Liberties
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25 arrested as police shut down climate camp
In the early hours of Thursday 8 August, police stopped a convoy of vehicles carrying tents, compost toilets, wheelchair access ramps, and camping equipment that was headed to the planned Reclaim the Power camp near Drax power station. Everyone in the vehicles was arrested. Continue reading
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“We must stop another Windrush.”
“EU citizens may soon encounter issues akin to those witnessed in the Windrush scandal,” say legal charity Here For Good. Last year, the Home Office introduced “draconian rules” relating to late applications for the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS). The scheme gives EU citizens legal rights to stay in the UK post-Brexit. Continue reading
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Serious Disruption Prevention Orders
Serious Disruption Prevention Orders are here. The controversial measure, introduced in the Public Order Act 2023, came into effect on the 5 April and campaigners are already warning of the “chilling effect” they will have on the right to protest. Continue reading
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Craig Murray: UK Legal Shambles in Case of Assange
The latest judgment by the High Court in the Julian Assange case achieved completely the objectives of the U.K. and U.S. states. Above all, Julian remains in the hell which is Belmarsh maximum security prison. He is now safely there alone and incommunicado, from the authorities’ point of view, for at least several more months. Continue reading
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Assange extradition decision to be made on 26 March
Monday, 25 March 2024 — MintPress News At 10:30 AM, 26 March, the High Court will issue its ruling Will Assange be extradited to the United States? The final decision regarding Assange’s extradition will be made tomorrow in London, England, at the Royal Courts of Justice. Continue reading
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One week left to tell us your experience of Palestine policing…
Friday, 23 February 2024 — NETPOL There’s one week left to send us your experiences for our new report on the policing of the Palestine protests – fill in the secure form now. Palestine protests have faced increasingly severe police restrictions, been vilified as “hate marches”, and there have been calls for the outright banning… Continue reading
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Julian Assange Waits For High Court Decision On Permission To Appeal
Join Kevin Gosztola, author of “Guilty of Journalism: The Political Case Against Julian Assange,” as he discusses the hearing before the British High Court of Justice, where the WikiLeaks founder requested permission to appeal extradition. Continue reading
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#FreeAssange Update: Defense gives UK one more chance to stop extradition
Julian Assange’s permission-to-appeal hearing has concluded in London. Within a matter of weeks, Julian could be allowed a full reevaluation of his extradition ruling, or he could be ordered to be sent to the United States. Continue reading
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“Wiki-Gate”: Julian Assange Was Framed by the People Who Supported Him
Wednesday, 21 February 2024 — Michel Chossudovsky Michel Chossudovsky We must act decisively in support and in solidarity with Julian Assange. In this regard, we must understand the history: On how Assange was betrayed and misled by those who allegedly supported him. Continue reading
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Assange Appeal Hearing Plagued By Media Access Issues
Journalists trying to cover the biggest world press freedom case of the 21st century have struggled to do their jobs. In a high-profile extradition case widely regarded as a threat to global press freedom, administrators of the United Kingdom’s courts have repeatedly shown that they are incapable and unwilling to ensure open justice for journalists. Continue reading
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Julian Assange Day X Hearing Coverage Day 1 | LIVE from London
Wednesday, 21 February 2024 WATCH LIVE!!! 🔴 Rumble: rumble.com/v4ehzli-julian… 🔴YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=xP_pe_… 🔴Rokfin: rokfin.com/stream/45374 🔴Facebook: facebook.com/events/9405316… 🔴Twitter: twitter.com/getindienews 🔴Twitch: twitch.tv/indienewsnetwo… 🔴Telegram: t.me/indienewsnetwo… LIVE coverage of Julian Assange’s extradition appeal hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice in London. cams from Juan Passarelli Scheduled to start at: – 8am London – 3am NYC – midnight LA #JulianAssange… Continue reading
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Judgment Day For Julian
The UK’s High Court will hold a two-day hearing on February 20 and 21 on the U.S. request to extradite Wikileaks cofounder Julian Assange to the notorious Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA) to face 17 felony counts of espionage and one count of misuse of a computer related to Wikileaks’ release of the Iraq War… Continue reading
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Assange judge has ties to MI6
An investigation by DeclassifiedUK has uncovered that one of the two High Court judges entrusted with deciding Julian Assange’s extradition case has prior ties to the UK’s External Intelligence Agency (MI6) and the Ministry of Defence, both entities whose activities WikiLeaks has exposed. Continue reading
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#FreeAssange Update: Assange back in court this week
Just 2 days left: Julian Assange returns to court Tuesday and Wednesday in London. Find our hearing coverage here, and follow our livetweets here. Supporters are rallying in major cities across the United States. Find a demonstration near you here. Continue reading
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Palestine protests: we need your testimony!
Monday, 29 January 2024 — NetPol Netpol is preparing a report on the policing of Palestine protests in England and Wales – and we need you to send us your experiences. Palestine protests have faced increasingly severe police restrictions, been vilified as “hate marches”, and there have been calls for the outright banning of demonstrations.… Continue reading
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Undercover journalists, and other spies…..
A Daily Express Journalist has infiltrated Palestine Action and handed information to the police, leading to six arrests for conspiracy to cause criminal damage. Continue reading
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The Bibby barge must be stopped!
Friday, 15 December 2023 — Crowd Justice “This tragedy underlines the importance of why we’re doing this. The barge must be stopped. The Bibby Stockholm is wholly unsuitable as housing for asylum-seekers,” says Carralyn Parkes, a local resident of Portland, Dorset.Her words come after the tragic news that a man died on board the barge… Continue reading
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WATCH: DC Belmarsh Tribunal for Assange
Live! from the National Press Club in Washington D.C. on Saturday Dec 9 at 2pm EST – 7pm GMT, the Belmarsh Tribunal for imprisoned journalist Julian Assange. Continue reading
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Know Your Rights! Get trained up with Green and Black Cross
Tuesday, 23 May 2023 — NETPOL Our friends at Green and Black Cross are running a free Know Your Rights training on Wednesday 24 May 6pm – 9.30pm! A new Public Order Act (for England and Wales only) became law in early May, and parts of it are already in force. But as police powers… Continue reading
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John Pilger: The Betrayers of Julian Assange
I have known Julian Assange since I first interviewed him in London in 2010. I immediately liked his dry, dark sense of humour, often dispensed with an infectious giggle. He is a proud outsider: sharp and thoughtful. We have become friends, and I have sat in many courtrooms listening to the tribunes of the state… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 