Archiv: WikiLeaks


05.03.2024 - 00:55 [ Euractiv.com ]

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.

20.02.2024 - 11:05 [ WikiLeaks / Twitter ]

Livestream from the Royal Courts of Justice as Julian Assange faces crucial UK court hearing #FreeAssange #DayX

18.02.2024 - 06:13 [ WikiLeaks / Twitter ]

„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

15.10.2023 - 22:16 [ WikiLeaks ]

MILITARY INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR YADLIN COMMENTS ON GAZA, SYRIA AND LEBANON

Date:
2007 June 13, 16:38
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Yadlin said the IDI has been predicting armed confrontation in Gaza between Hamas and Fatah since Hamas won the January 2006 legislative council elections. Yadlin felt that the Hamas military wing had initiated the current escalation with the tacit consent of external Hamas leader Khalid Mishal, adding that he did not believe there had been a premeditated political-level decision by Hamas to wipe out Fatah in Gaza. Yadlin dismissed Fatah‘s capabilities in Gaza, saying Hamas could have taken over there any time it wanted for the past year, but he agreed that Fatah remained strong in the West Bank. Although not necessarily reflecting a GOI consensus view, Yadlin said Israel would be „happy“ if Hamas took over Gaza
because the IDF could then deal with Gaza as a hostile state. He dismissed the significance of an Iranian role in a Hamas-controlled Gaza „as long as they don‘t have a port.“

15.10.2023 - 22:09 [ Jerusalem Post ]

Yadlin: Israel would be ‘happy’ if Hamas takes over Gaza

(December 21, 2010)

In the cable, Yadlin is quoted as contradicting the consensus in the Israeli government by stating that “Israel would be happy if Hamas took over Gaza because the IDF could then deal with Gaza as a hostile state.”

He also dismissed the significance of an Iranian role in a Hamas-controlled Gaza “as long as they don’t have a port.” He is quoted as saying that it would be something Israel could deal with.

15.10.2023 - 22:04 [ TKP.at ]

Wikileaks 2010: Israels Geheimdienst wollte Hamas-Kontrolle über Gaza

Konkret geht es um eine diplomatische Depesche (also eine nicht-öffentliche Kommunikation zwischen Diplomaten, Regierungschefs usw.) zwischen dem damaligen israelischen Geheimdienstchef Amos Yadlin und dem US-Botschafter in Israel Richard Jones. So geht daraus hervor, dass Israel einen von der Hamas regierten Gazastreifen unterstützt und den Gazastreifen dann zu einer “feindlichen Einheit” erklären könnte.

19.06.2023 - 12:29 [ Wikileaks / Twitter ]

‚Julian Assange dangerously close to extradition following High Court rejection of appeal‘

(12.06.2023)

19.03.2023 - 19:10 [ WikiLeaks / Nitter ]

Julian Assange‘s Father and Brother speak about the new documentary ‚Ithaka‘ and the ‚rising tide of worldwide support‘ for the WikiLeaks publisher facing a 175 year sentence if extradited for publishing @IthakaMovie #FreeAssangeNOW @FoxNews

19.03.2023 - 11:55 [ Wikileaks ]

Collateral Murder

5th April 2010 10:44 EST WikiLeaks has released a classified US military video depicting the indiscriminate slaying of over a dozen people in the Iraqi suburb of New Baghdad — including two Reuters news staff.

Reuters has been trying to obtain the video through the Freedom of Information Act, without success since the time of the attack. The video, shot from an Apache helicopter gun-sight, clearly shows the unprovoked slaying of a wounded Reuters employee and his rescuers. Two young children involved in the rescue were also seriously wounded.

