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
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
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)
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
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/system/files/pdf-editions/Morning_Star_300621.pdf by Ceren Sagir LABOUR MPs Richard Burgon and Diane Abbott handed a letter to the governor of HMP Belmarsh yesterday, demanding permission for a meeting with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. The two socialist MPs joined Mr Assange’s fiancee Stella Moris outside the prison to deliver the letter on behalf of a parliamentary working group. … Continue reading Left Labour MPs demand to meet jailed Assange
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