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INTERVIEW: Ecuadorian diplomat Fidel Navraez on Julian Assange extradition
Last Friday, the US extradition case for Julian Assange was officially opened at Westminster Magistrates Court in London, where formal proceedings are expected to extend into late February or early March of 2020.
INTERVIEW: CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou discusses the Julian Assange case
This week, the US Justice Department delivered a formal extradition request for Julian Assange to UK officials, which means any additional US charges against him beyond the 18-count indictment filed last month may be unlikely now.
INTERVIEW: Joe Lauria explains Assange indictments and US Espionage Act
The US government’s latest on 18-count indictment against Julian Assange, charges him under the 1917 Espionage Act, where prosecutors are accusing him of having “repeatedly sought, obtained, and disseminated information that the United States classified due to serious risk that unauthorized disclosure could harm the national security of the United States.” This federal move threatens to redefine the whole concept of the free press in the 21st century.
Assange Indictment: US Department of Justice Declares ‘War on Journalism’
This week, Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, was indicted on 17 new counts of violating the Espionage Act of 1917, for his role in obtaining and publishing classified US military and diplomatic material in 2010. It appears the current Trump Administration has crossed over a Constitutional red line which previous US presidents couldn’t or wouldn’t do, and which now has profound implications regarding the First Amendment.
Henningsen: ‘Assange Indictment Could Affect All Media Outlets, Globally’
Yesterday, the US government declared war on the First Amendment after it filed an 17 count indictment against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The superseding indictment brought by DOJ carries grave implications in terms of the US Constitution and the concept of a Free Press as could affect the ability every single media outlet to cover or expose government wrongdoing.
Chelsea Manning Defiant, Sent to Jail Again for Refusing to Incriminate Assange
It is a legal circus worthy of any banana republic or tin pot dictatorship.
After only being released from jail last week for refusing help incriminate WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, renowned whistleblower Chelsea Manning, 31, was remanded in custody on Thursday for contempt of court after refusing to give evidence to a secret grand jury.
Assange Supporters, Yellow Vests Block Traffic at U.S. Extradition Hearing in London
Photo by Patrick Henningsen @21WIRE
LONDON – Earlier today, 21WIRE’s Patrick Henningsen reported ‘hundreds of Assange supporters blocking traffic’ in front of the Westminster Magistrates Court in London where Julian Assange’s first U.S. extradition hearing was held.