Tag: Julian Assange

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George Galloway: US govt’s persecution of Chelsea Manning is medieval punishment, the cutting out of tongues, the murder of truth

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The US government’s efforts to punish truth-tellers like Chelsea Manning is in part vengeance, but the ultimate goal is to terrify, to ensure there will never be another Manning or Julian Assange. … Read More >George Galloway: US govt’s persecution of Chelsea Manning is medieval punishment, the cutting out of tongues, the murder of truth

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UK Treatment of Julian Assange Condemned by International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute

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The judge overseeing Julian Assange’s extradition hearing has refused to intervene to improve his prison conditions despite his lawyers reporting mistreatment at the hands of prison officials. She has also denied Assange’s request to sit with his lawyers despite his complaint that he can neither follow proceedings nor direct his legal defence. … Read More >UK Treatment of Julian Assange Condemned by International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute

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186 Physicians Now Back Demands to End Julian Assange’s ‘Torture’ and ‘Medical Neglect’

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The Lancet medical journal has now officially published, in its March 2020 edition, a letter from an international list of medical practitioners addressing the treatment of Julian Assange. This means that the letter can now be cited properly by other publications as awareness of the treatment of the WikiLeaks founder continues to grow. … Read More >186 Physicians Now Back Demands to End Julian Assange’s ‘Torture’ and ‘Medical Neglect’

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Inside the Assange extradition hearing & fighting for the right to vote

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Tareq Haddad joins us from London to discuss the latest on Julian Assange’s extradition hearing. Then, civil rights attorney Nekima Levy-Armstrong talks about the treatment of black youth in an unjust criminal system, Myon Burrell’s case, and voter rights and suppression. An inquiry into Afghanistan war crimes has been given the green light. And a new development in HIV treatment. … Read More >Inside the Assange extradition hearing & fighting for the right to vote

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‘Fair trial threatened’ as judge rejects Assange request to sit with lawyers: Day 4 of US extradition hearing as it played out

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Day four of Julian Assange’s extradition hearing saw lawyers discussing whether international law supersedes English law and a dramatic rejection by the judge of a simple request for Assange to be allowed to sit with his lawyers. … Read More >‘Fair trial threatened’ as judge rejects Assange request to sit with lawyers: Day 4 of US extradition hearing as it played out

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Freedom for me but not for Assange (or thee): The breathtaking hypocrisy of CNN’s Christiane Amanpour

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CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour has some strange ideas about democracy and journalism, believing her colleagues to be above elected officials – but only if they have the correct politics and serve the right masters, obviously. … Read More >Freedom for me but not for Assange (or thee): The breathtaking hypocrisy of CNN’s Christiane Amanpour

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‘Can’t participate, can’t communicate’: Day 3 of Assange’s US extradition hearing as it happened

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The third day of Julian Assange’s extradition hearing saw lawyers honing in on the particulars of a US-UK extradition treaty, and unexpected drama as the whistleblower spoke to complain about lack of access to his defense team. … Read More >‘Can’t participate, can’t communicate’: Day 3 of Assange’s US extradition hearing as it happened