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Assange’s brother: “Julian could receive the death penalty” if extradited

The Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal interviews Gabriel Shipton, film producer and brother of Julian Assange, during his latest visit to Washington DC, where he was pushing lawmakers to oppose the Biden administration’s prosecution of the jailed Wikileaks publisher.
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“Wiki-Gate”: How Julian Assange was Framed by His Supporters

Michel Chossudovsky We must act decisively in support and in solidarity with Julian Assange. In this regard, we must understand the history: On how Assange was betrayed and misled by those who allegedly supported him. In October 2021, the U.S. government began a legal challenge to extradite Julian Assange from the U.K. “to face charges …

Craig Murray: Assange Final Appeal

Craig Murray was in the public gallery at the Royal Courts of Justice Reporting on Julian Assange’s extradition hearings has become a vocation that has now stretched over five years. From the very first hearing, when Justice Snow called Assange “a narcissist” before Julian had said anything whatsoever other than to confirm his name, to the last, when Judge Swift […]
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UK steps up war on whistleblower journalism with new National Security Act

Under a repressive new act, British nationals could face prison for undermining London’s national security line. Intended to destroy WikiLeaks and others exposing war crimes, the law is a direct threat to critical national security journalism. It was the afternoon of May 17 2023 and I had just arrived at London’s Luton Airport. I was on my way to the city of my birth to visit my family. Before landing, the pilot instructed all passengers to have their passports ready […]

« Libérez la vérité » : Julian Assange et la défense de la liberté de la presse

Dans une émission spéciale du jour de l’An, nous diffusons les moments forts du tribunal de Belmarsh qui s’est tenu le mois dernier à Washington, DC, où des journalistes, des avocats, des activistes et d’autres témoins experts ont plaidé en faveur de la libération de Julian Assange de sa prison au Royaume-Uni. Le fondateur de […]

The Last Flurry: The US Congress and Australian Parliamentarians seek Assange’s Release

On February 20, Julian Assange, the daredevil publisher of WikiLeaks, will be going into battle, yet again, with the British justice system – or what counts for it.  The UK High Court will hear arguments from his team that his extradition to the United States from Britain to face 18 charges under the Espionage Act […]

From Prison, Assange Expresses Regret That WikiLeaks Can No Longer Expose War Crimes

Journalist Charles Glass visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at His Majesty’s Prison Belmarsh in London, where he has been jailed for over four and a half years as the United States government pursues extradition. In a report for The Nation on his prison visit, Glass asked Assange about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Israel’s assault and siege on Gaza. “Now is an […]