Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream fame, was arrested on Thursday in front of the U.S. Department of Justice building in Washington protesting the DOJ’s prosecution of publisher Julian Assange.
WATCH: Cohen Arrested in Defense of Assange at DOJ
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WATCH: ASSANGE APPEAL — The US-UK Deception
The ‘Perfected Grounds of Appeal’ submitted by Julian Assange’s lawyers to the High Court of England and Wales reveals new evidence of deception by both Britain and the United States. (With transcript).
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Nailing the Assange Story Since 2010
The essential issues at the core of the Julian Assange case were laid out in exact detail by CN‘s late founder Robert Parry as early as December 2010.
Records Destroyed of Starmer Trips to DC During Assange Case
U.K. public prosecutor destroyed records showing Keir Starmer met with U.S. attorney general and other U.S. and U.K. national security officials in D.C. in 2011, when Starmer led Assange’s proposed extradition to Sweden, Matt Kennard reports.
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A Tumultuous and Dangerous Year
A new economic and diplomatic order is emerging in reaction to the escalation of the Ukrainian war.
WATCH: Approaching a Climax
Julian Assange supporters rallied in London’s Parliament Square on Saturday as the climax of his extradition case nears.
WATCH: Stella Assange — ‘Julian Is a Deterrent’
Stella Assange told a packed house at Westminster Central Hall in London Thursday night that her imprisoned husband has become a “deterrent” to stop other journalists from publishing secrets.
Biden Would Need His Pound of Flesh From Assange
The U.S. president would not likely move on the case without some face-saving measure to ward off pressure from the C.I.A. and his own party, writes Joe Lauria.