19.03.2023 - 11:54 [ Wikileaks / Nitter ]

20 years ago the Iraq War began: Julian Assange‘s commitment to transparency lifted the lid on numerous war crimes and human rights abuses, for which he now faces a 175 year sentence if extradited #FreeAssangeNOW #Journalismisnotacrime

18.03.2023 - 14:14 [ Wikileaks / Nitter ]

UPCOMING DATES: 19 March: 20th Anniversary Iraq invasion 24 March-8 April: States of Violence exhibition [London] 5 April: Anniversary Collateral Murder Release 11 April: 4 year Anniversary Julian Assange detained in UK on US extradition request for publishing

08.03.2023 - 11:45 [ Wikileaks / Nitter ]

On 7 March 2017 WikiLeaks began publishing #Vault7 detailing the #CIA‘s use of malware, viruses, trojans and malware remote control systems to spy on televisions, phones and computers Julian #Assange faces a 175 year sentence if extradited to the US for his truthful reporting

06.12.2022 - 03:21 [ Glenn Greenwald / Rumble ]

Assange „could be headed to the US in weeks“ — WikiLeaks Editor-in-Chief Speaks to Glenn Greenwald

In this interview from SYSTEM UPDATE, Glenn sits down with WikiLeaks editor-in-chief, Kristinn Hrafnsson.

27.11.2022 - 15:33 [ Daniel Neun / Radio Utopie ]

Taktik des Terrorkrieges: Der “Leak” und die “Whistleblower”

(8. Juni 2017)

Zusammenfassung der Taktik “Leak”

Variante 1: Lass den Gegner oder die populäre Presse deine Lügen oder Manipulationen streuen. So erscheinen sie glaubwürdig.

Variante 2: Wenn Du zutreffende, geheime und / oder private Informationen hast bzw sie geraubt hast und ihr Bekanntwerden in Deinem Interesse ist, lass den Gegner oder die populäre Presse diese veröffentlichen. So kannst du sie elegant bekannt werden lassen und Presse und Gegner durch deine eigene Intrige zusätzlich beschädigen.

Variante 3: Lass den Gegner oder die populäre Presse deine Pläne veröffentlichen, warte die Reaktion ab, lass die Erregung abebben, beschwichtige und setze dann einfach um wovon alle wussten, aber nichts dagegen unternahmen.

Variante 4: Lass den Gegner oder die populäre Presse über deine illegalen, kriminellen oder verfassungswidrigen Aktivitäten berichten und eventuell unbedeutende Teile davon (sukzessive) veröffentlichen. Dann warte die Reaktion ab, lass die Immunisierung wirken und das Fieber abebben, beschwichtige, streue Gerüchte, lass die Leute sich daran gewöhnen, kaufe eventuell ein paar Schlüsselfiguren ein oder stelle sie ruhig. Interpretiere. Verdächtige Gegner, die entsprechenden Informationen selbst veröffentlicht zu haben, beschädige diese und spioniere sie aus. Anschließend legalisiere wovon nun alle wissen, aber nichts dagegen unternehmen. Argumentiere, dass es ja alle auch wollen, weil sie nichts dagegen unternehmen. Falls Verfassungsklagen drohen, sorge dafür dass ihre Erhebung ebenso verschleppt wird wie das Verfahren. Wenn alle Fakten geschaffen sind, argumentiere mit deren Unumkehrbarkeit. Dann fang von vorne an.

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Es führt kein Weg daran vorbei, die Konsequenzen und die Wirkung von Veröffentlichungen von bis dato geheimem Material einzuschätzen, sowohl vorab wie nachfolgend, ebenso die Art und Weise wie diese Veröffentlichungen zustande kamen.

Des Weiteren ist sich in die Rolle der Betreiber und Akteure von Massenerfassung und weltweiter Spionage hineinzuversetzen: wie würden diese versuchen Whistleblower, das Bekanntwerden eigener Umtriebe und entsprechende Plattformen wie Wikileaks für die eigenen Zwecke zu nutzen?

Erfolgreicher als in den letzten Jahren hätten sie dies kaum tun können.

27.11.2022 - 14:51 [ Daniel Neun / Radio Utopie ]

Der Wikileaks-Trick entlarvt sich

(28.Juli 2010)

Kapital 4: Auftritt Julian Assange

Dienstag Abend. Wikileaks-Gründer Julian Assange in einem der vielen Plätze, die es nicht in Deutschland gibt / geben darf, dem Londoner Frontline Club. Hier der Mitschnitt.

Assange ging in seinem Statement gleich zu Anfang explizit auf die in den Dokumenten enthaltenen Beschuldigungen gegen Pakistan und den ISI ein, ohne den Inhalt der US-Geheimdienst-Dokumente irgendwie in Zweifel zu ziehen. Er ging auf das weltweite Presseecho ein. Man könne die Wirkung der Veröffentlichung noch gar nicht absehen.

