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Julian Assange calls for workers to organise in his defence
In a letter to a supporter in France, imprisoned WikiLeaks’ publisher Julian Assange urged workers to take action in their workplaces to fight for his freedom, including through the establishment of “blocs” in their trade unions. Continue reading
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Julian Assange’s Extradition Process Is ‘A Charade’
Filmmaker John Pilger attended Julian Assange’s last court hearing and observed not only that Assange is visibly suffering from prison mistreatment, but his defense is not being given a fair chance to make its case against his extradition to the US. (Inc. transcript) Continue reading
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UK drones more likely to target individuals than infrastructure data analysis reveals
Examination of UK air strike data from the past two years shows that British unmanned drones have been used far more often to attack individuals on the ground in Iraq and Syria than the UK’s other strike aircraft, the Tornado or the Typhoon. Continue reading
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British Government Disinformation Shop Lost Charity Status – Continues In New Format
There have been seven releases of Institute of Statecraft documents. They included proposals for large anti-Russian disinformation campaigns. The Institute of Statecraft suggested to impose anti-Russian sanctions as early as January 2015. Its head, the former NATO advisor and military spy Chris Donnelly, also proposed to synchronously expel a large number of Russian diplomats from… Continue reading
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‘No public benefit’: Scottish regulator blasts charity whose Integrity Initiative project was outed as anti-Russia psy-op
The NGO behind the Integrity Initiative – a project that claimed to fight “disinformation” but in reality appeared to be more of a covert British influence op – has been blasted by a new report for providing no “public benefit.” Continue reading
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Julian Assange: The Lynching of the Charismatic Geek By Diana Johnstone
Once upon a time, there was a very bright little boy in Australia who grew up as stranger to conventional society. His mother went from husband to husband, from theater to cult, always on the eccentric margins, while the boy’s natural father was left behind. As an adolescent he found his own world in cyberspace,… Continue reading
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Rebel Renter #3
Welcome to issue 3 of Rebel Renter, a newsletter chock full of updates about all of the organising we’re doing together in the London Renters Union. Continue reading
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Brexit/Election News Links 3 November 2019
3 November 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back General election 2019: Nigel Farage will not stand as candidate https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50280848 Election – One million under 45s register to vote in one month https://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/election-one-million-register-to-vote-in-one-month/ Continue reading
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UK Election – One million under 45s register to vote in one month
TruePublica Editor: Bad news for Boris Johnson keeps piling up as election campaigning is in now full swing. Continue reading
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Julian Assange News 2-3 November 2019
3 November 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Julian Assange’s Life Is at Risk, Says United Nations Expert “I Was Fired For Helping Julian Assange, And I Have No Regrets” Prison conditions for Julian Assange are putting his life ‘at… Continue reading
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Why we still don’t know “the truth” about Grenfell
On 14 June 2017, a devastating fire broke out at Grenfell Tower, eventually killing 72 people, injuring hundreds more and leaving over 200 households homeless. Yesterday, a Prime Minister not renowned for being closely acquainted with honesty has trumpeted that the formal unveiling of the Report of Phase 1 of the Public Inquiry into the… Continue reading
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Johnson and Cummings – Police hand criminal evidence to prosecution agency over Brexit campaign
Evidence that could lead to criminal charges against the pro-Brexit campaign led by Boris Johnson and his key adviser, Dominic Cummings, has now been passed by police to the criminal prosecution authorities, openDemocracy has learned. Continue reading
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Trump targets Corbyn in UK election intervention
US President Donald Trump intervened at the start of Britain’s snap general election campaign Thursday to publicly attack Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, warning that a Corbyn premiership would take the UK into “bad places.” Continue reading
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UK art exhibition for Julian Assange: “If courage was not contagious, I wouldn’t be here today”
In the face of a media blackout and state-orchestrated vendetta, support for Julian Assange is growing among artists. An Exhibition of Free Expression by three local artists on the UK’s Isle of Wight offered a revealing glimpse of popular opposition to the attempts to silence the imprisoned WikiLeaks founder and award-winning journalist. Continue reading
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IRR News (16 – 30 October 2019)
Last week crowds stood in silent vigil outside the Home Office and Belfast City Hall for the 39 undocumented migrants, believed to be Vietnamese nationals, who were found dead in the back of a refrigerated lorry. We know that UK government policies which make it impossible to enter the country using safe means contributed to… Continue reading
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Inquiry issues cover-up report on Grenfell Tower fire disaster By Robert Stevens
The report of the first phase of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry confirms that it is a rotten political cover-up, designed to protect those in the corporate and political elite who are guilty of the horrific murders of 72 men, women and children. Continue reading
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British Government Retains Julian Assange in a Maximum Security Prison at the Behest of Trump Regime
At his latest extradition hearing Julian Assange was once again denied justice by a British court. If extradited to the U.S. he faces 175 years imprisonment for revealing American war crimes committed during its regime change wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Continue reading
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Grenfell Report Phase 1 Seeks to Blame the Firefighters
One simple fact cannot be hidden. The firefighters did not cause the fire. Phase 1 of Judge Sir Martin Moore-Bick’s report of the public inquiry into the Grenfell disaster has been released to relatives prior to publication tomorrow. According to the Guardian, it concentrates blame on the firefighters in charge of tackling the blaze. This… Continue reading
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UK: Johnson set to win vote to hold December general election
MPs voted last night to reject Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s motion to call a snap general election on December 12. Johnson won the vote by 299 to 70 but the Fixed Term Parliament Act (FTPA) requires that general elections can only be called with the votes of two thirds (434) of MPs. Continue reading
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