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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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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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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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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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Corporate Media Have Second Thoughts About Exiling Julian Assange From Journalism
“Democracy dies in darkness,” reads the Washington Post slogan—though apparently sometimes it’s good to put people in prison for exposing government wrongdoing (4/11/19). Continue reading
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Julian Assange Newslinks 5 June 2019
5 June 2019 • 20:20 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day Journalists now fair game as police raid state broadcaster following US hounding of Assange http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCanary/~3/gzbMGVzro6U/ The Quds Day Panic of 2019 https://dissidentvoice.org/2019/06/the-quds-day-panic-of-2019/ Continue reading
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After Assange’s Espionage Act Indictment, Police Move Against More Journalists for Publishing Classified Material
Less than two months after the arrest of journalist Julian Assange, and two weeks after his indictment under the Espionage Act, emboldened governments have sent the police after journalists who’ve challenged the state. Joe Lauria reports. Continue reading
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The Assange Affair
“Unfortunately, it is my belief that Julian Assange will not see a fair trial”, Excerpts from an appeal by Mairead Maguire Continue reading
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A Swedish Court Injects Some Sense
When, eight years late, the European Arrest Warrant request for Assange was finally put before a Swedish court, the court refused to issue it. Continue reading
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Media analysis of Julian Assange’s superseding indictment
Media analysis of Julian Assange’s superseding indictment The precedent Glenn Greenwald: The indictment of Assange is a blueprint for making journalists into felons The argument offered by both the Trump administration and by some members of the self-styled “resistance” to Trump is, ironically, the same: that Assange isn’t a journalist at all and thus deserves… Continue reading
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