Judges Named for Assange Appeal
Consortium News will be back inside the courtroom in London July 9-10 to cover Julian Assange’s appeal against extradition. Help us bring you news of his fate.
Assange Wins Right to Appeal on 1st Amendment Issue
The High Court in London ruled Monday that Julian Assange can appeal his extradition to the U.S. on the grounds that he is being denied his First Amendment rights.
Chris Hedges: Julian Assange’s Final Appeal
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…
Much like Prison Visiting Rules, The Use of the Espionage Act is Arbitrary and Punitive
By Jeffrey Sterling / Progressive Hub In Mid-December 2023, Charles Glass, the esteemed writer, journalist, broadcaster, and publisher visited with Julian Assange, an inmate at Belmarsh Prison in the U.K.…
Fabian Scheidler: Why the Release of Julian Assange Is Crucial for Our Future
This is a speech delivered by Fabian Scheidler at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on World Press Freedom Day.
John Pilger: The Betrayers of Julian Assange
By John Pilger This is an abridged version of an address by John Pilger in Sydney on 10 March to mark the launch in Australia of Davide Dormino’s sculpture of…
Assange Visitors Renew Request for CIA to ‘Purge and Destroy’ Files on Them
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter Attorneys and journalists, who visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange while he was living under political asylum in the Ecuador embassy, amended their lawsuit against…
Could Julian Assange Be Released in Two Months?
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter As the new year began, ABC Global Affairs Editor John Lyons stated during a broadcast segment that he expected WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange would…
Four British Ministries Refuse To Say if They’ve Discussed Assange With US
UK government statements raise suspicions about the degree of coordination with the US administration over the continued incarceration of the WikiLeaks founder.
New York Times and Other Major Media Urge US to Drop Charges Against Julian Assange
Five international media outlets sign letter supporting the end of the US government's prosecution of Julian Assange.
UK Government Deployed 15 Staff on Secret Operation To Seize Julian Assange
New information raises further concerns about the politicisation of the WikiLeaks founder’s legal case.
‘UK Executive Is Wining and Dining With People Plotting the Assassination of My Husband’
Declassified sits down with Stella Assange, the wife of the WikiLeaks founder, to talk about how he’s holding up in his fourth year inside Belmarsh prison—and how his case threatens…
The Urgent Reasons 300 Doctors Are Calling for Julian Assange’s Release
Doctors For Assange wrote to US and UK officials warning of health concerns if Julian Assange stays in prison. He tested positive for COVID.
Watch: Assange Protests at UK Parliament & DOJ
Protestors will march around Parliament in London and around the Dept. of Justice in Washington on Saturday to support press freedom and to oppose Julian Assange’s extradition. Consortium News will…
The Chris Hedges Report: Julian Assange’s Father on Looming Extradition and Imperative of Mass Resistance
The persecution of Julian Assange is a window into the collapse of the rule of law, the rise of what the political philosopher Sheldon Wolin calls our system of inverted…