Die Quelle dieser Dokumente, so der Wikileaks-Gründer Assange, kenne man nicht, die kenne man nie. Das ganze Zugangssystem der Informationsplattform sei darauf angelegt, dass man nicht wisse, wer die Quelle sei und so dieses Geheimnis auch nicht preisgeben könne. Mehrere Systeme seien miteinander verbunden, u.a. ein System, welches die Militärspionage der US Navy entwickelt habe, um die Herkunft von Informationen seitens der Marinespione zu verbergen. Assange wörtlich zum Informationssystem von Wikileaks: “Das ist wirklich etwas, was es sonst auf der Erde nicht gibt”.

Das “Office of Naval Intelligence” (ONI) ist, so vermerkt es sogar der dt-Sprachige Wikipedia-Eintrag, unter der Verwaltung der “Defense Intelligenc Ageny” (DIA) – also genau der Agentur des Pentagon, welche solche Lücken wie die nun erfolgte Übertragung von 91.000 Militärdokumenten verhindern soll.Die DIA ist im mittlerweile außer Kontrolle geratenen Spionage-Komplex der USA eng mit einer ganzen Reihe von IT-Konzernen verknüpft. (TOP SECRET AMERICA (II): “Nationale Sicherheit AG”, 24.Juni)

Assange bezeichnete einiges in den veröffentlichen Dokumenten von Unteroffizieren der US-Militärspionage, die weitgehend auf den Aussagen bezahlter Informanten beruhen, selbst als “exotisch”; etwa Berichte, dass Osama Bin Laden sich regelmäßig einmal im Monat mit seinen Freunden zum Tee in einem bestimmten Teehaus in Afghanistan treffe.

Bisher sei Wikileaks aber noch nie mit gefälschten Dokumenten hereingelegt worden.

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Kapitel 6: Analyse und Einschätzung

Damit kein falscher Eindruck entseht: meiner bescheidenen Meinung nach ist Julian Assange weder korrupt, noch ein Spion. Das wird von Quellen zur Zersetzung von Wikileaks gestreut, aus behördlichem Interesse, oder durch Konkurrenten die schlicht neidisch sind und persönlichen Erfolg als ihre höchste Priorität sehen.

Nein, was ich sagen will ist folgendes: Julian Assange liegt einfach falsch mit dieser Veröffentlichung.

Die Dokumente sind keine Fälschungen. Es ist echtes Geschwätz aus der US-Spionage. Das ist der Witz. Es ist echter Bullshit, der nichts wert ist. Aber er wurde wahrscheinlich extra zu diesem einen Zwecke produziert, um bei Wikileaks zu landen und als echter Bullshit die Welt noch blöder zu machen, als sie es jetzt schon ist, was zugegebenermaßen immerhin eine Leistung ist.

27.11.2022 - 14:37 [ WikiLeaks / Nitter ]

12 years ago tomorrow WikiLeaks began publishing #Cablegate – 50 years of the 175 year sentence faced by Julian Assange relate solely to this publication #Cablegate12 #FreeAssangeNOW

27.11.2022 - 13:53 [ Gustavo Petro, Presidente de la República de Colombia / Nitter ]

Me reuní con los voceros de Wikikeaks, para apoyar la lucha mundial por la libertad del periodista Julian Assange. Le soliciaré al presidente Biden con otros presidentes latinoamericanos que no se pongan cargos a un periodista solo por decir la verdad

(22.11.2022)

27.11.2022 - 13:25 [ Nachdenkseiten ]

Kolumbianischer Präsident Petro trifft sich mit WikiLeaks und will sich für Julian Assange einsetzen: „Er hat nur die Wahrheit gesagt“

Der linke kolumbianische Präsident Gustavo Petro hat sich mit Sprechern des Wikileaks-Projekts im Präsidentenpalast Casa de Nariño getroffen. Das Treffen mit dem Chefredakteur der Enthüllungsplattform, Kristinn Hrafnsson, und dem Wikileaks-Botschafter, Joseph Farrell, dauerte etwa eine Stunde. Laut Hrafnsson hat sich der Staatschef bereit erklärt, für den Gründer von Wikileaks, Julian Assange, bei der Regierung von Joe Biden einzutreten.

