Threatening the World’s Most Eco-Sensitive Habitats https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2019/06/24/trump-threatening-the-worlds-most-eco-sensitive-habitats/ Punitive fines threaten whistleblower Chelsea Manning with bankruptcy http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/24/chel-j24.html Continue reading
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UN Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer Becomes One of Assange’s Most Vocal Advocates
“Here [in Assange’s case] we are not speaking of prosecution but of persecution. That means that judicial power, institutions and proceedings are being deliberately abused for ulterior motives.” — Nils Melzer, UN Rapporteur on Torture Continue reading
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Julian Assange Newslinks 18 June 2019
18 June 2019 • 13:50 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day Assange faces extradition to US, as Western hypocrisy knows no bounds The Coming Show Trial of Julian Assange Continue reading
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The Coming Show Trial of Julian Assange by Chris Hedges
On Friday morning I was in a small courtroom at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London. Julian Assange, held in Belmarsh Prison and dressed in a pale-blue prison shirt, appeared on a video screen directly in front of me. Assange, his gray hair and beard neatly trimmed, slipped on heavy, dark-frame glasses at the start of… Continue reading
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John Pilger: Extradition Process a ‘Very Long Uphill Road’ for Assange
Britain’s Home Secretary signed off on the U.S. request to extradite Julian Assange, and now UK courts will decide his fate. But if the process until now is any indication, he will not receive a fair hearing, says journalist and filmmaker John Pilger (inc. transcript) Continue reading
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Julian Assange Newslinks 14-15 June 2019
15 June 2019 — The New Dark Age WikiLeaks publisher Assange faces US extradition trial next February http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/15/assa-j15.html Activist Lauri Love and others speak out in defence of Assange http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/15/inte-j15.html Continue reading
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