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Julian Assange receives 4th Annual DANNY Award for Journalism
WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange has been granted the 2019 Danny Schechter Global Vision Award for Journalism & Activism by not-for-profit educational foundation The Global Center. As a press release announcing the award explains, The DANNY is “awarded annually to an individual who best emulates Schechter’s practice of combining excellent journalism with social advocacy and activism.” Continue reading
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The Shaving Kit – Manufacturing The Julian Assange Witch-Hunt
Last week, UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid signed the US extradition request to hand over Julian Assange, who is charged with 18 counts of violating the US Espionage Act. Assange’s immediate fate now lies in the hands of the British justice system. Continue reading
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Julian Assange Newslinks 20-24 June 2019
24 June 2019 — The New Dark Age Trump Threatening the World’s Most Eco-Sensitive Habitats https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2019/06/24/trump-threatening-the-worlds-most-eco-sensitive-habitats/ Punitive fines threaten whistleblower Chelsea Manning with bankruptcy http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/24/chel-j24.html Continue reading
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UN Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer Becomes One of Assange’s Most Vocal Advocates
“Here [in Assange’s case] we are not speaking of prosecution but of persecution. That means that judicial power, institutions and proceedings are being deliberately abused for ulterior motives.” — Nils Melzer, UN Rapporteur on Torture Continue reading
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The Coming Show Trial of Julian Assange by Chris Hedges
On Friday morning I was in a small courtroom at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London. Julian Assange, held in Belmarsh Prison and dressed in a pale-blue prison shirt, appeared on a video screen directly in front of me. Assange, his gray hair and beard neatly trimmed, slipped on heavy, dark-frame glasses at the start of… Continue reading
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John Pilger: Extradition Process a ‘Very Long Uphill Road’ for Assange
Britain’s Home Secretary signed off on the U.S. request to extradite Julian Assange, and now UK courts will decide his fate. But if the process until now is any indication, he will not receive a fair hearing, says journalist and filmmaker John Pilger (inc. transcript) Continue reading
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This Assange Supporter Excoriating The Press Is The Best Thing You’ll Watch All Day By Caitlin JohnsonThis Assange Supporter Excoriating The Press Is The Best Thing You’ll Watch All Day by Caitlin Johnstone
Julian Assange’s latest US extradition hearing was a brief affair which saw the WikiLeaks founder’s next hearing scheduled for sometime after the end of February, nearly at the end of his 50-week sentence for a bail conditions violation. According to Reuters Assange was lucid and spirited enough to argue with the prosecution a bit, telling the American lawyer via videolink, “I didn’t… Continue reading
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Julian Assange extradition hearing recap
At Julian Assange’s extradition hearing today at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London, which Assange attended via videolink from HMP Belmarsh, the full substantive proceedings were scheduled for five days in February 2020. Assange will also have a hearing in October this year. Continue reading
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Julian Assange Newslinks 13-14 June 2019
14 June 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day Julian Assange extradition case ‘outrageous assault on journalism’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48633682 ‘Assange extradition should be warning to liberals who believe in American democracy’ – Zizek https://williambowles.info/2019/06/14/assange-extradition-should-be-warning-to-liberals-who-believe-in-american-democracy-zizek/ Continue reading
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‘Assange extradition should be warning to liberals who believe in American democracy’ – Zizek
The UK’s decision to extradite WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange to the US should be taken as a warning to all liberals who still have any faith in ‘American liberal democracy,’ says cultural philosopher Slavoj Zizek. Continue reading
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Britain: Home Secretary signs US extradition request for Assange By Rob Smith
The day before yesterday, the UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid certified the request from the US to extradite Julian Assange for allegations of hacking and sharing classified American government documents. We wholeheartedly oppose his extradition and defend Assange’s freedom of speech. Continue reading
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Freeing Julian Assange: Part One
We’ve been so busy sifting through the ashes that too few of us have noticed what’s been staring us in the face all along. Continue reading
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British Home Secretary signs extradition order to send Julian Assange to US
Britain’s Home Secretary has revealed he has signed a request for the extradition of WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange to the US, where he is accused of violating the Espionage Act. Continue reading
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‘Mirthless Laugh’ – The Persecution And Torture Of Julian Assange
For anyone persuaded by the state-corporate campaign of sneers and smears depicting Julian Assange as a shit-smearing narcissist and rapist, the comments made by Nils Melzer, the UN’s special rapporteur on torture, must be deeply shocking. The BBC headline: ‘Julian Assange subjected to psychological torture, UN expert says’ Continue reading
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Isolated, Surveilled, Expelled: How Ecuador Betrayed Julian Assange
The expulsion of Julian Assange from Ecuador’s embassy in London on 11 April 2019 marked the culmination of President Lenín Moreno’s years-long effort to renege on Ecuador’s commitment to protect the WikiLeaks publisher from the United States’ persecution. By the time he took office on 24 May 2017, Moreno had already begun working on undermining… Continue reading
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Julian Assange and the Agenda for Global War By James Petras
In the most immediate sense, notes Petras, the silencing of Assange and his group are essential to the thuggish imperial takeover of Venezuela Continue reading
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Exclusive: First VIDEO of Julian Assange in Belmarsh prison
RT’s video agency Ruptly has obtained footage showing WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange inside Belmarsh maximum security prison. Continue reading
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Timeline: Julian Assange’s Expulsion & Arrest
7 June 2019 — Defend Wikileaks Read the PDF version here March 2017 7 March 2017 — WikiLeaks releases Vault 7, exposing CIA hacking tools Largest leak of confidential CIA documents in history, details the agency’s cyber warfare capabilities Continue reading
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Isolated, Surveilled, Expelled: How Ecuador Betrayed Julian Assange
The expulsion of Julian Assange from Ecuador’s embassy in London on 11 April 2019 marked the culmination of President Lenín Moreno’s years-long effort to renege on Ecuador’s commitment to protect the WikiLeaks publisher from the United States’ persecution. By the time he took office on 24 May 2017, Moreno had already begun working on undermining… Continue reading
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Actions For Assange: Ideas And Examples Of How To Help (Guest Blog By Elizabeth Lea Vos)
7 June 2019 — Caitlin Johnstone Hi everyone! I’ve never featured a guest blog before, but when I saw this excellent article by Elizabeth Lea Vos I immediately asked her for permission to republish it on my platform. For months I’ve seen supporters of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks stressing out about the question, “What can… Continue reading
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