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‘Shocking & vindictive’: WikiLeaks slams UK prison sentence for Assange over skipped bail
WikiLeaks has slammed a UK court’s sentencing of its co-founder Julian Assange as “vindictive.” It also raised major concerns about whether Assange will be treated fairly during an upcoming extradition hearing. Continue reading
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VIPS: Extradition of Julian Assange Threatens Us All
Retaliation against Julian Assange over the past decade plus replicates a pattern of ruthless political retaliation against whistleblowers, in particular those who reveal truths hidden by illegal secrecy, VIPS says. Continue reading
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Revealed: The British Government’s War on Assange and Media Freedom By Nina Cross
For nearly 10 years now, the British government has waged a war on Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks. It has used every hard and soft power tool in its arsenal: the judiciary, government, international treaties, the media, diplomatic power and even the deprivation of health care. For his role in exposing US war crimes and… Continue reading
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Julian Assange Newslinks 30 April 2019
30 April 2019 — The New Dark Age Lyra McKee, Julian Assange and the Pathetic Pulitzers https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2019/04/30/lyra-mckee-julian-assange-and-the-pathetic-pulitzers/ Media Cheer Assange’s Arrest By Alan MacLeod https://williambowles.info/2019/04/30/media-cheer-assanges-arrest-by-alan-macleod/ Continue reading
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LIVE EVENT: Imperialism on Trial – Free Julian Assange from London May 1st
“The state of imperialism in general, and the case of Julian Assange in particular, will be presented by an esteemed panel of speakers. All monies from ticket sales will go to Julian’s defense team.” Continue reading
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Media Cheer Assange’s Arrest By Alan MacLeod
Julian Assange was arrested inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London on April 11. The Australian-born co-founder of Wikileaks had been trapped in the building since 2012 after taking refuge there. He was immediately found guilty of failing to surrender to a British court, and was taken to Belmarsh prison. An extradition to the United States… Continue reading
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Julian Assange Newslinks 28-29 April 2019
29 April 2019 — The New Dark Age White House correspondents’ tribute to press freedom silent on Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/04/29/whcd-a29.html UK’s Julian Assange Defence Committee holds public meeting http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/04/29/assg-a29.html Continue reading
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So Where is the Swedish Warrant? By Craig Murray
If the Swedish allegations against Julian Assange were genuine and not simply a ruse to arrest him for extradition to the United States, where is the arrest warrant now from Sweden and what are the charges? Continue reading
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Assange Expected to confirm Wikileaks source of DNC Emails was Seth Rich not Russians By Dr Michael Salla
The April 11 arrest of Julian Assange has resurrected the narrative that emails stored on the Democratic National Committee (DNC) were not hacked by Russia, but leaked by a disenchanted employee, Seth Rich, who wanted to expose how Bernie Sanders was systematically undermined during the 2016 primaries by the DNC. According to this narrative, Rich… Continue reading
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Julian Assange Newslinks 25-26 April 2019
26 April 2019 15:34 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting UN official visits Julian Assange, investigating Ecuador’s illegal surveillance Assange Expected to confirm Wikileaks source of DNC Emails was Seth Rich not Russians Continue reading
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The Chelsea Manning Story- The Trailer
XY Chelsea tells the historic story of whistleblower Chelsea Manning, whose 35-year sentence in an all-male maximum security prison was commuted by President Obama in 2017. XY Chelsea is the journey of her fight for survival and dignity, and her transition from prisoner to a free woman. Continue reading
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Book Review: A Duty to Resist: When Disobedience Should Be Uncivil
In A Duty to Resist: When Disobedience Should Be Uncivil, Candice Delmas aims to foster understanding of resistance to injustice as a capacious concept that can include the possibility of lawful dissent, principled disobedience and revolution. This is a provocative and rewarding contribution to the literature, writes Suzanne Smith, that is particularly valuable for its attention to the question… Continue reading
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The Deep State vs. WikiLeaks By Pepe Escobar
The non-stop demonization of Julian Assange will proceed unabated, faithful to guidelines established over a decade ago, Pepe Escobar writes.The Made by FBI indictment of Julian Assange does look like a dead man walking. No evidence. No documents. No surefire testimony. Just a crossfire of conditionals. Continue reading
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Julian Assange Exposed the Crimes of Powerful Actors, Including Israel A Review By Alison Weir
Wikileaks publisher Julian Assange is incarcerated in a UK prison that has been called “Britain’s Guantanamo.” His crime was exposing actions the US government, the media, the Democratic–Clinton machine, Israel, and others wanted kept hidden, including war crimes and torture. Continue reading
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Julian Assange Newslinks 23-24 April 2019
24 April 2019 — The New Dark Age The Deep State vs. WikiLeaks By Pepe Escobar https://consortiumnews.com/2019/04/24/pepe-escobar-war-on-iran-calling-americas-bluff/ Will Julian Assange ‘Team up’ With Trump to Bury Russiagate – and Just Maybe the Deep State – Once and for All? https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2019/04/24/will-julian-assange-team-up-with-trump-to-bury-russiagate-and-just-maybe-the-deep-state-once-and-for-all/ Continue reading
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Chelsea Manning and Julian Assange On Lockdown: Dennis Bernstein Interviews John Pilger (Part 1) by Dennis Bernstein
In the USA of 2019, truth itself has become a radical act, and to be motivated by belief, instead of profit and corporate power, is to say the least, rare. Chelsea Elizabeth Manning is indeed one of those rare examples of a 21st century truth teller who has been jailed once again – having already… Continue reading
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Wiki-Gate: Julian Assange Was Framed by the People Who Supported Him By Prof Michel Chossudovsky
Julian Assange’s arrest (after almost seven years in the Ecuadorian Embassy) constitutes a hideous and illegal act. He is imprisoned in Britain’s Belmarsh maximum security prison, pending his extradition to the United States. Continue reading
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Julian Assange’s Victory By Andre Vltchek
Throughout history, dark and reactionary forces have always attempted to control the world; by violence, by deceit, by kidnapping and perverting the mainstream narrative, or by spreading fear among the masses. Continue reading
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Police arrest over 1,000 climate change protesters in London By Robert Stevens
More than 1,000 people have been arrested in London over the last seven days of climate change protests organised by the Extinction Rebellion (XR) group. Continue reading
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US court orders Chelsea Manning to remain in prison By Niles Niemuth
Whistleblower Chelsea Manning remains in jail after a federal appeals court Monday rejected her request to be released on bail and upheld a contempt order against her for refusing to testify before a grand jury impaneled to bring fabricated charges against the media organization WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange. Continue reading
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