The Imminent Extradition of Julian Assange and the Death of Journalism
Julian Assange’s legal options have nearly run out. He could be extradited to the U.S. this week. Should he be convicted in the U.S., any reporting…
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NBC News Uses Ex-FBI Official Frank Figliuzzi to Urge Assange’s Extradition, Hiding His Key Role
The most dangerous, and under-discussed, development in corporate media is the spate of ex-security state agents now employed to deliver the “news.”
“A Lot of Mistakes”: The Guardian and Julian Assange
Three years on from the explosive Julian Assange/Paul Manafort story, we question whether the Guardian has honored its stated commitment to the truth.
The Selective Prosecution of Julian Assange
As the extradition hearing for Wikileaks Editor-in-Chief Julian Assange unfolds, it is increasingly clear that the prosecution of Assange fits into a pattern of governments selectively enforcing laws in order to punish those who provoke their ire.
Assange’s Extradition Trial: Court Hears About History Of Political Prosecutions Under Espionage Act
By Kevin Gosztola September 17, 2020 “There has never, in the century-long history of the Espionage Act, been an indictment of a U.S. publisher under the law for the publication Read More…
‘The American friends’: New court files expose Sheldon Adelson’s security team in US spy operation against Julian Assange
An exclusive investigation by The Grayzone reveals new details on the critical role Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands played in an apparent CIA spying operation targeting Julian Assange, and exposes the Sands security staff who helped coordinate the malicious campaign.
Assange Extradition: US Government Claims Foreign Journalists Aren’t Protected by First Amendment
Wikileaks publisher Julian Assange faces up to 175 years in prison in the US on charges relating to his role in publishing classified documents which revealed alleged war crimes perpetrated by US forces in Iraq.
Swedish Prosecutors File Request for Assange’s Detention Over Sexual Assault Inquiry
Sweden has announced they will reopen the rape case against WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange now that he is out of the Ecuadorian Embassy, seeking his extradition after he serves his 50-week-long UK prison sentence for skipping bail.
Anticipating Imminent Eviction, Julian Assange Files Legal Challenge Against Trump Administration
Lawyers for the WikiLeaks publisher urgently petitioned the OAS independent body to keep Assange from being extradited to a US courtroom and to end his imposed isolation by Ecuador.
Petition to offer Assange asylum in New Zealand to be presented to parliament
A petition with thousands of signatures supporting Julian Assange’s political asylum is set to be presented to New Zealand’s parliament.
Chris Hedges: The War on Assange is a War on Press Freedom
The silence of the press, whose own fate is inextricably intertwined, regarding the ongoing persecution of Julian Assange is deafening.
Exclusive: Activist Lauri Love Speaks Out After Twitter Suspension
The activism community was shocked recently by the news that Twitter had permanently suspended UK-based activist, Lauri Love. Love recently won a landmark case in a drawn-out legal battle against extradition to Read More…
Jailed Hacker Guccifer Claims ‘Guccifer 2.0’ is U.S. Gov’t Fabrication, Not Russia
During his plane ride extradition from Romania to the United States in 2016, the original hacker known as “Guccifer” told Fox News’ Pamela Browne that one of his handlers asked slyly: “what would your opinion be if another Guccifer showed up?” He then went on to declare that “Guccifer 2.0 is an inside job” by U.S. government agencies.