Tag: WikiLeaks

  • Rome grants honorary citizenship to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

    Rome grants honorary citizenship to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

    Assange, who is currently 52 years old, remains incarcerated in London’s maximum-security Belmarsh prison. As of 2019, he has resisted extradition to the United States. There, he faces a possible life sentence because WikiLeaks published in 2010 the US military’s secret intelligence related to the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Melito emphasized that with this…

  • Light in the dungeon: Roger Waters and Yanis Varofakis visit Julian Assange in Belmarsh prison

    Light in the dungeon: Roger Waters and Yanis Varofakis visit Julian Assange in Belmarsh prison

    On a gloomy Saturday, he received a visit Yanis VaroufakisFounder of DiEM25, alongside Roger Waters and his wife Stellawhich has brought her plight back into the limelight. Yanis Varoufakis, who is no stranger to controversy for his opposition to austerity policies and bold economic ideologies, has been an ardent supporter of Assange. The visit, which…

  • Ben & Jerry’s co-founder arrested at Assange vigil

    Ben & Jerry’s co-founder arrested at Assange vigil

    Activists gathered in Washington to demand the release of the jailed WikiLeaks publisher Businessman Ben Cohen and several CodePink activists were arrested Thursday outside the US Department of Justice, after demanding the release of jailed WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange from a British prison. “Unless things change, and unless we change them, freedom of the press…

  • Russian MP suggests swapping WSJ reporter for Assange

    Russian MP suggests swapping WSJ reporter for Assange

    The Wall Street Journal’s Evan Gershkovich and the WikiLeaks publisher are both charged with espionage If Moscow decides on a prisoner swap involving Evan Gershkovich, it should request Julian Assange’s release from a British dungeon, Russian State Duma Deputy Sergey Obuhkov said on Friday. Obuhkov, a Russian Communist Party lawmaker, told reporters that some members…

  • AUKUS deal that keeps Julian Assange behind bars

    AUKUS deal that keeps Julian Assange behind bars

    Despite insisting that Julian Assange has been held captive for too long, the Albanian government still won’t intervene while the AUKUS pact keeps us in lockstep with the US, writes Dr. Binoy Battlefield. THE SHAM that is Julian Assange business, a scandal of monumental proportions brought together by AUKUS powers, shows no sign of abating.…

  • 20 Lies About the Iraq War: Reflections on the 20th Anniversary

    20 Lies About the Iraq War: Reflections on the 20th Anniversary

    It is now widely accepted that there was no cooperation between Iraq and al-Qaeda in the 9/11 attacks. The commission’s September 11 report confirmed that there was no evidence of collusion between the two. Another lie was that Iraq was an immediate threat to the United States and that it had weapons of mass destruction.…

  • World Insights: The US is the world’s biggest spy power

    World Insights: The US is the world’s biggest spy power

    © Provided by Xinhua Living up to the epithet “surveillance empire,” the United States has for decades conducted indiscriminate mass surveillance of foreign governments, corporations, and individuals as well as its own citizens. BEIJING, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) — A completely harmless, unmanned civilian airship has been caught in the crosshairs in the latest anti-China stunt…

  • The British intelligence agency hacked the media

    The British intelligence agency hacked the media

    The website of MI5, Britain’s domestic spy service, was briefly taken down by a DDoS attack The website of Britain’s domestic intelligence agency MI5 was briefly knocked offline by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on Friday, according to Reuters, citing a BBC report. The culprits are not named, and it is not clear if they…

  • World Insights: The United States, empire of mass surveillance

    BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) — For decades, the United States has conducted indiscriminate mass surveillance of its citizens, as well as of foreign governments, companies and individuals. Various surveillance projects undertaken by Washington have been exposed one after the other in recent years, revealing more evidence of America’s pervasive and ubiquitous surveillance of the world.…

  • The President of Mexico appeals to Biden from Assange

    The President of Mexico appeals to Biden from Assange

    Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has called on US President to drop charges against WikiLeaks founder The President of Mexico has revealed the contents of a personal letter he forwarded to his US counterpart during their meeting last week. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador called on Joe Biden to intervene and dismiss the charges against WikiLeaks co-founder…

