The winner of the 2021 Sam Adams Award will be announced at the World Ethical Data Forum, which runs from Wednesday through Friday.
MI-5 Whistleblower Annie Machon Wins 2021 Sam Adams Award; Prof. Stephen Cohen to be Honored
Category: WikiLeaks
WATCH: Home Run for Assange
John Shipton is on a tour around Australia rallying support for his son, Julian Assange. Consortium News was in Sydney and streamed live from Canberra for Shipton’s Home Run event.
WATCH: The Assange Case & Western Political Repression
The case of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange in the context of political repression in the West, as well as the medical angle on the U.S. appeal against a British court’s ruling against Assange’s extradition and more was discussed on Tuesday…
WATCH: Press Freedom and Julian Assange
The Denver Action to Free Assange presented this discussion about the threat to press freedom after the arrest and indictment of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange.
WATCH: Lies, Spin and Propaganda
John Kiriakou, Lauri Love and Suelette Dreyfus discuss the WikiLeaks release of the Global Intelligence Files (Stratfor leaks) on the 9th anniversary of their publication. Produced by Don’t Extradite Assange.
LETTER FROM LONDON: On the Matter of Assange’s Lawyers Considering a Cross Appeal
If this happens, the hearing at the High Court in London will acquire epochal importance, writes Alexander Mercouris.
Government Secrecy Causes Conspiracy Theories
Due to the CIA’s refusal to be transparent about the exact nature of its involvement in Syria, people are left to fill in the knowledge gaps with their own speculation, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Biden DOJ Files Appeal to Get Assange Extradited
The U.S. has filed an appeal with the High Court in London to reverse a decision by a British judge not to extradite the WikiLeaks publisher on health grounds.
Biden Continues Trump’s War on the Press
Biden isn’t just upholding Trump’s assault on press freedoms, he’s rejecting Obama’s decision not to charge Assange due to First Amendment concerns, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Press Freedom Groups Urge Biden DOJ to Drop ‘Disastrous’ Charges Against Assange
The coalition says Trump abused U.S. prosecutorial powers and that Biden should back away from a dangerous precedent.