4 things to know about the hounding of Julian Assange
What is the media not telling you about the US’ dangerous persecution of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange?
Stand up for Assange, stand up for press freedom
Independent media projects from across the globe stand with journalist Julian Assange whose persecution by the US represents an attack on press freedom everywhere
Extradition trial concludes, Assange to remain in prison until verdict in January
The trial concluded after 18 days of extensive submissions from experts and witnesses over a range of aspects concerning the persecution of Wikileaks in the US
Diplomatic cables published by WikiLeaks helped CIA torture victim get justice
Wikileaks strengthened the case of Khalid El-Masri in the European Human Rights Court which handed first ever punishment to CIA operatives involved in rendition in 2012.
Assange is a champion of the cause of freedom, says Brazil’s Lula in letter
The ex-president’s letter published on Monday September 21 in The Guardian warned about the risks of Assange’s extradition to the US
The trial of Julian Assange: Week 2
The second week of the trial portion of the extradition hearings of Julian Assange concluded on Friday. Witnesses highlighted the political nature of the US charges and the contributions of Assange and WikiLeaks
CIA torture survivor testifies that cable leaks were crucial to securing redressal
Today’s testimonies reinforced the defense’s argument that the revelations made by Wikileaks has been in the interest of the public and often crucial to securing justice for US crimes
Assange will not get a fair trial in US, says Pentagon Papers publisher in testimony
In the recent set of testimonies, Assange’s defense team dismantled the prosecution’s argument that Assange caused any harm by publishing classified names
Day 5 of Assange trial: Wikileaks’ publication of Afghan War Logs was basis for ICC case
Today’s witness presented by the defense, Eric Lewis, tried to impress upon the fact that once Assange could be subjected to arbitrary detention methods and highlighted the tremendous contributions of Wikileaks in advancing an ICC investigation of the US
On Day 3 of Assange’s trial, defense builds case to prove political nature of US indictment
The defense presented two witnesses to point out how politically motivated the ongoing prosecution against Assange is and the threat it poses on press freedoms.
