In a joint letter, news organizations warned that the indictment of Julian Assange “sets a dangerous precedent” that could chill reporting about matters of national security…
UK Signs DOJ Request to Extradite Assange; Lengthy Legal Battle to Ensue…
Early on Thursday UK home secretary Sajid Javid revealed that he has signed a US extradition request for Julian Assange, putting the WikiLeaks founder a step closer to facing prosecution for espionage and hacking on American soil, where he’s almost assured life in prison or worse after the US justice department filed 17 new charges […]
Swedish Court Rejects Detention Request…
The “Swedish Allegations” Concerning Julian Assange…
The Facts: There is widespread media misreporting about allegations made against Julian Assange in Sweden in 2010…First, Assange was always willing to answer any questions from the Swedish authorities and repeatedly offered to do so, over six years. The widespread media assertion that Assange “evaded” Swedish questioning is false. It was the Swedish prosecutor who […]
Assange Suffering Psychological Torture, Would Face “Show Trial” in U.S.: Nils Melzer, UN Rapporteur…
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has suffered psychological torture from a defamation campaign and should not be extradited to the United States where he would face a “politicized show trial”, a U.N. human rights investigator said on Friday. Nils Melzer, the U.N. special rapporteur on torture who visited Assange in a high-security London prison on May […]
Audio of Interview with Nils Melzer, UN Rapporteur, on Assange’s Deteriorating Health…
Julian Assange Misses Court Session, WikiLeaks Has ‘Grave Concerns’ About His Health…
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has missed a court session, apparently due to health problems. Assange had been expected to appear from prison via video link at a brief extradition hearing Thursday at Westminster Magistrates’ Court. He is in Belmarsh prison serving time for jumping bail in Britain while fighting extradition to the United States, which […]