Mexico City gives Julian Assange keys to the city
Julian Assange’s father John Shipton and his brother Gabriel Shipton accepted the key on his behalf and thanked the people and government of Mexico for standing in solidarity
Lawsuit filed in US seeks to bring judicial scrutiny of CIA’s alleged spying of Julian Assange
Four individuals, including two lawyers who worked with Julian Assange, filed a lawsuit against the CIA, Mike Pompeo, and the Spanish private security firm UC Global for violating their constitutional protections and privacy
Latuff: “Defending Assange is defending the freedom of expression”
The cartoonist Carlos Latuff produced a series of illustrations in support of Julian Assange as well as many others depicting some of the key revelations of his organization Wikileaks
German parliament condemns psychological torture of Julian Assange
In a historic vote on July 6, the German parliament voted in favour of a petition condemning “in the strongest possible terms the psychological torture of journalist Julian Assange and the associated attack on press freedom in Germany and Europe.”
Spanish court summons Pompeo over rendition and assassination plot against Assange
The summons was served as per the petition filed by a lawyer representing Julian Assange in the Spanish court. This is as part of the ongoing case against private security firm UC Global for illegally spying on Assange while he was held in the Ecuadorian embassy in London
UN Special Rapporteur’s book on Julian Assange lays bare a decade-long witchhunt
Nils Melzer’s The Trial of Julian Assange details how the whistleblower was “persecuted and abused for exposing the dirty secrets of the powerful, including war crimes, torture and corruption”
The growing call to free Julian Assange now!
On the three year anniversary of the imprisonment of Julian Assange, progressive leaders from across the world called for Joe Biden to drop the charges against him
Progressive voices demand Assange’s release on third year of his imprisonment
As the extradition to the United States looms large for the Wikileaks founder, progressive figures, movements and supporters have renewed calls for his release
UN warns of rising child casualties, worsening hunger in Yemen war and other stories
Today we look at the severe hunger crisis and rising casualties in Yemen, the denial of Julian Assange’s appeal against his extradition, and more
UK court rejects Assange’s appeal against extradition, Home Office to have final say
Assange’s lawyers are preparing to fight the case once again at the district court, on grounds that were previously raised by not considered. The Home Office decision will come after this
Vijay Prashad: “War itself is a crime”
Vijay Prashad delivers a moving address on the horrors of war, hunger and the necessity of fighting for peace for all
Wikileaks’ invaluable contributions to journalism and people’s movements
The information shared by Wikileaks has strengthened the resistance against repressive governments by exposing the gaps between their actions and their carefully crafted narratives
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- British Trade unions and leftist organizations hold massive mobilizations over cost of living crisis
- Lula leads in overseas voting with majority in 29 countries, Bolsonaro in 6
- Election-eve polls in Brazil give Lula 50-51% of valid votes
