Tag: Julian Assange
Julian Assange secures release after plea deal with US government
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange agrees to a plea deal, leading to his release from Belmarsh Prison and highlighting the ongoing debates about press freedom and whistleblower prosecution.
In the crosshairs: The perilous reality for journalists in 2023
Examining the heightened risks faced by journalists in conflict zones, especially in the Gaza Strip, amidst global political tensions and criticism of U.S. foreign policy.
‘Enough is enough’: Australian PM throws support behind movement to free...
A growing number of politicians are calling on the United States to drop its case against WikiLeaks founder and Australian citizen Julian Assange.
CIA whistleblower reflects on the persecution of Julian Assange
Assange’s extradition will be a pinnacle moment for accountability.
British court rules Assange can be extradited to US to face...
“Today is international human rights day, what a shame. How cynical to have this decision on this day.”
The plot to kill Julian Assange: Report reveals CIA’s plan to...
“This is the CIA talking about conspiracy to kidnap and murder an Australian citizen and an award-winning journalist and editor who has done nothing but publish truthful information.”
UK High Court grants US permission to appeal ban on Assange...
“The U.S. government should have accepted the Magistrates’ Court’s decision —instead, it keeps this case going.”
Assange extradition: Justice denied or just delayed?
“The American public needed urgently to know what was being done routinely in their name, and there was no other way for them to learn it than by unauthorized disclosure.”
UK judge denies US request to extradite Assange
“I find that the mental condition of Mr. Assange is such that it would be oppressive to extradite him to the United States of America.”
UK judge rejects us extradition request for Wikileaks’ Julian Assange
U.S. prison system seen as a death threat...
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Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture
The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."
Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta
Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.
Why Biden’s debate disaster two years ago matters for the future
Looking ahead, a great need will be to overcome the ongoing culture of conformity that so badly damaged the Democratic Party in 2024 and helped Trump get back into the White House.
Anti-ICE protesters sentenced to decades as Trump turns ‘antifa’ label into prosecution tool
The Prairieland case transformed a July 4 protest outside a Texas immigration jail into a terrorism prosecution, with sentences from 30 to 100 years and warnings of a new federal playbook against left-wing dissent.
Alaska governor vetoes single-use polystyrene foam foodware ban
For now, polystyrene products will remain legal for use by commercial food vendors statewide.