After 14 years of persecution, Julian Assange will go free. We must honor the hundreds of thousands of people across the globe who made this happen. By CHRIS HEDGES Jun 26 The dark machinery of empire, whose mendacity and savagery Julian Assange exposed to the world, spent 14 years trying to destroy him. […]
“Make no mistake, the vital work of national security journalists will be more difficult today than it was yesterday.” By JESSICA CORBETT Jun 25, 2024 Amid celebrations that a plea deal with the United States resulted in the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from a British prison, press freedom advocates on Tuesday continued to raise […]
The ruling by the High Court in London permitting Julian Assange to appeal his extradition order leaves him languishing in precarious health in a high-security prison. That is the point. By CHRIS HEDGES May 21, 2024 The decision by the High Court in London to grant Julian Assange the right to appeal […]
British courts for five years have dragged out Julian Assange’s show trial. He continues to be denied due process as his physical and mental health deteriorates. This is the point. By CHRIS HEDGES MAR 27, 2024 Prosecutors representing the United States, whether by design or incompetence, refused — in the two-day hearing I attended in London in February […]
Julian Assange will make his final appeal this week to the British courts to avoid extradition. If he is extradited it is the death of investigations into the inner workings of power by the press. By CHRIS HEDGES FEB 18, 2024 LONDON — If Julian Assange is denied permission to appeal his extradition to […]