Tag: WikiLeaks
Why Wikis are a useful tool to protect online information from...
Wiki sites are at the forefront of a shift toward decentralized information sharing.
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.
‘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.
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 CIA’s illegal plots against Wikileaks and Julian Assange
There should be more sympathy for Assange and the outlet he founded in corporate media.
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.”
‘Victory for Julian”: UK blocks WikiLeaks founder Assange extradition to US...
While the decision is a “very significant victory” for Assange, the judge has largely sided with the U.S. prosecution.
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