Category: WikiLeaks

Doctors For Assange Ratchet Up Pressure

February 17, 2020

Doctors for Assange have launched a new campaign to get proper medical treatment for the imprisoned WikiLeaks journalist by publishing a letter in Britain’s leading medical journal.

Julian Assange Wins 2020 Gary Webb Freedom of the Press Award

February 10, 2020

UPDATED: Imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange has been awarded Consortium News’ 2020 Gary Webb Freedom of the Press Award for courage in the face of an unprecedented attack on press freedom.

Three Extraordinary Australian Journalists: Burchett, Pilger & Assange

February 8, 2020

They span three generations and give their country reason to be enormously proud, writes Rick Sterling. All have depended on freedom of the press, which is now at stake.

RAY McGOVERN: German TV Exposes the Lies That Entrapped Julian Assange

February 6, 2020

A major German TV network has aired an interview with the UN rapporteur on torture that reveals the invention of the Swedish “rape” case against Julian Assange.

The Primary Mechanism of Oppression is Not Hidden

February 5, 2020

Caitlin Johnstone says bought politicians and owned news outlets do more harm — out in the open — than government secrecy.

Belmarsh Prisoners Show Duty to Civil Disobedience

February 3, 2020

This is a trial of the First Amendment as a foundation of our society and it calls for popular participation, writes Nozomi Hayase.

The FBI Has Been Lying About Seth Rich

January 29, 2020

In light of emails produced by an unrelated FOIA request, Craig Murray wonders what other documents the agency might hold about the slain DNC employee.

Assange Extradition Hearings Scheduled as Assault on Press Freedom Spreads

January 27, 2020

The day after journalist Glen Greenwald was charged with cyber crimes in Brazil, the timetable for the WikiLeaks publisher’s extradition case was set in London, writes Nozomi Hayase.

Belmarsh Inmates Prove More Ethical Than Entire Western Empire

January 25, 2020

The prisoners who succeeded in getting Juilan Assange moved out of solitary confinement had a unique vantage point on his plight, writes Caitlin Johnstone.