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Assange was stripped and placed in “suicide watch” isolation cell after British extradition announcement
Immediately after British Home Secretary Priti Patel announced on Friday last week that she had approved Julian Assange’s extradition to the United States, the publisher and journalist was stripped naked and placed in a bare cell of London’s maximum-security Belmarsh Prison.
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Prolonged solitary confinement is common in US maximum-security jails
If the Home Secretary certifies the US request to extradite Julian Assange it will violate the prohibition against torture and set an alarming precedent for publishers and journalists around the world, Amnesty International said today, following the Westminster Magistrates’ Court decision this morning to issue an order to extradite the WikiLeaks founder to the United States.
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WikiLeaks Turned Down Leaks on Russian Government During U.S. Presidential Campaign
The leak organization ignored damaging information on the Kremlin to focus on Hillary Clinton and election-related hacks.
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Snowden Documents Reveal Covert Surveillance and Pressure Tactics Aimed at WikiLeaks and Its Supporters
Top-secret documents from the National Security Agency and its British counterpart reveal for the first time how the governments of the United States and the United Kingdom targeted WikiLeaks and other activist groups with tactics ranging from covert surveillance to prosecution.
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The execution of Julian Assange: He exposed the crimes of empire — and that can't be tolerated
Let us name Julian Assange's executioners. Joe Biden. Boris Johnson. Scott Morrison. Theresa May. Lenin Moreno. Donald Trump. Barack Obama. Mike Pompeo. Hillary Clinton. Lord Chief Justice Ian Burnett and Justice Timothy Victor Holroyde. Crown Prosecutors James Lewis, Clair Dobbin and Joel Smith. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser. Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia Gordon Kromberg. William Burns, the director of the CIA. Ken McCallum, the director general of the U.K. Security Service, or MI5.
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Julian Assange has a stroke in Belmarsh prison, fiancée reveals
The WikiLeaks publisher, 50, who is being held on remand Belmarsh Prison in London while fighting extradition to America, was left with a drooping right eyelid and signs of neurological damage.
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Edward Snowden Calls Public, Media Furor Against Assange Dystopian
Former CIA agent Edward Snowden on Friday called the public and media furor surrounding WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's possible extradition dystopian and said that the case is mired in corruption.
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CIA Plotted Julian Assange Assassination – Stunning Admission
The CIA plotted to kidnap and assassinate WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, according to stunning testimony by several brave whistleblowers within the intelligence agency. Wikileaks’ publication of information related to CIA hacking created extreme anger against the journalist within the CIA. Officials within the intelligence agency sought to develop plans for a possible assassination operation targeting Assange, according to a Yahoo News investigation.
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CIA Director Mike Pompeo Touted Kidnapping, Killing Of Julian Assange In Response To Publication Of CIA Leaks
As CIA director, Mike Pompeo -- who supported Wikileaks when it was airing the Democratic National Committee's dirty laundry -- unilaterally decided Assange was a threat unworthy of any constitutional protections.
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In his own words: Assange witness explains fabrications
A major witness in the United States’ Department of Justice case against Julian Assange casts serious doubt on statements found in the indictment against the Wikileaks founder.
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A Court In Ecuador Has Stripped Julian Assange Of His Citizenship
Ecuador has revoked the citizenship of Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks who is currently in a British prison. Ecuador's justice system formally notified the Australian of the nullity of his naturalization in a letter that came in response to a claim filed by the South American country's Foreign Ministry.
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Freedom for Julian Assange as he turns 50
Journalist Julian Assange is still being held in a maximum-security prison in London. On 3 July, he will celebrate his 50th birthday behind bars and suffering ill in poor health. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns once again his politically motivated and prolonged detention and urges his immediate release.
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‘This is End of Case Against Assange’, Snowden Says After Report Reveals Lies in Journo’s Indictment
In early 2020, a UK district judge ruled not to extradite Julian Assange to the US, but decided that he must wait in prison for the outcome of an appeal filed by American prosecutors.
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Family of Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange Rally for His Freedom in Oakland
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, currently detained in London, could face 175 years in prison if he is extradited to the United States for leaking top-secret government documents over a decade ago.
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Key witness in Assange case admits to lies in indictment
he also confessed to having continued his crime spree whilst working with the Department of Justice and FBI and receiving a promise of immunity from prosecution.
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Edward Snowden says Julian Assange 'could be next' after John McAfee dies by suicide in jail
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was arrested in April 2019 in the UK, and a UK court temporarily blocked his extradition to the US in January 2021.
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Two Years After Assange's Arrest, Biden Should Abandon The Case
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been detained at the high-security Belmarsh prison in London for two years. During that time, Assange became the first publisher to be indicted under the United States Espionage Act and prevailed after a district judge denied the U.S. government’s extradition request. He completed a sentence for “jumping bail” when he sought asylum from Ecuador. He also survived multiple COVID-19 outbreaks in prison.
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Council support for Julian Assange
Blue Mountains City Council will write to the Foreign Minister and Prime Minister asking the government to advocate for the immediate release of Julian Assange and the dropping of all charges.
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US 'Extremely Disappointed' WIth UK Judge's Ruling on Assange, Vows to Keep Seeking Extradition
Julian Assange should not be extradited to the United States to face charges of espionage and conspiracy to commit digital intrusion, District Judge Vanessa Baraitser ruled on the morning of 4 January 2021. The US Justice Department has expressed its disappointment over a London court's ruling on Julian Assange, saying in a statement...
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Julian Assange Will Likely Die In Prison Without A Pardon From Donald Trump, Journalist Says
Journalist Glenn Greenwald issued a dire prediction on Sunday about the future for Julian Assange — who is currently imprisoned in London, England — without the help of a pardon from Donald Trump.
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