Laborfest: O.S.H.A. Whistleblowers, Workers & Public Safety
Laborfest | indybay.org | 2019-06-21
ILWU Local 34 Hall, 801 Second St., San Francisco. Across 2d St from baseball stadium. Diagonally across King St from MoMo's Restaurant. Walk the one mile from Market on Second or on the Embarcadero to 801 Second Street or take public transportation as follows: | T or N train from Embarcadero Station to Second and King Station, go to stadium side of King St, 801 2d St is to the left of the stadium; | 30 or 45 bus from Market and Fifth Streets (Powell Station) to end of line at Townsend between Fourth and Third, then walk one block to 2d Street, then 1 blocks south on 2d to King St, cross King St to stadium side…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/20/18824126.php
The war on journalism is a war on the humanities
wsws.org | 2019-06-21
The World Socialist Web Site received this statement opposing the persecution of Julian Assange from Monika Eisenhauer, an independent historian and medievalist living in Germany.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/21/huma-j21.html
The Shaving Kit: Manufacturing The Julian Assange Witch-Hunt
Media Lens | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-06-21
Last week, UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid signed the US extradition request to hand over Julian Assange, who is charged with 18 counts of violating the US Espionage Act. Assange's immediate fate now lies in the hands of the British justice system. Javid 'consistently voted for use of UK military forces in combat operations overseas', …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/06/the-shaving-kit-manufacturing-the-julian-assange-witch-hunt/
London: Julian Assange Defence Committee lobbies Jeremy Corbyn's Constituency Labour Party
wsws.org | 2019-06-21
The Julian Assange Defence Committee urged rank-and-file Labour Party members in leader Jeremy Corbyn's constituency to oppose US extradition proceedings against WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/21/jadc-j21.html
Is Socialism Possible in America?
David Rosen | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-21
"I was, I am, I shall be!" — Rosa Luxemburg The U.S. government has charged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with violating the Espionage Act of 1917 (extended by the Sedition Act of 1918). The act targeted…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/21/is-socialism-possible-in-america/
Australian workers and youth support SEP rallies defending Assange
wsws.org | 2019-06-21
The hostility of ordinary people to the US attempts to prosecute Assange stands in stark contrast to the complicity of the political and media establishment.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/21/assa-j21.html
Laborfest: Free Press, Julian Assange,Chelsea Manning, Bryan Carmody
Laborfest | indybay.org | 2019-06-21
518 Valencia, San Francisco. 16th St BART.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/19/18824118.php
Laborfest: O.S.H.A. Whistleblowers, Workers & Public Safety
Laborfest | indybay.org | 2019-06-20
ILWU Local 34 Hall, 801 Second St., San Francisco. Across 2d St from baseball stadium. Diagonally across King St from MoMo's Restaurant. Walk the one mile from Market on Second or on the Embarcadero to 801 Second Street or take public transportation as follows: | T or N train from Embarcadero Station to Second and King Station, go to stadium side of King St, 801 2d St is to the left of the stadium; | 30 or 45 bus from Market and Fifth Streets (Powell Station) to end of line at Townsend between Fourth and Third, then walk one block to 2d Street, then 1 blocks south on 2d to King St, cross King St to stadium side…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/20/18824126.php
US claims Iran downed drone in 'unprovoked' act as Tehran warns against crossing 'red lines'
rt.com | 2019-06-20
The US has confirmed that one of its reconnaissance drones was shot down by Iraniain air defenses, but has denied that it intruded into Tehran's airspace at the time. | …
rt.com/usa/462298-us-confirms-drone-downed-iran/
Drone Crash Database
Drone Wars UK | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-20
Drone Wars UK began compiling details of military drone crashes in 2010. Our database cover crashes of large ( Class II and III) military drones since 01 Jan 2007. It has been compiled from USAF Accident Investigation Board (AIB) …
globalresearch.ca/drone-crash-database/5681247
Guyana Appreciates Role of Cuba in Training Physicians
plenglish.com | 2019-06-20
Guantanamo, Cuba June 20 ( Prensa Latina) The Minister Counsellor of the Embassy of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana in Cuba, Heather Seelochan, expressed her gratitude in Guantanamo this Thursday for the island"s collaboration in training the future doctors of her nation.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=43548&SEO=guyana-appreciates-role-of-cuba-in-training-physicians
Basta !!! Free Chelsea Manning & Julien Assange Oakland Weekly Friday Vigil
Orion Edmonson | indybay.org | 2019-06-20
MacArthur & Fruitvale Oakland…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/19/18824060.php
Laborfest: Free Press, Julian Assange,Chelsea Manning, Bryan Carmody
Laborfest | indybay.org | 2019-06-20
518 Valencia, San Francisco. 16th St BART.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/19/18824118.php
Professor Stuart Rees to speak at SEP rally to defend Julian Assange
wsws.org | 2019-06-20
"The rally must increase public awareness of the outrageous injustice if Julian is extradited to the US to face a possible 170 years in prison."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/20/rees-j20.html
For a worldwide campaign to prevent Julian Assange's rendition to the US!
