Freedom of the Press

‘End the War on Journalism and Free Assange’: Thousands Demand Release of WikiLeaks Founder

October 13, 2022 UNAC Editor Lawfare, Political Prisoners, Press Freedom

by Kenny Stancil, published on Common Dreams, October 8, 2022 Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange held a massive transatlantic protest on Saturday to demand freedom for the incarcerated journalist. In London, thousands of people formed a giant human chain around Britain’s parliament and called for Assange’s immediate release from the nearby maximum-security Belmarsh prison, where he has suffered for[…]

Eyewitness To The Agony Of Julian Assange

October 4, 2020 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, Lawfare, Political Prisoners, Whistleblowers

by John Pilger, published on JohnPilger.com, October 2, 2020 John Pilger has watched Julian Assange’s extradition trial from the public gallery at London’s Old Bailey. He spoke with Timothy Erik Ström of Arena magazine, Australia: Q: Having watched Julian Assange’s trial first-hand, can you describe the prevailing atmosphere in the court? The prevailing atmosphere has been shocking. I say that[…]

The War on Julian Assange is a War on Press Freedom

July 22, 2018 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Political Prisoners

ínby Chris Hedges, originally published on TruthDig, July 15, 2018 The failure on the part of establishment media to defend Julian Assange, who has been trapped in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London since 2012, has been denied communication with the outside world since March and appears to be facing imminent expulsion and arrest, is astonishing. The extradition of the publisher—the[…]

Assange Should Not Be Persecuted For Publishing The Truth

July 1, 2018 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, Featured

Above: Free Assange protest at UK embassy in Washington, DC, June 19, 2018. by Margaret Flowers, originally from Popular Resistance Newsletter Activists gathered in Washington, DC on the International Day of Action in support of Julian Assange and Wikileaks on June 19, 2018, the 6th anniversary of him seeking asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy in London. The first rally was[…]