06.10.2022 - 21:47 [ DontExtraditeAssange.com ]

Free Assange Human Chain Oct 8 – Surround UK Parliament on October 8th.

We need your help to be part of this huge protest in support of Julian Assange and a free press. Please do sign up to pledge that you’ll be at Parliament to be part of the chain of support that will go from the front of parliament over Westminster bridge, along the south bank of the Thames and back over Lambeth bridge. Please be a link in the solidarity chain. Sign up here:

06.10.2022 - 21:42 [ Wikileaks / Nitter ]

Be part of the historic Human Chain to free Julian Assange this Saturday, October 8th at 1pm, Parliament Square, London

More Details: https://dontextraditeassange.com/human-chain/

#HumanChain #FreeAssangeNOW

04.10.2022 - 17:21 [ AssangeDefense.org ]

DC rally: Hands off Assange!

On October 8, 2022, supporters of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange in England will join hands to form a human chain surrounding Parliament in London. In solidarity, US-based supporters will hold a rally at the Department of Justice in Washington DC, calling on Attorney General Merrick Garland to drop the charges against Assange.

04.10.2022 - 17:01 [ Wikileaks / Twitter ]

16 Years ago WikiLeaks was born and with it Julian Assange‘s desire to provide the public with the truth Today, after 12 years of being detained in one form or another for his journalism, the calls for his release from all quarters grow louder: Free Julian Assange

03.10.2022 - 19:49 [ Wikileaks / Twitter ]

On 8 October thousands will join together to form a #HumanChain to #SurroundParliament to free Julian Assange – Be part of history and join this once in a lifetime event

Details: https://dontextraditeassange.com/human-chain/ #SurroundParliamentAssange #SurroundParliament #FreeAssangeNOW

12.06.2022 - 06:42 [ BusinessInsider.com ]

Mike Pompeo summoned by court to explain alleged US government plot to assassinate Julian Assange, say Spanish media reports

Spanish National High Court Judge Santiago Pedraz summoned Pompeo and former US counterintelligence official William Evanina as witnesses to explain the alleged assassination plot and whether they received information through the security firm.

Evanina allegedly previously confessed to having access to security camera footage and audio recordings from inside the Ecuadorian Embassy, Assange‘s lawyers claimed in letters seen by Spanish outlet The Objective.

20.04.2022 - 20:40 [ Crowdjustice.com ]

Julian Assange’s High Court fight against extradition

Undertaking the next step in the legal process and defending Julian in the High Court will be expensive, even though Julian’s legal team continues to work for low remuneration and have contributed much of their time pro bono. We cannot do it alone and we need your support.

27.10.2021 - 14:18 [ Wikileaks.org ]

Please support the WikiLeaks official Defence Fund

If you have a question about contributing, please contact: courage.contact(at)couragefound.org

26.10.2021 - 10:45 [ Amnesty International ]

US/UK: “Drop the charges, stop the extradition and free Julian Assange,” says Amnesty head

Ahead of an appeal hearing against the decision by a UK court not to extradite Julian Assange to the USA, Amnesty International’s Secretary General has called on US authorities to drop the charges against him and the UK authorities not to extradite him but release him immediately.

The call by Agnès Callamard follows an investigation by Yahoo News revealing that US security services considered kidnapping or killing Julian Assange when he was resident in the Ecuadorian embassy in London. These reports further weaken already unreliable US diplomatic assurances that Assange will not be placed in conditions that could amount to ill-treatment if extradited.

26.10.2021 - 10:20 [ WikiLeaks / Twitter ]

Listen: Yahoo news journalist @zachsdorfman explains how US intelligence officials revealed CIA plans for „killing Assange“ | @YahooNews #FreeAssangeNOW

08.10.2021 - 17:46 [ WikiLeaks / Twitter ]

BBC: WikiLeaks Editor-in-Chief Kristinn Hrafnsson responds to revelations of CIA Kill or Kidnap plot against publisher Julian Assange | @bbc5live

01.07.2021 - 18:27 [ Information Clearing House ]

U.S. Case Against Julian Assange Falls Apart: Key Witness Says He Lied to Get Immunity

According to a new article in the Icelandic newspaper Stundin, the convicted hacker Sigurdur “Siggi” Thordarson falsely claimed he was a prominent WikiLeaks representative instructed by Assange to carry out hacking attacks, but he was in fact only tangentially involved with the organization.

