What Is Happening to Assange Will Happen to the Rest of Us

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Feb 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 )

Corporate Media Side With Chile’s and Ecuador’s Oppressors

Lucas Koerner / FAIR Oct 24, 2019 Working people are rising up against austerity, yet our political press only sees fit to describe the threat they pose to law and order. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Ecuador’s Indigenous Leaders Willing to Talk After Fuel-Price Protests

MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN and GONZALO SOLANO / The Associated Press Oct 12, 2019 The demonstrations have paralyzed Ecuador's economy for nearly a week. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Coming Show Trial of Julian Assange

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jun 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 )

The Thought Police Are Coming

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jun 11, 2019 The oppression of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange heralds a frightening new totalitarianism. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

First Julian Assange, Then Us

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Apr 16, 2019 Chis Hedges and historian Vijay Prashad discuss the WikiLeaks founder and the threat his arrest poses to a free press and the rule of law. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

Lawyer: Ecuador Is Spreading Lies About Assange

GREGORY KATZ / The Associated Press Apr 14, 2019 The Ecuadorian government is trying to justify its "unlawful" decision to allow the WikiLeaks founder's arrest, his attorney charges. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Julian Assange and the Criminalization of Journalism

Marjorie Cohn / Truthout Apr 14, 2019 The WikiLeaks founder's arrest will have serious repercussions for the media. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Martyrdom of Julian Assange

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Apr 11, 2019 His arrest by British police, a flagrant violation of international law, signals the final stage of the destruction of a free press. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Julian Assange Arrested at Ecuador Embassy in London

DANICA KIRKA / The Associated Press Apr 11, 2019 If extradited to the U.S., the WikiLeaks founder faces charges related to the publication of thousands of secret government documents. Dig deeper ( 3 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 )

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 )