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.
US Officials Confronted on Assange Hypocrisy
Category: U.S. Justice Dept.
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.
JOE LAURIA: State Dept. & Senate Leaders Troll Assange
Increasing pressure is being brought by politicians and the public on the DOJ to drop the charges against Julian Assange. Despite some progress, the political obstacles are formidable.
WATCH: CN Live! — ‘Assange v. the Espionage Act’
British legal analyst Alexander Mercouris joined U.S. constitutional lawyer Bruce Afran on CN Live! to discuss Afran’s Consortium News article on how the charges against Julian Assange breach the U.S. constitution. Watch the replay.
Caitlin Johnstone: Biden DOJ Indicts Four Americans for ‘Weaponized’ Free Speech
U.S. citizens are being prosecuted for speech and political activities that don’t align with the wishes of the government.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Scrap the US Bureau of Prisons
Employee misconduct runs rampant in the largest bureau run by the Department of Justice and no amount of “congressional oversight” is going to help.
Corporate Media Are the Anti-WikiLeaks
Journalists are entrusted by the public to reveal truth, not serve the powerful in a witch-hunt for sources of the truth, writes Elizabeth Vos.
The Espionage Act & the 4th Year of Assange’s Arrest
If Julian Assange is extradited he will face prosecution under a severe espionage law with roots in the British Official Secrets Act that is part of a history of repression of press freedom, reports Joe Lauria.
WATCH: DOJ Rally on 4th Anniversary of Assange’s Arrest
WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange was arrested in London on April 11, 2019. He has been in Belmarsh prison ever since. A rally took place at the DOJ on Tuesday. Watch it here.