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The Worldwide Campaign to Free Julian Assange Is Heating Up

Stephen Rohde / Truthdig Jan 10, 2023 As we enter a new year, Julian Assange remains in a London prison, facing extradition to the United States and 175 years in prison. However, momentum demanding the United States drop the charges against Assange is building. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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The Persecution of Julian Assange

Stephen Rohde / Truthdig Nov 28, 2022 Five leading news organizations call on Biden’s Justice Department to end Trump’s persecution of Julian Assange. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

They Came First for Assange

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Feb 28, 2020 The U.S. government has labeled a journalist and publisher an "enemy of the people." Anyone familiar with history knows how this story ends. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Ahead of Extradition Hearing, Hundreds March for Assange in London

JILL LAWLESS / The Associated Press Feb 22, 2020 Famous Britons join the crowd protesting U.S. espionage charges against the founder of WikiLeaks, the secret-spilling website. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

America’s War on Dissent Began a Century Ago

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Feb 20, 2020 The roots of the our ruling class' disdain for protest movements can be traced all the back to World War I. Part 2 of a two-part essay. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Assange Was Offered U.S. Pardon if He Cleared Russia, His Lawyer Says

The Associated Press Feb 19, 2020 Wikileaks founder will claim former Rep. Rohrabacher did so at behest of Trump in 2017 visit; president denies report through spokeswoman. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

4 Lawyers Quit Case After DOJ Decision on Stone Prison Time

MICHAEL BALSAMO and ERIC TUCKER / The Associated Press Feb 11, 2020 Prosecutors resign as the Justice Department says it will seek a much shorter sentence for the convicted Trump confidant. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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 )

Chelsea Manning’s Detention Amounts to ‘Torture’: U.N. Expert

Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams Dec 31, 2019 In a blistering letter to the U.S. government, Special Rapporteur Nils Melzer condemns the whistleblower's indefinite imprisonment. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Most Important Free Press Stories of 2019

By Leonard C. Goodman / Independent Media Institute Dec 23, 2019 Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning are being persecuted for speaking truth to power. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Chemical Weapons Watchdog Is Just an American Lap Dog

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Dec 18, 2019 The once-admired body is now being used by the U.S. and its European NATO allies to support regime-change activities in member states. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

The Plot to Discredit and Destroy Julian Assange

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Dec 6, 2019 Several nations have played a role in the WikiLeaks publisher’s downfall as corporate media stands idly by. Dig deeper ( 27 Min. Read )