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Assange Hearing: Manning Sought Help Accessing Video Game Database, Not Hacking US Government System

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Julian Assange is charged with 17 counts under the espionage act and one count of “conspiracy to commit computer intrusion”. This charge has been erroneously misused by the US to represent an attempted act of ‘hacking’ in order to shield Chelsea Manning from detection while revealing classified documents to WikiLeaks, according to his defence. … Read More >Assange Hearing: Manning Sought Help Accessing Video Game Database, Not Hacking US Government System

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Live Updates: Week-Long Assange Extradition Hearing Kicks Off at Woolwich Court – Video

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Julian Assange was given shelter in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London from 2012 until April 2019, when he was arrested by British police after Quito revoked his asylum status. He now faces extradition to the United States on multiple spying charges for his involvement in leaking classified US military information. … Read More >Live Updates: Week-Long Assange Extradition Hearing Kicks Off at Woolwich Court – Video

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‘Oppression, arbitrary detention & torture will happen to journalists if extradition is successful’ – Assange’s father

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If Julian Assange’s transfer to the US isn’t stopped, other journalists and publishers face the imminent risk of being persecuted, detained or even tortured, his father exclaimed as his extradition trial got under way in London. … Read More >‘Oppression, arbitrary detention & torture will happen to journalists if extradition is successful’ – Assange’s father

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‘Every journalist should feel a cold, icy hand running down their spine’: Assange’s extradition case examined in new RT doc

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With Julian Assange’s US extradition hearing getting under way in London, RTD’s new film sheds light on why the WikiLeaks founder’s landmark case may lay the path for future prosecution of journalists. … Read More >‘Every journalist should feel a cold, icy hand running down their spine’: Assange’s extradition case examined in new RT doc

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‘History will be kind to Julian Assange, not to his corrupt accusers and Judges’ – Kim Dotcom on extradition trial

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Tech entrepreneur and activist Kim Dotcom took to Twitter on day one of the extradition hearing of journalist and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, launching a scathing attack on both the US prosecutors and the mainstream media. … Read More >‘History will be kind to Julian Assange, not to his corrupt accusers and Judges’ – Kim Dotcom on extradition trial

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‘We should talk war crimes & killing civilians, not US espionage claims in this court’ – WikiLeaks head Kristinn Hrafnsson

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It is “outrageous” that Julian Assange stands trial in London on “hollow US claims” that haven’t changed in the last ten years, Kristinn Hrafnsson said, promising the defense has some strong arguments to avert the extradition. … Read More >‘We should talk war crimes & killing civilians, not US espionage claims in this court’ – WikiLeaks head Kristinn Hrafnsson