Liberties
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We all *must* speak up in defense of Graham Phillips!
I ask all of you who use the social media to spread all the information you can about Graham and the outrageous actions of the British authorities against him. Graham himself said “moral support is good, please, contact a politician or a public person to bring this to their attention. This is a common cause, a… Continue reading
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Roger Waters’ ‘This Is Not A Drill’ Show Is A Revolutionary Concert Experience
Kevin Gosztola reviews Roger Waters’ “This Is Not A Drill” show, which is touring North America from August to October. Continue reading
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The US is ‘close to getting its hands on Julian Assange. An interview with John Pilger
http://johnpilger.com/articles/the-us-is-close-to-getting-its-hands-on-julian-assange-an-interview-with-john-pilger Continue reading
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Julian Assange News Links 10-16 July 2022
Saturday, 16 July 2022 — The New Dark Age Force The Government To Prove Espionage, Not Whistleblowing https://popularresistance.org/it-would-force-the-government-to-actually-prove-espionage-not-whistleblowing/ Julian Assange Appeals His Extradition To The United States https://popularresistance.org/julian-assange-appeals-his-extradition-to-the-us/ Julian: Let’s Take a Stand https://thiscantbehappening.net/julian-lets-take-a-stand/ Continue reading
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Ithaka
Away from the Tory Babel over who will be the top “world-leading” sociopath, I spent the last two evenings in the company of decent people. John and Gabriel Shipton, Julian’s father and brother, were in Glasgow and Edinburgh for the screening of “Ithaka”, the documentary that follows the fight by Julian Assange’s family to have… Continue reading
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Assange Fights Extradition To United States With Two Appeals
Attorneys for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange separately appealed decisions by Home Office Secretary Priti Patel and a United Kingdom district court, which authorized his extradition to the United States. Continue reading
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UK: Roma-Traveller Legislated out of existence!
The end of UK Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month is a good moment to take stock of the current bleak situation facing these communities. For many years, they have been one of the most marginalised groups in the UK. They face systemic prejudice and discrimination that pervades their children’s education, their family’s medical care,… Continue reading
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Get ready to resist the PCSC Act!
NEW POLICE POWERS ARE COMING INTO FORCE NEXT WEEK! On 28th June, most of the powers in the Police, Crime and Sentencing Act will come into force. This includes the changes to the Public Order Act that will allow the police to impose conditions on protests that are too noisy. It also reduces the threshold… Continue reading
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Julian Assange News Links 20-24 June 2022
Friday, 24 June 2022 — The New Dark Age Don’t Extradite Assange https://dissidentvoice.org/2022/06/dont-extradite-assange/ If Albanese Asks For Assange’s Freedom, Biden Ought To Agree https://popularresistance.org/if-albanese-asks-for-assanges-freedom-biden-has-every-reason-to-agree/ Stella Assange: ‘We Are Going To Fight This’ https://popularresistance.org/stella-assange-we-are-going-to-fight-this/ UK Government Approves Request To Send Assange To US For Trial https://popularresistance.org/uk-government-approves-request-to-send-assange-to-us-for-trial/ Continue reading
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Let’s Fight WW3 Over Lithuania: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
The problem with anti-imperialists who spend all their time criticizing the evil US empire is that there aren’t nearly enough of them. Continue reading
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Assange Is Doing His Most Important Work Yet
British Home Secretary Priti Patel has authorized the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to be tried under the Espionage Act in a case which seeks to set a legal precedent for the prosecution of any publisher or journalist, anywhere in the world, who reports inconvenient truths about the US empire. Continue reading
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UK Home Secretary Orders Julian Assange Extradition
“A SAD DAY FOR WESTERN DEMOCRACY” The co-chairs of The Assange Defense Committee – Noam Chomsky, Daniel Ellsberg, and Alice Walker – released the following statement in response to Patel’s decision: Continue reading
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UK Government Approves Extraditing Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange To Same Country that “Plotted to Assassinate” Him
UK Home secretary Priti Patel has approved the extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the United States. Assange faces up to 175 years in prison in the United States if convicted of violating the Espionage Act for publishing classified documents exposing U.S. war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan. Continue reading
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‘Another Dark Day’: UK Government Approves Assange’s Extradition To United States
Patel’s decision to hand over a journalist to the US government for prosecution was immediately condemned by human rights and press freedom organizations. The Assange legal team planned to submit an appeal in the High Court of Justice challenging the political nature of the case and how extradition law was interpreted. Continue reading
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Patel Responsible For Assange’s ‘Slow-Motion Execution’ If Extradited, Doctors Warn
A coalition of over 300 doctors warned UK Home Secretary Priti Patel that she may be responsible for the “slow-motion execution” of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange if her office approves the United States government’s extradition request. Continue reading
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UK: Is dissent now illegal? How worried should we be?
The Government has changed the law to make it easier for the police to restrict where and how we protest, and it’s set to do so again in the coming months. For many, freedom of assembly is essential to a healthy democracy. Just how worried should we be about the new powers the Government has… Continue reading
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Major UK Political Parties Back ‘State Threats’ Bill That Would Restrict Press Freedom
All main political parties in the United Kingdom have called for immediate passage in Parliament of new measures to fight “state threats,” which would restrict press freedom and threaten civil liberties. Continue reading
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Serious Disruption Prevention Orders are the start of a new chapter of repressive police surveillance
Like previous government restrictions on an individual’s liberty to ‘protect the public’, Serious Disruption Prevention Orders are the end-point of increasing state repression Continue reading
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The Power of Lies
The comments on Peter Oborne’s excellent article on Julian Assange in the Guardian last week are a damning indictment of the media’s ability to instil near universal acceptance of “facts” which are easily proven lies. The Guardian chose as its “Guardian pick” to head the section a comment full of these entirely untrue assertions. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 