Liberties
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‘Turnkey Tyranny’ on the Streets of Washington
Gerry Condon, President of Veterans For Peace, was bloodied and “taken to ground,” on Wednesday night for trying to get food to people inside the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington. The activists inside, some of whom have lived in the embassy for weeks with permission from the Venezuelan government, are protecting the premises from protestors who… Continue reading
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John Pilger Interview: The wars on Julian Assange and Venezuela: It’s the same assailant
In this interview with the Australian Broadcasting Commission, John Pilger discusses the issue of political and media disinformation that blights Julian Assange and Venezuela and whose source they – and much of the world – share as a common enemy. Continue reading
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Chelsea Manning released, faces new imprisonment for refusing to testify against Assange
After 62 days locked away in a jail cell in Virginia, whistleblower Chelsea Manning was released from detention on Thursday morning. Even before she got out of jail, however, the courageous whistleblower was served with a new subpoena to demand her testimony before another grand jury on May 17. Thus, she could be returned to… Continue reading
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Summer of Discontent? Your Legal Protest Rights
By Ian Browne– advice and information officer at Liberty: Unless you’ve stayed away from all forms of news and social media recently, you’re probably aware that hundreds of people have taken to the streets for multiple simultaneous climate change protests. Continue reading
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Julian Assange Newslinks 9 May 2019
9 May 2019 — The New Dark Age Assange BULLETIN: Bay Watch star Pamela Anderson fears for Assange’s Life https://williambowles.info/2019/05/09/assange-bulletin-bay-watch-star-pamela-anderson-fears-for-assanges-life/ ICFI supporters in India to hold picket to free Assange http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/09/asan-m09.html Continue reading
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Assange BULLETIN: Bay Watch star Pamela Anderson fears for Assange’s Life
The former Baywatch star said she was “deeply concerned about his well being” and does not think the Wikileaks founder will “survive it”. Continue reading
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Julian Assange Newslinks 7 May 2019
7 May 2019 — The New Dark Age On Venezuela and Corralling Mother Russia https://journal-neo.org/2019/05/07/on-venezuela-and-corralling-mother-russia/ Britain: National Union of Journalists World Press Freedom Day event ignores Julian Assange http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/07/free-m07.html Continue reading
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Britain: National Union of Journalists World Press Freedom Day event ignores Julian Assange By Paul Mitchell
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) held a meeting last Friday at the Free Word centre in London to mark World Press Freedom Day.The event was billed as “an opportunity to celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom, assess the state of press freedom throughout the world and pay tribute to journalists who have lost… Continue reading
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After nearly two months in jail, Chelsea Manning submits powerful appeal for release By Niles Niemuth
Whistleblower and political prisoner Chelsea Manning submitted an appeal Monday to the federal court in the Eastern District of Virginia asking for her release from jail. Continue reading
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What’s Your Take on Assange? – Questions For Corbett
What’s your take on Assange? Have you heard of Unit 731? And just who is Percy Corbett, anyway? Get James’ answer to these and other important questions in this edition of Questions For Corbett. Continue reading
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Julian Assange Newslinks 4 May 2019
4 May 2019 — The New Dark Age Disproportionate Sentences: Julian Assange, Bail, and Extradition https://www.globalresearch.ca/julian-assange-bail-extradition/5676479 Assange’s father slams US pursuit of Wikileaks founder as ‘revenge’ for exposing war destruction https://www.rt.com/news/458365-assange-dad-vindictive-revenge/ Continue reading
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Julian Assange Newslinks 3 May 2019
3 May 2019 19:29 — The New Dark Age Black Women Political Prisoners of the Police State https://dissidentvoice.org/2019/05/black-women-political-prisoners-of-the-police-state/ Britain: Assange begins fight against extradition from jail http://www.marxist.com/britain-assange-begins-fight-against-extradition-from-jail.htm Continue reading
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Julian Assange’s extradition hearings begin
Today commenced UK extradition proceedings against Julian Assange, whom the United States is attempting to prosecute for publishing documents of its war crimes and diplomatic secrets in 2010. Continue reading
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Assange to Extradition Court: ‘I Won’t Surrender to the US for Doing Journalism’
Dressed in jeans, a dark jacket and a T-shirt, Assange appeared on a video screen inside a cramped courtroom in Westminster Magistrates Court in London. “I won’t surrender to the U.S. for doing journalism that has won many awards and protected lives,” Assange told the court, according to a tweet from a USA Today correspondent. Continue reading
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Julian Assange Newslinks 1-2 May 2019
2 May 2019 19:30 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting WikiLeaks editor denied entry to Ecuadorian Embassy to retrieve Assange’s belongings https://www.rt.com/news/458215-wikileaks-editor-entry-ecuadorian-embassy/ Amid protests at Assange extradition hearing, Lauri Love blasts US efforts as ‘revenge’ for exposing war crimes http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCanary/~3/B2t5HZw1Wk4/ Continue reading
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Open Rights Group: Your internet is changing
2 May 2019 — Open Rights Group As technology’s effect on daily life grows, Open Rights Group (ORG) is stepping up the fight to protect your rights online. Online harms white paper published The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Home Office unveiled long anticipated plans to address pressing “online harms” from cyber… Continue reading
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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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