Der Begründer der Enthüllungsplattform Wikileaks, Julian Assange, ist frei, genau seit dem 25.6. 2024. Der Druck aber auf die berichterstattende Branche ist heute massiver denn je. Im Westen, da, wo Meinungsfreiheit und Pressefreiheit eigentlich Markenkern sind. Eine unvollständige Bestandsaufnahme:
Archiv: Julian Assange / political persecution since 2010 / US extradition request / trial in UK / extradition to US / appeal to US Supreme Court + writing history.. oops – free on 26-06-2024
Photos: Thousands march for Gaza across Sydney Harbour Bridge
Australians, including WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, journalist Antoinette Lattouf and retired footballer Craig Foster, joined the march
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Richard Thomas Medhurst (1992) is an independent journalist, political commentator, and analyst from the United Kingdom with a focus on international affairs, US politics, and the Middle East.
Medhurst is known for his coverage of the Julian Assange extradition case in London, as one of the only journalists to report on the trial of the WikiLeaks founder from inside the court.
Es ist wieder soweit. Wir werden in Hamburg wieder ein deutliches Zeichen für die Freiheit von Julian Assange setzen.
Geplant ist eine Auftaktveranstaltung um 13 Uhr am Gänsemarkt. Danach gehen wir gemeinsam mit dem großen Assange-LKW zum Dammtor, wo unsere Abschlusskundgebung stattfinden wird. Das Ende ist mit 17 Uhr eingeplant.
Julian Assange nun fünf Jahre im Gefängnis
Den USA ist bis zum 14. April Zeit gegeben worden, Zusicherungen zu drei Punkten im Berufungsantrag der Verteidiger Julian Assanges abzugeben. Diese Zusicherungen können dann wiederum von Assanges Anwaltsteam bis zum 13. Mai kommentiert werden, bevor der High Court dann am 20. Mai „oder möglicherweise zu einem vom Gericht bekannt gegebenen späteren Zeitpunkt“ bekannt geben, ob es zu einer Berufungsverhandlung in diesem Fall kommt.
Biden promises Israel ‚ironclad‘ support against Iran reprisals
The US has been tight-lipped in its public reaction to the Apr 1 strike, saying it has not determined whether Israel struck a diplomatic facility, which would breach international agreements on the inviolability of embassies and consulates.
Der Justizkrieg gegen Julian Assange geht weiter
Nachdem die Richter des Londoner High Court am Dienstag vergangener Woche dem Antrag von Julian Assange auf ein Berufungsverfahren mit Einschränkungen stattgegeben haben, ist Zeit gewesen, den Richterspruch genau zu lesen. Dabei wird klar, wie sehr das jetzige Vorgehen der Richter auf die Bedürfnisse der US-Regierung zugeschnitten ist. Anklage und Richter, die Teil des gleichen britischen Establishments sind, scheinen Hand in Hand zu arbeiten. Als Gegengewicht bleiben nur Teile der Presse und eine kritische Öffentlichkeit. Ein Teil dieser Öffentlichkeit ist FreeAssange Berlin, die uns diese Woche dankenswerterweise wieder mit einem aktuellen Newsletter beliefert haben.
Assange team sees no sign of resolving US charges after reported plea deal talks
The Journal reported that the U.S. Justice Department is considering whether to allow Assange to plead guilty to a reduced charge of mishandling classified information. The newspaper cited people familiar with the matter.
A spokesperson for the Justice Department declined to comment on the report.
Ausgang der Assange-Anhörung weiter ungewiss
Der letzte Montag war der Tag, bis zu dem die Anwälte von Anklage und Verteidigung die von den beiden Richtern in der letzten Anhörung geforderten Dokumente einreichen konnten. Nun geht die Ungewissheit weiter, denn die Richter hatten in der Anhörung Ende Februar in London keine Anhaltspunkte gegeben, bis wann sie entscheiden wollen, ob sie Julian Assanges Antrag auf eine Berufung in seinem Auslieferungsverfahren stattgeben.
Wikileaks founder Assange should not be extradited to the US, Germany’s Scholz says
In light of recent developments, the German chancellor (SPD/S&D) spoke out in support of Assange at a Q&A session at a school in Baden-Württemberg.
“I believe it would be good if the British courts would grant him the necessary protection, because he is facing prosecution in the United States, as he has leaked American state secrets,” Scholz said in Sindelfingen.
Identifying Imperial Venality: Day One of Julian Assange’s High Court Appeal
On February 20, it was clear that things were not going to be made easy for Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder who infuriated the US imperium, the national security establishment, and a stable of journalists upset that he had cut their ill-tended lawns. He was too ill to attend what may well be the final appeal against his extradition from the United Kingdom to the United States. Were he to be sent to the US, he faces a possible sentence amounting to 175 years arising from 18 venally cobbled charges, 17 spliced from that archaic horror, the Espionage Act of 1917….
MOMENT Live startet: Heute zur möglichen Auslieferung von Julian #Assange an die USA
Drohende Auslieferung an USA: #Assange muss auf Entscheidung warten .. #JulianAssange #WikiLeaks #whistleblower #whistleblowing
News at 3PM: MPs will vote on a #Gaza ceasefire following a debate. A Trident missile test has failed once more. The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, is responding to queries at PMQs. MSF reports Israeli shelling of its #Gaza shelter. Syrian outlets report three deaths in Damascus due to Israeli missiles. Julian #Assange contests US extradition. #JulianAssange #BBC #News
DAY ONE: Assange Timeline Exposes US Motives
On Day One of Julian Assange’s attempt to appeal Britain’s order to extradite him to the United States, his lawyers laid out a timeline that exposed U.S. motives to destroy the journalist who revealed their high-level state crimes.
Before two High Court judges in the cramped, wood-paneled Courtroom 5 at the Royal Courts of Justice, Assange’s lawyers argued on Tuesday that two judges had seriously erred in the case on a number of grounds necessitating an appeal of the home secretary’s decision to extradite Assange to the United States.
WATCH: LIVE Stream at Assange Courthouse
Follow all of the activities in the street outside the Royal Courts of Justice on Tuesday, the first day of Julian Assange’s hearing before the High Court of England and Wales.
Livestream from the Royal Courts of Justice as Julian Assange faces crucial UK court hearing #FreeAssange #DayX
„The International Federation of Journalists, representing more than 600,000 journalists worldwide, calls for Julian Assange‘s immediate release“ Final UK Court hearing this Tuesday 20th and Wednesday 21st February @IFJGlobal #FreeAssange
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Tell the Biden administration to drop the Assange case now
The U.S. Department of Justice claims that Assange broke the law by receiving classified documents from a source, speaking with that source, possessing the documents, and publishing some of them. In other words, things journalists at news outlets around the country do every day.
If Assange is convicted under the Espionage Act, there will be nothing to stop the government from prosecuting other journalists who publish government secrets.
Take action to protect press freedom: Tell the Biden administration to drop the Assange case now.
The British Government attempts to hide the Assange extradition appeal – a „public hearing“ – behind a baroque set of Kafkaesque rules. My latest article on the latest government stitch-up.
https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2024/02/state-secrecy-and-public-hearings-part-one/
Day X is here: the last chance in the British courts to stop Julian Assange’s extradition Protest to defend a free press. Tuesday 20 February and Wednesday 21 February Time: 8.30am
Place: Royal Courts of Justice, the Strand, London WC2A 2LL (nearest tubes Holborn and Temple)
Click here to register your attendance:
actionnetwork.org/events/day…
Your donations are greatly appreciated as we prepare for Day X. Click here to donate to the cause: freeassange.org/donate/
#FreeAssangeNOW