13.05.2021 - 01:20 [ Glenn Greenwald / Global Research ]

Antony Blinken Continues to Lecture the World on Values His Administration Aggressively Violates

How can you feign anger over others’ attacks on a free press when you imprison Assange as punishment for his vital revelations about U.S. officials?

30.04.2021 - 21:08 [ Global Research ]

Revealed: The UK Government Campaign to Force Julian Assange from the Ecuadorian Embassy

A wide-ranging UK government campaign was brought to bear on Ecuador to press it to hand over WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange, new information reveals.

11.04.2021 - 20:55 [ Common Dreams ]

Marking Two Years Since Assange‘s Arrest, Press Freedom Advocates Demand Biden DOJ Drop All Charges

„Today marks two full years that Wikileaks publisher Julian Assange has been incarcerated at Belmarsh prison,“ said Rebecca Vincent, director of international campaigns at Reporters Without Borders. „Shame on the U.S. and U.K. It‘s time to free Assange.“

06.01.2021 - 08:56 [ Judiciary.uk ]

Between: THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA -v- JULIAN PAUL ASSANGE

(04.01.2021)

1. This is a request made by the Government of the United States of America (“the US”) for the extradition of Julian Paul Assange. The US is represented by James Lewis QC, Claire Dobbin and Joel Smith. Mr. Assange is represented by Edward Fitzgerald QC, Mark Summers QC, Ben Cooper QC and Florence Iveson.

28.10.2020 - 02:29 [ Ron Paul / antikrieg.com ]

„Irakkriegstagebücher“ nach zehn Jahren: Wahrheit ist Verrat

Der Zweck des Journalismus ist es, Wahrheit – insbesondere unbequeme Wahrheit – aufzudecken und zum Wohle der Gesellschaft zu veröffentlichen. In einer freien Gesellschaft müssen wir über die kriminellen Handlungen informiert werden, die von den Regierungen im Namen des Volkes begangen werden. Im Laufe der Geschichte haben Journalisten immer wieder aufgedeckt, auf welch vielfältige Weise Regierungen lügen, betrügen und stehlen – und welche großen Anstrengungen sie unternehmen, damit das Volk nichts davon erfährt.

Große Journalisten wie Seymour Hersh, der uns über die Tragödie des Massakers von Mai Lai und die Schrecken, die im irakischen Gefängnis von Abu Ghraib stattfanden, berichtete, sind unverzichtbar.

28.10.2020 - 02:20 [ Ron Paul / Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity ]

‚Iraq War Diaries‘ At Ten Years: Truth is Treason

The purpose of journalism is to uncover truth – especially uncomfortable truth – and to publish it for the benefit of society. In a free society, we must be informed of the criminal acts carried out by governments in the name of the people. Throughout history, journalists have uncovered the many ways governments lie, cheat, and steal – and the great lengths they will go to keep the people from finding out.

06.10.2020 - 02:31 [ Craig Murray / Global Research ]

How a Police State Starts

I returned to my hotel about 11pm, did my ablutions and went to bed. Just after midnight I was awoken by an insistent and extremely loud pounding at the door of my room.

25.09.2020 - 17:23 [ Max Blumenthal / Information Clearing House ]

Mainstream US reporters silent about being spied on by apparent CIA contractor that targeted Assange

The Grayzone has learned that several correspondents from a major US newspaper rebuffed appeals by Wikileaks to report on the illegal spying campaign by UC Global, privately justifying the contractor’s actions on national security grounds.

25.09.2020 - 12:50 [ Portal amerika21.de ]

Politische Schwergewichte in Lateinamerika fordern die Freiheit von Julian Assange

Sie würde die Schleusen zur politischen Strafverfolgung und zur Kriminalisierung des investigativen Journalismus als Spionage öffnen und eine globale Gerichtsbarkeit der USA und das Recht der Staaten auf absolute Geheimhaltung von Kriegsverbrechen, staatlicher Folter und Korruption geltend machen.

