The Show Trial against Julian Assange
How US and British authorities are bending the law and undermining press freedom
Glenn Greenwald: Julian Assange Faces Final “Life or Death” Extradition Appeal
By Glenn Greenwald / Rumble
Chris Hedges: Julian Assange’s Grand Inquisitor
The prosecution lawyers in the High Court seeking to ensure Julian’s extradition to the U.S. rely almost exclusively on the judicial opinions of Gordon Kromberg, a highly controversial U.S. attorney.
Day One: Assange Timeline Exposes US Motives
Julian Assange’s lawyers on Tuesday argued before the High Court about why the imprisoned publisher must be allowed to appeal against his extradition order, reports Joe Lauria.
Biden Justice Department Makes An Example Out Of IRS Whistleblower
President Joe Biden's campaign seized on IRS whistleblower Charles Littlejohn's revelations about Trump's tax returns. Instead of honoring Littlejohn, the Justice Department sought one of the harshest prison sentences ever.
A Radically Different World Since Assange’s Indictment
The Assange case is a centerpiece of an emerging, global challenge to U.S. dominance that did not exist in 2010 when the U.S. began its legal pursuit of the publisher,…
Julian Assange Excluded From Jailed Journalist Index Again
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) released its census report for 2023. Three hundred and twenty detained or imprisoned journalists were counted by the…
US Press Freedom Tracker: Reporters Criminalized for ‘Routine Journalism’ in 2023
The U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, a project of the Freedom of the Press Foundation, documented several incidents in 2023, where reporters were criminalized for “routine journalism."
The US Condemned Stalin’s Prosecution of Journalists. Now It Uses His Playbook.
The prosecution of Julian Assange in 2023 mirrors the prosecution of journalist Bill Oatis during the Cold War.
Why Journalists Must Speak Out About Gaza
Attacks on journalism and media are dangerous to us all.
Reporter Arrested at East Palestine Train Derailment Press Conference Sues Police
“I’m bringing this lawsuit because journalists should be able to cover newsworthy matters without fear of arrest or retaliation,” NewsNation reporter Evan Lambert declared.
McBride Trial Tests Australian Justice
The army attorney blew the whistle on Australian military murders in Afghanistan and now faces 10 years in prison. His trial begins Monday in Canberra.
Detained Under UK Terrorism Law, Whistleblower Says Police Questioned His Support for Assange
By Mohamed Elmaazi / The Dissenter On his way back home from Iceland, British whistleblower and former diplomat Craig Murray was stopped by police and interrogated at Scotland’s Glasgow Airport…
Alabama Prosecutor Criminalizes Journalists For Publishing ‘Grand Jury Evidence’
The arrests were roundly condemned by press freedom organizations in the United States.
Fighting Billionaires’ Control of the Media, Individual News Vouchers
By Dean Baker / Beat the Press (CEPR) Mark Twain famously quipped that everyone always talks about the weather, but no one ever does anything about it. (This was before…