  • The President of Mexico reveals a written appeal to Biden

    The President of Mexico reveals a written appeal to Biden

    Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has called on US President to drop charges against Julian Assange The President of Mexico has revealed the contents of a personal letter he forwarded to his US counterpart during their meeting last week. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador called on Joe Biden to intervene and reject the allegations against WikiLeaks co-founder…

  • The President of Mexico promises to demolish the Statue of Liberty

    The President of Mexico promises to demolish the Statue of Liberty

    Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says he will press the US to drop the charges against Julian Assange Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says the symbol of American freedom could lose its significance if Washington refuses to drop charges against Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange, who risks 175 years in prison. “If they take him to…

  • Wikileaks Assange Lodges appeals against US extradition

    Wikileaks Assange Lodges appeals against US extradition

    London – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has appealed to the High Court in London to block his extradition to the United States to face criminal charges, his brother said on Friday, the latest step in his legal battle that has dragged on for more than a decade. . Assange, 50, is wanted by US authorities…

  • 6 reasons why everyone should fight for Assange’s freedom

    6 reasons why everyone should fight for Assange’s freedom

    The justice system has failed to defend the principles it should protect in the case of WikiLeak founder Julian Assange, so the public must wake up to the need for peaceful global protests to run parallel to Assange’s legal battle, writes Sara Chessa. The UK Home Secretary Priti Patel said recently that she had it…

  • 6 reasons why everyone should fight for Assange’s freedom

    6 reasons why everyone should fight for Assange’s freedom

    The justice system has failed to defend the principles it should protect in the case of WikiLeak founder Julian Assange, so the public must wake up to the need for peaceful global protests to run parallel to Assange’s legal battle, writes Sara Chessa. The UK Home Secretary Priti Patel said recently that she had it…

  • Julian Assange has no prayer for the Empire of Lies

    Julian Assange has no prayer for the Empire of Lies

    Wikileaks co-founder is on his way to a screening trial of politicians desperate for votes After several years on the run from various governments, Wikileaks editor Julian Assange now seems to be on his way to the United States, where he can expect to face a show trial during the election year built on a…

  • The UK government approves the extradition of Assange;  He plans to appeal

    The UK government approves the extradition of Assange; He plans to appeal

    LONDON – On Friday, the British government ordered the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face espionage – a milestone, but not the end of a decade-long legal saga. WikiLeaks said they would question the order and have 14 days to appeal. Interior Minister Priti Patel signed the order approving…

  • Julian Assange is being crucified for our sins

    Julian Assange is being crucified for our sins

    WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is being slowly murdered by the forces of the U.S. and British states, his crime has been to expose their crimes. His treatment reinforces the lessons of what he has already exposed. But aren’t the U.S. and Great Britain the good guys, a moral that we as Westerners have inculcated in…

  • Australia says it will not challenge Assange’s extradition

    Australia says it will not challenge Assange’s extradition

    TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Australia will not challenge the extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the United States and has confidence in the British legal system, a senior government official said on Thursday. – Other media news – A British court on Wednesday issued a formal decision to extradite the Australian citizen to the United…

  • Judges send Assange extradition decision to UK government

    Judges send Assange extradition decision to UK government

    A British judge on Wednesday formally approved the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States to be charged with espionage. The matter will now go to the UK Home Secretary for a decision, although the WikiLeaks founder still has legal recourse to appeal. The decision, which brings the year-long extradition dispute closer to an…

  • Assange marries in prison

    Assange marries in prison

    WikiLeaks co-founder, behind bars in Belmarsh, ties in with the mother of her children Julian Assange married Stella Moris inside London’s maximum guarded Belmarsh prison on Wednesday, in a long-awaited ceremony. The couple has two children. The imprisoned WikiLeaks co-founder is fighting against attempts to extradite him to the United States on espionage charges for…

  • Britain denies Julian Assange’s appeal of extradition to WikiLeaks

    Britain denies Julian Assange’s appeal of extradition to WikiLeaks

    The court rejects WikiLeaks’ co-founder’s request to appeal extradition to the United States, the case has been referred to the Home Office On Monday, Britain’s Supreme Court rejected Julian Assange’s appeal of the decision to extradite him to the United States, where WikiLeaks co – founders are being prosecuted for espionage. It is now up…