23.09.2020 - 18:11 [ Glenn Greenwald / Twitter ]

Part 2 of Lula‘s video on why the attempted extradition and prosecution of Assange is so dangerous, and why the relative silence of western media outlets — including those that partnered with WikiLeaks to publish these documents — is so shameful:

21.09.2020 - 19:47 [ Craig Murray / Global Research ]

Your Man in the Public Gallery: Assange Hearing Day 13

The first witness of the day was Nicky Hager, the veteran New Zealand investigative journalist. Hager’s co-authored book “Hit and Run” detailed a disastrous New Zealand SAS raid in Afghanistan, “Operation Burnham”, that achieved nothing but the deaths of civilians, including a child. Hager was the object of much calumny and insult, and even of police raids on his home, but in July an official government report found that all the major facts of his book were correct, and the New Zealand military had run dangerously out of control:

19.09.2020 - 10:48 [ Global Research ]

Good Ellsberg, Bad Assange: At Extradition Trial, Pentagon Papers Whistleblower Dismantles False Narrative

16.9.2020 Opponents of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange often hold up Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg as an example of someone who was responsible for a good leak. They insist WikiLeaks is not like the Pentagon Papers because supposedly Assange was reckless with sensitive documents.

08.09.2020 - 02:09 [ John Pilger / Global Research ]

The “Stalinist” Trial of Julian Assange

Having reported the long, epic ordeal of Julian Assange, John Pilger gave this address outside the Central Criminal Court in London on September 7 as the WikiLeaks Editor’s extradition hearing entered its final stage.

05.09.2020 - 02:34 [ Nozomi Hayase / Common Dreams ]

Assange’s US Extradition Hearing Resumes Monday; Public Needs to Step up to Fight this War on Journalism

Journalists have been left on hold so they could not listen to the teleconference at all, and even when they gained access the proceedings have often been inaudible. At one point, even the lawyers were shut out of the teleconference system. Assange himself has complained of not being able to hear all of the proceedings. Even worse, on several occasions, the prison simply ‘forgot’ to deliver him to the video call room in time for scheduled hearings.

03.09.2020 - 18:50 [ Antiwar.com ]

For Years, Journalists Cheered Assange’s Abuse. Now They’ve Paved His Path to a US Gulag

Court hearings in Britain over the US administration’s extradition case against Julian Assange begin in earnest next week. The decade-long saga that brought us to this point should appall anyone who cares about our increasingly fragile freedoms.

20.08.2020 - 19:22 [ Belfast Telegraph ]

Julian Assange’s partner launches crowdfund campaign to fight extradition to US

The WikiLeaks founder has been held at Belmarsh Prison in London for the past 16 months, ahead of his extradition hearing in September.

26.04.2020 - 03:29 [ The Washington Times ]

Assange attorneys look again to postpone extradition trial over coronavirus: WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks said Friday that Assange’s attorneys will ask a London court to delay his extradition proceedings due to restrictions imposed as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.

07.04.2020 - 16:07 [ Global Research ]

Ten Years Since WikiLeaks Published the “Collateral Murder” Video

The Collateral Murder video will be remembered for decades as testimony to the barbarity of imperialist war. Its contents are more significant than ever, amid stepped-up inter-imperialist tensions and preparations for new and catastrophic military conflicts.

Workers, students and young people must do everything they can to fight for Assange’s freedom and for the safety and security of all those involved in this historic exposure of militarism and war.

Yesterday, WikiLeaks held an online meeting marking the anniversary of Collateral Murder, at which Hraffnson and others spoke. It can be viewed here.

25.03.2020 - 15:32 [ The Courier ]

Assange denied bail in UK over virus

Spain, the US and Iran have already released thousands of low-risk prisoners to stop COVID-19 from spreading further and WikiLeaks said Assange‘s bail bid comes after the UK has failed to follow suit.

24.03.2020 - 19:26 [ The Washington Times ]

Assange lawyers request bail for jailed WikiLeaks publisher, citing coronavirus pandemic

“We have approximately 85,000 people in our prisons and prisons are overcrowded, so when you have a lot of people in a small area, transmission of disease will obviously be easier,” Andrea Albutt told BBC Radio 4’s Today program, London’s Evening Standard newspaper reported.