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
Trial Week 1: Witnesses state Assange did nothing illegal
In the first week of Julian Assange’s extradition trial in London, witnesses sought to bring out the political nature of the prosecution against Assange.
Brazilian leaders Lula and Dilma express solidarity with Julian Assange, reject extradition
The Australian journalist faces 18 charges from the United States and could be sent to the country to be sentenced
The trial of Assange, Day 2: Guantanamo and a warning
The extradition hearings of Julian Assange continued on Tuesday with British lawyer Clive Stafford Smith and journalism professor Mark Feldstein testifying. When Assange termed a prosecution argument nonsense, the judge gave him a warning
Trial for Assange’s extradition resumes in London
The presiding judge Vanessa Baraitser denied dozens of political and civil society monitors remote access to the proceedings
Commemorating the legacy of slain Indian journalist Gauri Lankesh
On the anniversary of the assassination of journalist Gauri Lankesh by religious extremists in India, her sister Kavitha Lankesh talks about her legacy
US files second extradition request for Assange, could further delay hearings
Julian Assange’s lawyers have decried the move as “potentially abusive” and an attempt to delay the extradition hearings until after the elections
Abduction of senior journalist widely condemned in Pakistan
Senior Pakistani journalist Matiullah Jan, known for his harsh criticism against the Pakistani military and the ruling dispensation headed by prime minister Imran Khan, was attacked by unidentified persons back in September 2017, as well
Egyptian authorities arrest journalist Nora Younis
Founder and editor-in-chief of al-Manassa news agency, Nora Younis, has been a critic of the Egyptian government’s track record on human rights. She is the third woman journalist to be arrested by the Egyptian authorities in recent weeks
Assange faces second indictment by US on charges of recruiting hacktivists
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will face a fresh indictment on charges of having “hired” and “conspired” with hacktivist groups, including Anonymous, LulzSec, and “a famous teenage hacker in Australia”
Egyptian journalist arrested while interviewing jailed activist’s mother, released on bail hours later
Lina Attalah, the editor-in-chief of the Egyptian independent news outlet Mada Masr, was arrested while speaking to Laila Soueif, the mother of political prisoner Alaa Abdel Fattah
Australian MPs call for Assange’s release from UK prison
MPs who are part of a pro-Assange parliamentary group have called for his release from the Belmarsh prison in the UK over concerns about the potential spread of COVID-19 in prisons
- Jordanian King dissolves national parliament ahead of November elections
- 1 killed, hundreds arrested in anti-government protests in Egypt
- US computer forensics expert tear apart hacking conspiracy charge against Assange
- Ecuadorian court orders the arrest of Rafael Correa
- Hamas and Fatah agree to hold elections in Palestine in six months
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