  • Assange wins the first stage of the attempt to appeal the US extradition

    Assange wins the first stage of the attempt to appeal the US extradition

    LONDON – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday won the first leg of his bid to overturn a British ruling that opened the door for his extradition to the United States to stand trial on charges of espionage. The Supreme Court of London gave Assange permission to appeal the case to the UK’s Supreme Court.…

  • Australian media must stand up for Assange’s freedom

    Australian media must stand up for Assange’s freedom

    For too long, Australian media have been silent in the face of Julian Assange’s persecution and that needs to change, writes Matilda Duncan. LAST MONTH, Crikey’s legal correspondent Michael Bradley wrote one bizarre analysis by Julian Assange’s imminent extradition to the United States without regard to basic facts. It is worth investigating, as it characterizes…

  • The purpose of Assange’s indictment is to “intimidate other Rafael Correa into RT.”

    The purpose of Assange’s indictment is to “intimidate other Rafael Correa into RT.”

    The former Ecuadorian president, who hosted a show on RT Spanish, said those who follow Julian Assange want to discourage others from exposing war crimes. The indictment is a total hoax, he claimed. “It’s such a paradox that on International Human Rights Day a huge attack was made on a journalist’s human rights – for…

  • The United States wins the appeal for the extradition of Assange

    The United States wins the appeal for the extradition of Assange

    The UK’s Supreme Court has granted the US Government’s appeal over the refusal to extradite WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, which opens the door to his possible trial on US soil accused of espionage. In January, a district court denied the U.S. extradition request, citing the publisher’s vulnerable mental state and the possibility that he would…

  • Pamela Anderson – Sextapes, Assange and rock’n’roll

    Pamela Anderson – Sextapes, Assange and rock’n’roll

    Pamela Anderson, born in 1967, grows up in a small fishing village in western Canada. She is discovered by chance at an American football match and soon gets her first plane ticket, a trip that leads to the men’s magazine Playboy and Hollywood. In the 90s, she will be known as the lifeguard CJ Parker…

  • WikiLeaks founder Assange submits lawsuit against British minister, jailed for preventing marriage to fiancée

    London [UK], November 7 (ANI / Sputnik): WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his fiancée Stella Moris filed a lawsuit against British Justice Minister Dominic Raab and the head of the Belmarsh prison, where the whistleblower is currently being held, for preventing their marriage, British reported media. The couple claim that the obstacles imposed by the…

  • Assange supporters in the UK are protesting

    Assange supporters in the UK are protesting

    London [UK]April 12 (ANI / Sputnik): Julian Assange supporters protest in London on Sunday for two years since the WikiLeaks founder was pulled from the Ecuadorian embassy in London and imprisoned in the UK, where he is awaiting the outcome of a extradition request filed by the United States. Activists gathered outside Ecuador’s embassy, ​​Westminster…

  • Assange will not be released on bail – will appeal

    Assange will not be released on bail – will appeal

    Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will not be released on bail pending a possible appeal from the United States in the extradition case against him, a court in London decided today. This means that Assange will continue to sit in a prison in London pending the US announcement. The judge says in his decision that Assange…

  • UK court rules extradition of WikiLeaks founder Assange to the United States

    UK court rules extradition of WikiLeaks founder Assange to the United States

    A British judge on Monday ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange would not be extradited to the United States to be responsible for spy charges for publishing hundreds of thousands of secret documents online. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser said the 49-year-old Australian publisher was at risk of suicide if sent into custody across the Atlantic.…

  • Reporters Without Borders welcomes the news of Assange

    Reporters Without Borders welcomes the news of Assange

    The British court’s ruling that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange cannot be extradited to the United States for health reasons is welcomed by Reporters Without Borders. “It is serious, of course, if he is ill and feeling bad, but he is not free now. If an appeal process arises, he must remain, which further hinders the…

  • Assange will not be extradited to the United States for health reasons

    Assange will not be extradited to the United States for health reasons

    A British court today rejected the US extradition request of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange from the UK with reference to Assange’s health condition. However, the US side has indicated that they will appeal the verdict and on Wednesday it will be decided whether Assange can be released on bail pending any appeals. The Assange side…