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Julian Assange and the Plea Nibble
Be wary of what Washington offers in negotiations at the best of times. The empire gives and takes when it can; the hegemon proffers and in equal measure and withdraws offers it deems fit. This is...
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The Crucifixion of Julian Assange
British courts for five years have dragged out Julian Assange’s show trial. He continues to be denied due process as his physical and mental health deteriorates. This is the point. Prosecutors...
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Assange’s ‘Reprieve’ Is Another Lie, Hiding The Real Goal Of Keeping Him...
The US has had years to clarify its intention to give Assange a fair trial but refuses to do so. The UK court’s latest ruling is yet more collusion in his show trial The interminable and abhorrent saga...
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The Assange Hearing Permission Appeal Judgment: Mad and Bad
The latest judgment by the High Court in the Assange case achieved completely the objectives of the UK and US states. Above all, Julian remains in the hell which is Belmarsh maximum security prison. He...
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UK Court Gives Biden Chance to Dodge Assange Appeal by “Assuring” His Rights
WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange is closer than ever to being extradited to the United States for trial on 17 counts under the Espionage Act and one count of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion...
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Julian Assange’s Basic Press Freedoms Are Still in Danger
On March 26, 2022, the UK High Court issued a decision about whether journalist Julian Assange could appeal his extradition to the United States. The United States is seeking to put the WikiLeaks...
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UK High Court: Extradition Stops CIA From Killing Assange
While recognizing that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange had valid grounds to appeal extradition to the United States, the British High Court of Justice refused to consider “fresh evidence” involving...
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The last days of Julian Assange in Britain
Babar Ahmad recounts his chilling expulsion to the US, shedding light on the stark realities of extradition and the potential fate of Julian Assange. On 26 March, the UK court ruled that Julian Assange...
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Five Years At Belmarsh: A Chronicle Of Julian Assange’s Imprisonment
At the behest of the United States government, the British government has detained WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in His Majesty’s Prison Belmarsh for five years. Assange is one of the only...
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The Farce of Diplomatic Assurances
The United States has now, on the face of it, produced the Diplomatic Note giving the two assurances required by the High Court to allow the extradition of Julian Assange to proceed. The assurance that...
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Jeremy Corbyn & Stella Assange: The World Press Freedom Day Interview
Marking World Press Freedom Day, Jeremy Corbyn MP met with Stella Assange to discuss the political persecution of the publisher Julian Assange, his trial and its wider implications for journalism...
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A Whistleblower’s Return To The World
I had a palpable sense of nerves approaching the day I was to travel to Perugia for the International Journalism Festival. I was invited by Kathleen McClellan and Jesselyn Radack of WHISPeR who were...
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The Drive for War
The collective shrug with which the Western media and political class noted the attempted assassination of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has been telling. Can you imagine the outrage and emotion...
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A Reprieve for Assange
The High Court’s decision to permit Julian Assange to appeal his pending extradition is an important, if partial, victory. The judges are only too aware that, in reality, he has no case to answer. The...
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Small Victory in the Assange Case: Permission to Appeal Extradition
In this video, acTVism Munich provide an update on the extradition case of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from London, England. During a two-hour permission to appeal hearing on Monday May 20 at the...
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The Turning of the Tide
In the normal run of things, if a very senior judge instructs you to give an assurance to their Court, it would probably not be wise to avoid giving the assurance, to devote a huge amount of text to...
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The Slow-Motion Execution of Julian Assange Continues
The ruling by the High Court in London permitting Julian Assange to appeal his extradition order leaves him languishing in precarious health in a high-security prison. That is the point. The decision...
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In a Victory for Assange and First Amendment, UK Court Grants Right to Appeal
From the First Amendment to the European Convention on Human Rights, Assange’s defense relies on freedom of expression. On May 20, a two-judge panel of the High Court of England and Wales handed...
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