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British Judge Keeps Julian Assange In Prison, Despite Denying Extradition Two Days Ago
A British district judge denied bail for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after a hearing in which the prosecution argued he had helped NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden “flee justice” and would abscond if released from the Belmarsh high-security prison. Continue reading
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The Assange Verdict: What Happens Now
I fully expect that Julian will be released on bail this week, pending a possible US appeal against the blocking of his extradition. Continue reading
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Chris Hedges: The Empire is Not Done with Julian Assange
Shortly after WikiLeaks released the Iraq War Logs in October 2010, which documented numerous US war crimes — including video images of the gunning down of two Reuters journalists and 10 other unarmed civilians in the Collateral Murder video, the routine torture of Iraqi prisoners, the covering up of thousands of civilian deaths and the killing… Continue reading
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Julian Assange: Imminent Freedom
It has been a long and tiring day, with the startlingly unexpected decision to block Julian’s extradition. The judgement is in fact very concerning, in that it accepted all of the prosecution’s case on the right of the US Government to prosecute publishers worldwide of US official secrets under the Espionage Act. The judge also… Continue reading
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The Assange Extradition Ruling Is A Relief, But It Isn’t Justice
British Judge Vanessa Baraitser has ruled against US extradition for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, but not for the reasons she should have. Continue reading
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In Assange Case, British Judge Rejects US Government’s Extradition Request
Citing harsh federal prison conditions in the United States, a British district court judge rejected the United States government’s extradition request against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Continue reading
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President Trump: Please Pardon Assange!
In just 24 days, a judge will rule on the U.S. request to extradite Julian Assange. But he needs our help NOW! Continue reading
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DOCTORS FOR ASSANGE STATEMENT (22/11/2020)
Sunday 22nd November 2020 marked 12 months since doctors from around the world wrote to the UK Home Secretary, Priti Patel, calling for an immediate end to the torture and medical neglect of Julian Assange. Continue reading
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Assange Defense: Another chance to add your name!
What we are writing today to talk about is our next angle for LTEs– getting the President to pardon Assange before he leaves office. Whether you think this is a long shot or our best chance at freeing Assange, we believe this is a crucial piece of our advocacy. We want to show the nation… Continue reading
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Farcical Coverage of Julian Assange’s Farcical Hearing
US corporate media have buried coverage of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition hearing in the UK, despite its being the media “Trial of the Century” (FAIR.org, 9/25/20). Continue reading
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Assange Defense: Thanks for taking action!
Can you spread the word to keep up our momentum? Continue reading
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Assange Defense Post-Election Update: Get Involved!
Now that the election drama seems like it might be tapering off, we wanted to touch base with you about our efforts to defend Julian Assange and civil liberties and share some of our recent successes. Continue reading
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You Know What’s Scary?
We haven’t written in a while, and we just wanted to touch base with you about our efforts to defend Julian Assange and civil liberties and get you thinking about the importance of press freedom. Continue reading
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Criticising Monbiot isn’t ‘demonisation’. It’s a first step on the path to reclaiming our minds
The other day I wrote a piece criticising Guardian columnist George Monbiot for his failure to speak out loudly in support of Julian Assange during last month’s hearings in which the United States has been seeking to extradite the Wikileaks founder so that he can be locked away for the rest of his life on… Continue reading
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WATCH: The Assange Case Explained
Editor-in-Chief Joe Lauria was interviewed by BreakThrough News, and he laid out the essential information about WikiLeaks‘ publisher Julian Assange’s extradition case. (9 minutes) Continue reading
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Where Is My Final Assange Report?
Numerous people have contacted me in various ways to ask where is my promised report on the final day of the Assange hearing, to complete the account? Continue reading
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‘None Of It Reported’: How Corporate Media Buried The Assange Trial
One of the most imposing features of state-corporate propaganda is its incessant, repetitive nature. Over and over again, the ‘mainstream’ media have to convince the public that ‘our’ government prioritises the health, welfare and livelihoods of the general population, rather than the private interests of an elite stratum of society that owns and runs all… Continue reading
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Julian Assange News Links 2 September – 5 October 2020
5 October 2020 • 18:00 — The New Dark Age On Contact: Assange Extradition Hearing 6 Wikileaks Revelations Expose Corporate Abuse at Expense of People and Planet Continue reading
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How a Police State Starts
On Saturday a small, socially distanced vigil of 18 people for Julian Assange at Piccadilly Circus was broken up by twice that number of police and one elderly man arrested and taken into custody. The little group of activists have been holding the vigil every week. I had just arrived to thank them and was… Continue reading
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