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The US and UK #StandForUkraine even as they persecute Julian Assange. The United Nations’ special rapporteur Nils Melzer aims to set the record straight in his new book, The Trial of Julian Assange. Photo: A protest outside Australia House, London in support of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, on 22 February 2020 (AFP) (cropped. Full image…
The wedding to Stella Moris took place in Britain’s Belmarsh maximum-security prison, where the husband and father of two infants is being held without charges Photo: Stella Moris, partner of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, arrives at HMP Belmarsh prison before her wedding to Assange, in London, Britain, March 23, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls 24 March 2022…
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The Julian Assange Extraordinary Rendition Tour plane ticket is now expected to be formally sent to UK Home Secretary Priti Patel to approve -or deny Photo: Julian Assange Photo: AFP/Justin Tallis 15 March 2022 | James Porteous | Clipper Media News It was always going to come to this, wasn’t it? (Julian Assange denied permission to…
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Can anyone truly justify the relentless and costly persecution and prosecution of the Australian journalist by the US and the UK? 12 December 2021 | James Porteous | Clipper Media From enhanced torture, to extraordinary rendition, to the repudiation of the Geneva Conventions and Tuesday drone-kill lists, it could be said that all roads have…
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Mr Biden told his so-called Summit for Democracy that ‘global freedom’ has been in retreat for 15 years. He appears determined to make it 16 years out of pure spite. Supporters of Julian Assange gather outside the high court in London on Friday. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images The Guardian view on the US pursuit of Julian Assange:…
Unlike the plea-bargain deal over the extradition of Huawei’s CFO Meng Wanzhou, the US is once again going to court to push for Julian Assange’s extradition from the UK. Photo: Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange protest in London outside the royal courts of justice. Photograph: Tom Nicholson/Reuters 26 October 2021 | Ben Quinn | The…
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Photo: On of the site-specific installations by Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz Island. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Ai Weiwei: “The Great Big Art Exhibition” rejected an artwork I made that focused on political prisoners. What was the real reason? 02 June 2021 | Ai Weiwei | Artnet News What is art and what is its…
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“Gabriel and I are excited to talk to the American public on why protecting journalism and freeing Julian is so important to a free press,” says John Shipton, the WikiLeaks founder’s father. 28 May 2021 | Jessica Corbett | Common Dreams The father and brother of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange are planning a nationwide tour…
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So far, no one, not the UK, UK or especially Australia have moved to have him released. 11 April 2021 | Dr Lissa Johnson | The New Matilda (original link) It turns out it’s surprisingly easy to tolerate the torture of your citizens if you’re a country with a long record of it. Dr Lissa…
