Noam Chomsky: America’s Extraterritorial Reach Is Its Own Scandal

Amy Goodman / Democracy Now! Apr 12, 2019 The acclaimed linguist and philosopher reflects on Julian Assange's possible extradition and the greater danger of U.S. hegemony. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Jeremy Corbyn Denounces Efforts to Extradite Assange

Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams Apr 12, 2019 The British Labour Party leader urges his government to stand firm, citing WikiLeaks' exposure of U.S. war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Daniel Ellsberg on the Importance of Julian Assange

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Apr 11, 2019 The former military analyst shares his thoughts on the future of U.S. intelligence with Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )

Edward Snowden Leads Chorus Condemning Assange’s Arrest

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Apr 11, 2019 Free speech advocates warn the WikiLeaks publisher's possible extradition could have grave implications for journalists across the globe. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Beware the Mainstream Media’s ‘Moderates’ and ‘Centrists’

Alan MacLeod / FAIR Mar 25, 2019 Venezuela's Juan Guaido is just the latest in a long line of reactionaries whose record our political establishment has tried to whitewash. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

U.K. and Ecuador Conspire to Deliver Julian Assange to U.S. Authorities

Gareth Porter / Truthdig Nov 26, 2018 What follows is a murky story of a political ploy by the two governments to create a phony rationale for ousting Assange from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Crucifying Julian Assange

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Nov 12, 2018 The media's refusal to defend the WikiLeaks publisher is a betrayal of press freedom. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The Arrest of Julian Assange Appears Near

The Truthdig Jul 22, 2018 The Intercept is reporting that Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno is in London to "finalize an agreement under which Ecuador will withdraw its asylum protection of Julian Assange," exposing him to British arrest. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

The War on Assange Is a War on Press Freedom

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jul 15, 2018 The arrest of the WikiLeaks founder, which appears near, would be the first domino to fall. Afterward, thousands of publishers, editors and reporters in the U.S. would be in peril. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Ecuadorean Embassy Cuts Julian Assange’s Internet

GONZALO SOLANO / The Associated Press Mar 28, 2018 The government says it acted because of the WikiLeaks founder's social media posts decrying the arrest of a Catalan separatist politician. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

British Judge Upholds Arrest Warrant for Julian Assange

JILL LAWLESS and GREGORY KATZ / The Associated Press Feb 6, 2018 Although Swedish prosecutors dropped sex crime charges against the WikiLeaks founder in 2017, saying there was no prospect of extraditing him to Sweden in the near future, the judge is holding him accountable for jumping bail. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Ecuador Grants Citizenship to WikiLeaks Founder Assange

GONZALO SOLANO / The Associated Press Jan 11, 2018 But the new status may change little in the near future for Julian Assange, who has been living in asylum in Ecuador's London embassy for five years. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )