TruthdigMar 2, 2020
In a new episode of "On Contact," the Truthdig columnist argues that Britain and the U.S. are "mocking the very concept of the rule of law." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigFeb 10, 2020
The global security state, which is not bound by the rule of law, will target all who defy it. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / TruthdigJun 17, 2019
The American, British and Swedish judicial systems have been manipulated and corrupted to ensure the publisher is extradited to the U.S. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
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Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / TruthdigJun 11, 2019
The oppression of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange heralds a frightening new totalitarianism. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Teodrose Fikre / The Ghion JournalApr 3, 2018
The campaign to gag the WikiLeaks' founder is a bipartisan and bilateral attack on free speech that could lead to a wider assault on all of our freedoms. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Donald Kaufman / TruthdigFeb 5, 2016
The panel is expected to announce Friday a finding that the WikiLeaks founder's long stay in Ecuador's London embassy is the result of improper actions by Sweden and Britain. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMar 16, 2015
Monday marks the 1,000th day WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has spent in political asylum inside Ecuador’s embassy in London, fearing extradition to the United States. On “Democracy Now!" his attorney Michael Ratner (pictured here) discusses whether Swedish prosecutors could be giving Assange a way out. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigAug 18, 2014
The WikiLeaks founder told journalists at a news conference Monday that he can confirm he will leave the Ecuadorean Embassy in London after two years refuge there, though he stated that his departure was "probably not" due to reasons "the Murdoch press" and others have surmised. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigApr 11, 2013
The award-winning director and champion of left-wing causes has defended the WikiLeaks founder against two forthcoming films after revealing that he met Assange at his de facto prison in London's Ecuadorean Embassy last week. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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