Chris Hedges The ruling by the High Court in London permitting Julian Assange to appeal his extradition order leaves him languishing in precarious health in a high-security prison. That is the point. The decision by the High Court in London to grant Julian Assange the right to appeal the order to extradite him to the … Continue reading The Slow-Motion Execution of Julian Assange Continues
URGENT CALL TO DEMONSTRATE On Monday 20th May Julian Assange will find out whether the UK will allow his extradition to the United States for his publishing which revealed war crimes and human rights abuses.We are calling for an urgent demonstration at the Royal Courts of Justice in London from 8am as the monumental decision … Continue reading Julian Assange
In another twist in the legal wrangling over the extradition to the US, the High Court in London ruled on Tuesday that the WikiLeaks founder must have the right to challenge the British government’s June 2022 extradition order, unless the United States provides within three weeks assurances that he would receive a fair trial and would … Continue reading The Agony of Julian Assange Continues
A UK High Court hearing to determine whether Julian Assange will be allowed a final appeal against his extradition to the United States concluded with no immediate decision, leaving the fate of the WikiLeaks publisher hanging in the balance. With Assange too unwell to attend the hearing himself, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reiterates its calls … Continue reading Free Assange!
Julian Assange has been imprisoned for 1742 days Free Assange January Newsletter Day X is here: The last chance in the British courts to stop Julian Assange’s extradition The UK High Court has confirmed that a public hearing will take place on Tuesday 20 February and Wednesday 21 February 2024. The two-day hearing may be the final … Continue reading Assange: Day X is here- 20th February London
How dissent is managed in a ‘liberal democracy’. Much is made by politicians and political theorists of the need for ‘active citizens’ in a liberal democracy. The education system is supposed to prepare citizens to scrutinise claims, analyse arguments and check sources of information. We can all then ‘hold to account’ those who aspire to … Continue reading Passive Democracy—Editorial
Extracts from the Daily Herald [The Daily Herald was an important publication, being the only paper in Britain oriented towards the interests of the working class. It always struggled financially, not having wealthy proprietors. It started in 1911 by trade unionists; its line was always to support workers and strikers; it was against the war in 1914 … Continue reading Newspaper proprietors
A short daily humorous piece on state France radio ‘France Info’ Every morning, Marie Dupin takes on the role of a personality, an event, a place or a fact at the heart of the news. News report usually leave out historical context, even history as old as 10 years ago, or even any context at … Continue reading The News Personified—a Fresh Look at the News
The U.S. government should end its prosecution of Julian Assange for publishing secrets. Twelve years ago, on November 28th 2010, our five international media outlets – The New York Times, the Guardian, Le Monde, El Pais and DER SPIEGEL – published a series of revelations in cooperation with Wikileaks that made the headlines around the globe. … Continue reading An Open Letter from Editors and Publishers: Publishing is Not a Crime
SECRET POWER: WIKILEAKS AND ITS ENEMIES BY STEFANIA MAURIZI (Pluto Press) Reviewed in the Morning Star Assange—Freedom v authoritarianism HELEN MERCER recommends a book that explains the ruthless official manipulation of the case against Julian Assange https://morningstaronline.co.uk/system/files/pdf-editions/MorningStar_2022_11_28.pdf THE “secret power” that Stefania Maurizi refers to in this book is the “highest level of power, where secret … Continue reading SECRET POWER: WIKILEAKS AND ITS ENEMIES
Julian Assange submits his Perfected Grounds of Appeal Since the last ruling, overwhelming evidence has emerged proving that the United States prosecution against my husband is a criminal abuse. The High Court judges will now decide whether Julian is given the opportunity to put the case against the United States before open court, and in … Continue reading Assange: New Appeal
Brief note: Leaks to the press a corrosive effect on politics When it comes to the timing of leaks to the press I immediately think, internal politics. Coming as it has in the immediate aftermath of the local government election results, the email leak that provoked the Durham police to re-open the Investigation into Starmer … Continue reading Leaks
Revealing war crimes is not a crime. Statement from https://dontextraditeassange.com WikiLeaks editor and publisher Julian Assange is facing a 175 year sentence for publishing truthful information in the public interest. Julian Assange is being sought by the current US administration for publishing US government documents which exposed war crimes and human rights abuses. The politically … Continue reading Don’t Extradite Assange
The persecution of Julian Assange — part 3 By Peter Brooke A brief history of Wikileaks[1] followed by ‘Assange Extradition, on to the Next Hurdle’ from Craig Murray’s website. As a teenager in Australia in the 1980s, Julian Assange had explored the possibilities of hacking with a couple of friends calling themselves the 'International Subversives'. This … Continue reading The Persecution of Julian Assange Part 3
A review of Nils Melzer: The Trial of Julian Assange, Verso Books, 2022 Part two by Peter Brooke ASSANGE LEAVES THE EMBASSY Assange entered the Ecuadorian embassy fit and healthy, a man at the top of his immensely difficult, immensely courageous game. Prior to 2012, following the list of his honours given in his Wikipedia entry, he … Continue reading The Persecution of Julian Assange (Part Two)
THE PERSECUTION OF JULIAN ASSANGE (Part 1) A review of Nils Melzer: The Trial of Julian Assange, Verso Books, 2022 A CASE FOR A RAPPORTEUR ON TORTURE By Peter Brooke The persecution and torture of Julian Assange can only be understood in its details as caused by the coming together of two distinct political projects. On the one … Continue reading The Persecution of Assange
Julian Assange in his own words, Book Review by Helen Mercer And A Ray of Hope: Julian Assange Given Leave to Appeal https://wiseupaction.info/2021/12/20/julian-assange-in-his-own-words-book-review-by-helen-mercer/ With the recent judgement handed down by the High Court judges supporting the US appeal in the case of Julian Assange we have truly entered an Alice in Wonderland world. Logic, not … Continue reading Julian Assange in His Own Words
Assange: the most important press freedom case of the 21st century Punishment by process is the US policy on Julian Assange, just as the failure he predicted in Afghanistan comes true, writes JOHN REES https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/assange-most-important-press-freedom-case-21st-century IN THE mirror-world which is the Julian Assange case, justice is neither transparent nor impartial. And it is certainly not … Continue reading Assange
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