wsws.org | 2019-06-20
An international mass movement must be organized to stop the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/20/pers-j20.html
UN Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer Becomes One of Assange's Most Vocal Advocates
Jimmysllama | mintpressnews.com | 2019-06-19
"Here [in Assange's case] we are not speaking of prosecution but of persecution. That means that judicial power, institutions and proceedings are being deliberately abused for ulterior motives." — Nils Melzer, UN Rapporteur on Torture…
mintpressnews.com/nils-melzer-confirms-what-many-suspected-julian-assange-tortured-and-persecuted-by-us/259334/
John Pilger urges participation in SEP (Australia) rallies to defend Assange
wsws.org | 2019-06-19
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/19/pilg-j19.html
French workers, "yellow vest" protesters support fight to free Julian Assange
wsws.org | 2019-06-19
For the last two weeks, the Parti de l'égalité socialiste has campaigned in Paris for this Sunday's public meeting in defense of Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/19/pari-j19.html
Basta !!! Free Chelsea Manning & Julien Assange Oakland Weekly Friday Vigil
Orion Edmonson | indybay.org | 2019-06-19
MacArthur & Fruitvale Oakland…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/19/18824060.php
Prominent Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis calls for campaign to free Assange
wsws.org | 2019-06-18
"We must not wait till it is too late to recognise the broader significance of the persecution of Julian Assange and fail to defend his human rights."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/18/kost-j18.html
Shrewsbury 24 flying picket Terry Renshaw: "Only the power of the working class, not the official courts, is going to provide any perspective for freeing Julian Assange."
wsws.org | 2019-06-18
The former building worker explains, "To defend class war prisoners like Julian Assange, the perspective has got to be to raise the awareness and mobilise the masses."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/18/inte-j18.html
US Foreign Policy Exposed
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-06-18
Protest against US Foreign Policy in the Philippines (Source EPA) In the last week, the realities of US foreign policy have been exposed by a leaked audio tape, a leak about a US attack on the Russian electrical grid, and US attempts to extradite Julian Assange. All the information points to a foreign policy that …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/06/us-foreign-policy-exposed/
Ecuadorian government gives Pentagon a base in the Galapagos
wsws.org | 2019-06-18
Inviting the Pentagon to use the world-renowned environmental site as a US aircraft carrier is of a piece with the Moreno government's betrayal of Julian Assange.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/18/ecua-j18.html
Julian Assange Indictment "Criminalizes the News Gathering Process," Says Pentagon Papers Lawyer
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-06-18
A London judge has ordered WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to appear before a court in February 2020 to face a full extradition hearing. Prosecutors in the U.S. have indicted Assange on 18 counts, including 17 violations of the Espionage Act. This is the first-ever case of a journalist or publisher being indicted under the World War I-era law. Assange said that his life was "effectively at stake" if the U.K. honors a U.S. request for his extradition. Assange is currently serving a 50-week sentence in London's Belmarsh Prison for skipping bail in 2012. We speak with James Goodale, former general counsel of The Ne…
www.democracynow.org/2019/6/18/pentagon_papers_lawyer_julian_assange_case
Julian Assange Indictment "Criminalizes the News Gathering Process"
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-06-18
