#JulianAssange

Why We Must Defend Julian Assange

December 19, 2021 UNAC Editor Lawfare, Press Freedom, Whistleblowers

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, December 14, 2021 Julian Assange is one of the political prisoners that the US claims not to have. The UK is again the good vassal, keeping him locked up until the Biden administration finds an opportune time to ship him off to a kangaroo court. Everyone who believes in press freedom and who[…]

After Assange’s Espionage Act Indictment, Police Move Against More Journalists for Publishing Classified Material

June 10, 2019 UNAC Editor Journalism, Whistleblowers

photo by Mark Verch, Flikr by Joe Lauria, Published on Consortium News, June 5, 2019 Less than two months after the arrest of journalist Julian Assange, and two weeks after his indictment under the Espionage Act, emboldened governments have sent the police after journalists who’ve challenged the state. Joe Lauria reports. following the arrest and Espionage Act indictment of Julian[…]

UNAC Statement on the Persecution of Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning

May 30, 2019 UNAC Editor Featured, Statement, Whistleblowers

The US has charged Julian Assange with espionage, and he now faces life in prison for telling the truth about U.S. war crimes. Assange is not a US citizen; so, if these charges hold, journalists anywhere in the world who tell the truth about the United States can be subject to prosecution if the U.S. decides the information is “classified.” […]

“Truth ultimately is all we have:” Julian Assange appeals for public support

May 27, 2019 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, Whistleblowers

By Oscar Grenfell, from World Socialist Website, 25 May 2019 In his first publicly-released comments to supporters since his arrest, WikiLeaks founder and publisher Julian Assange has detailed the repressive conditions he faces in Britain’s Belmarsh prison and called for a campaign against his threatened extradition to the United States. “I am defenceless and am counting on you and others[…]

Why The Powerful Always Paint Their Side As The Victims

May 13, 2019 UNAC Editor Ending War, Imperial Wars, Propaganda

Photo: A family outside whats left of their home in Gaza in 2009, after Israeli bombing operation ‘Cast Lead’ ~ Physicians for Human Rights Flikr Account by Caitlin Johnstone, Published by American Herald Tribune, May 8, 2019 On Friday Israel began a two-day attack on Gaza which as of this writing has left a total of 27 Palestinians dead, including a[…]

Assange Is Not a Journalist (If Journalists Are Ass-Kissing Propagandists for the Ruling Class)

May 10, 2019 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda

By Ann Garrison, Published on Black Agenda Report, May 8, 2019 Saying Assange not a journalist is like saying Darwin wasn’t a biologist, Einstein wasn’t a physicist and LeBron James can’t play basketball. “Assange is a genius who looked at global injustice with the mind of a systems analyst, then founded Wikileaks and the transparency movement.” High profile journalists have been[…]