Julian Assange
UN Torture Report: “Demonized” Assange Has Faced “Psychological Torture”
By Joe Lauria (CN) — The UN special rapporteur on torture has issued a stinging rebuke to the United States, Great Britain, Sweden and Ecuador for “deliberately”…
In The War On Free Speech, Assange Says: “Everyone Else Must Take My Place”
By Mac Slavo WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange’s health is deteriorating in a British prison, but the journalist was able to get a letter out to…
Julian Assange Admitted Into Belmarsh Medical Ward; Provably False Rape Allegations Hearing Delay Denied
By Aaron Kesel WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been admitted into the hospital ward of Belmarsh following reports by Assange’s defense lawyer that a motion…
CIA Whistleblower: Assange is Going to Get Railroaded by “Hanging” Judge
By Tyler Durden A former CIA analyst-turned-whistleblower says that an extradited Julian Assange would have no chance of a fair trial in front of a federal…
The Media is Finally Realizing What the Prosecution of Assange Means for Journalism
Op-Ed by Caitlin Johnstone (CJ Opinion) — Rachel Maddow has aired a segment condemning the new indictment against Julian Assange for 17 alleged violations of the Espionage Act. Yes, that Rachel…
Battle Over Assange’s Computer: U.S. Could Plant False Evidence On Scrubbed Computer
By Mac Slavo A new battle has broken out over who gets access to Julian Assange’s computer in the aftermath of the journalist’s arrest. WikiLeaks…
Trump Pardons Soldier Convicted of Murder As Julian Assange Rots in Prison for Journalism
By Matt Agorist Ali Mansur Mohamed was shot and killed in 2008. The man who killed him, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Michael Behenna, was found…
Freedom of the Press Is Dying — Assange Sentenced to 50 Weeks; Facebook Admits It Will Block Certain People Using Link Filter System; Poynter Ministry Of Truth
By Aaron Kesel Freedom of the press is dying as the most hated are being targeted by the establishment, opening up a door for censorship…
Condemning Assange Condones The War Crimes He Exposed
By Joziah Thayer Most of the people applauding the arrest and imprisonment of journalist Julian Assange are either still salty about Hillary Clinton losing to…
Assange Sentenced to 50 Weeks in UK Prison for Bogus Bail Charge
By Caitlin Johnstone Following seven years of imprisonment at the Ecuadorian embassy fighting US extradition, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been sentenced to 50 weeks behind bars…
US Abandons All Semblance of Rule of Law to Go After Assange
By Joe Jarvis The US government can’t simply charge the man behind WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, with rebel journalism. So they charged him with computer crimes,…
Ecuador Has Been Hit by 40 Million Cyber Attacks Since Assange’s Arrest
By Elias Marat The government of Ecuador claims that the country has come under a broad and concerted cyber attack, with approximately 40 million attempts…
Julian Assange’s Prosecution is about Much More Than Attempting to Hack a Password
By Cindy Cohn The recent arrest of WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange surprised many by hinging on one charge: a Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA)…