Peter Oborne contrasts the free-press cause celebre that arose after the British phone-hacking scandal to the silence and hostility engulfing the far more consequential case of the WikiLeaks publisher.
British Press Sides with Power Against Assange
Tag: Belmarsh Prison
Brazil’s Lula Calls for Julian Assange’s Freedom
While in London for the coronation of King Charles III, the Brazilian president called for a movement by the world press to free the journalist.
A Kingly Proposal: Letter from Julian Assange to King Charles III
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.”
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.
WATCH: CN Live! — ‘Beginning of the End’
Julian Assange’s father John Shipton joined CN Live! Thursday night to discuss several developments this week in the case of the imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher.
John Pilger: The Betrayers of Julian Assange
The day dream about Anthony Albanese doing the right thing has reached its limits. As prime minister he has not fought to bring home an Australian who is both the embodiment of courage and the victim of a great, vindictive injustice.
Australia — Silent Collaborator Against Assange
Despite private and public requests for diplomatic assistance for the WikiLeaks publisher, Canberra’s policy — shown by FOI documents — has been one of complicit inactivity in the face of his persecution, reports Kellie Tranter.
Stella Assange: ‘Corrupting the System at Every Level’
“I think there are some people within the U.S. and U.K. governments who understand how cancerous this whole affair is,” the wife of the imprisoned publisher tells Matt Kennard in a wide-ranging interview.
WATCH: A Wedding For the Ages
Julian and Stella Assange were married yesterday at Belmarsh Prison in London. Here are the wedding videos.
Assange’s Father Says His Son Has Been Vaccinated
John Shipton also told a French interview program that too much focus was on Julian Assange and not enough on the crimes WikiLeaks has revealed.