Liberties
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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
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A Conversation With Daniel Ellsberg: ‘Guilty Of Journalism’ Book Launch
Shadowproof and Project Censored present a conversation between Kevin Gosztola and Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg to mark the release of Kevin’s book, “Guilty of Journalism: The Political Case Against Julian Assange.” Continue reading
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🚨LAST CHANCE – DEADLINE TOMORROW 🚨
Tuesday, 28 February 2023 LAST CHANCE – DEADLINE TOMORROW Keeping this short and sweet – The Digital ID they are proposing is a slippery slippery slope as they are bringing it in on the basis that they can add any types of data that they want to in the future. Furthermore it will be very… Continue reading
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Stand up for press freedom!
February 23 is Student Press Freedom Day! The future of journalism and press freedom is in more danger than ever before. But the future generation of journalists and lawyers is ready to stand up to demand Assange’s release and the protection of journalists everywhere who speak truth to power. Sign up here to participate in Student Press… Continue reading
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Watch: Secret Power
I spoke at this meeting on Saturday and gave a broader overview than usual of the Assange case and its importance. I think it comes over fairly cogently, even though I was actually feeling pretty dizzy and faint. Continue reading
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Assange Extradition: The fight continues
We’re so grateful for your continued support of the Free Assange movement. Across the country, the calls to free Assange are getting louder, and people are listening. The fight continues! Continue reading
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Swedish Prosecutors Destroyed Assange Documents
Swedish prosecutors destroyed copies of email correspondence related to the extradition case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, according to Italian journalist Stefania Maurizi. Continue reading
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Our right to dissent is under attack! It’s time to fight back!
The draconian Public Order Bill is due to enter its report stage in the House of Lords on Monday 30th January. The bill was already a vicious attack on our right to protest, but a new amendment has made it even worse. Last minute changes to the bill include loosening S12 and 14 of the… Continue reading
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PSL Statement – 50 years after Roe: Mass resistance the key in abortion struggle
The 50th anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision is both a bitter reminder of the cruelty of the current right wing-dominated Supreme Court, and a moment to recommit ourselves to the fight for abortion rights. The right wing is moving aggressively to shred women’s rights, but they are opposed by the vast majority… Continue reading
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Statewatch: Join us in Brussels on 25 January at Privacy Camp 2023
In June 2022 EU policing agency Europol received substantial new powers. Legal changes mean the agency can now process data on entirely innocent people, more easily receive and transmit personal data from non-EU states, and is responsible for developing algorithms and other new technologies for police forces across the EU. Continue reading
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Stella Assange & Lee Camp: When Will Julian Be Freed?
Tuesday, 10 January 2023 — MintPress News Continue reading
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#FreeAssange 2022 Recap + Save the Date: World Press Freedom Day
Friday, 30 December 2022 — Assange Defense It’s been an eventful 2022, and you’ve helped us generate crucial momentum as we look ahead to big things in 2023 to help #FreeAssang We’ve got a rundown of 4 of the biggest positive developments of 2022. But first, an announcement… Continue reading
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Watch: Fighting for Julian’s Life!
Julian Assange’s father John Shipton joins Lee Camp to discuss his son’s condition, from his incarceration in London to the prospect of being extradited into the custody of the government he exposed and its Intelligence officers, who had planned to assassinate him. Continue reading
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Review of 2022: the year it became okay to jail protesters in Britain
It has not been a good year for our right to dissent. The vehemently resisted Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts (PCSC) Act came into force in the summer, while the government continues to push through its Public Order Bill, aimed at criminalising our right to protest even further. The National Security Bill also includes even more measures to restrict the… Continue reading
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