The imprisoned journalist invites the new U.K. monarch, on the occasion of his coronation, to visit “his own kingdom within a kingdom: His Majesty’s Prison Belmarsh.”
A Kingly Proposal: Letter from Julian Assange to King Charles III
Month: May 2023
Albanese Should See Assange in London
While in the U.K. capital, the Australian prime minister can indeed do more that just make his frustration known, writes Joe Lauria.
You Are Reading This Thanks to Semiconductors
Digital technology can be used to solve so many human dilemmas, writes Vijay Prashad. And yet, here we are, at the precipice of a conflict to benefit the few over the needs of the many.
US Officials Confronted on Assange Hypocrisy
The Biden administration has no way of squaring its free-press rhetoric with its persecution of the world’s most famous journalist, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Albanese ‘Frustrated’ With US Over Assange
The Australian prime minister told ABC, “I share the frustration. I can’t do more than make very clear what my position is,” that a diplomatic solution to Assange’s case must be found.
WATCH: Assange Q’s Answered in His Home Country
Australians got a chance to get clarity about their imprisoned fellow citizen from journalists and two federal senators.
Youth Delegation to Cuba Detained on Return to US
The People’s Forum — a participating organization in the trip — said travelers were held and questioned for hours at airports and phones were wrongfully seized and searched by custom officials.
Depleted Uranium: Courts Accept Cancer Risk Denied by UK Army
Italian veterans may be winning compensation for their wartime exposure, but Phil Miller reports the British army insists it is safe to supply Ukraine with the toxic tank shells.
WATCH: Assange Rallies on Press Freedom Day
Assange supporters on Wednesday rallied in front of The Washington Post in D.C. and at NBC in New York, as in San Francisco, Sydney, India, and at the DOJ building to highlight the hypocrisy surrounding World Press Freedom Day. (7 videos)
WATCH: A May Day March for Assange
Julian Assange’s father and Australian whistleblower David McBride marched with hundreds of Assange supporters and union members on May Day in Brisbane.