A London judge has ordered WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to appear before a court in February 2020 to face a full extradition hearing. Prosecutors in the U.S. have indicted Assange on 18 counts, including 17 violations of the Espionage Act. This is the first-ever case of a journalist or publisher being indicted under the World War I-era law. Assange said that his life was "effectively at stake" if the U.K. honors a U.S. request for his extradition. Assange is currently serving a 50-week sentence in London's Belmarsh Prison for skipping bail in 2012. We speak with James Goodale, former general counsel of The…
truthout.org/video/julian-assange-indictment-criminalizes-the-news-gathering-process/
US Foreign Policy Exposed
Kevin Zeese | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-18
In the last week, the realities of US foreign policy have been exposed by a leaked audio tape, a leak about a US attack on the Russian electrical grid, and US attempts to extradite Julian Assange. All the information points …
globalresearch.ca/us-foreign-policy-exposed/5680952
Australian whistleblower trials shrouded in secrecy
wsws.org | 2019-06-18
The government's determination to block any public scrutiny of these crucial hearings constitutes wartime-like censorship.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/18/tria-j18.html
Poland Just Became America's Most Important NATO Ally
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-17
The US' decision to dispatch 1,000 additional "rotational" troops and even a squadron of surveillance drones to Poland makes the Central European country its most important NATO ally because of the threat that this poses to Russian strategic interests in …
globalresearch.ca/poland-became-us-most-important-nato-ally/5680858
The Coming Show Trial of Julian Assange
Chris Hedges | truthdig.com | 2019-06-17
LONDON–On Friday morning I was in a small courtroom at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London. Julian Assange, held in Belmarsh Prison and dressed in a pale-blue prison shirt, appeared on a video screen directly in front of me. Assange, his gray hair and beard neatly trimmed, slipped on heavy, dark-frame glasses at the start of the proceedings. He listened intently as Ben Brandon, the prosecutor, seated at a narrow wooden table, listed the crimes he allegedly had committed and called for his extradition to the United States to face charges that could result in a sentence of 175 years. The charges include…
truthdig.com/articles/the-coming-show-trial-of-julian-assange/
The Coming Show Trial of Julian Assange
Chris Hedges | commondreams.org | 2019-06-17
The publication of classified documents is not a crime in the United States, but if Assange is extradited and convicted it will become one. (Photo: Mr.Fish/Truthdig) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/screen_shot_2019-06-17_at_10.43.18_am.png…
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Julian Assange to Face 5-Day Extradition Hearing in February 2020
Consortium News | theantimedia.com | 2019-06-17
(CN) — A decision on whether Julian Assange will be extradited to the United States to face charges under the Espionage Act will not come until the end of February 2020 at the earliest, the Westminster Magistrate's Court ruled on Friday. Tristan Kirk, the London Evening Standard's courts reporter, tweeted: Julian Assange will not face a full extradition …
Julian Assange to Face 5-Day Extradition Hearing in February 2020
Two protesters arrested at Melbourne rally in defence of Assange
wsws.org | 2019-06-17
The arrests were aimed at intimidating supporters of WikiLeaks and preventing broader layers from joining the campaign to defend Assange and all democratic rights.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/17/melb-j17.html
John Pilger: Extradition Process a 'Very Long Uphill Road' for Assange
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-06-17
Britain's Home Secretary signed off on the U.S. request to extradite Julian Assange, and now UK courts will decide his fate. But if the process until now is any indication, he will not receive a fair hearing, says journalist and filmmaker John Pilger…
therealnews.com/stories/john-pilger-extradition-process-a-very-long-uphill-road-for-assange
Germany: Protest vigil in Dusseldorf demands release of Julian Assange
wsws.org | 2019-06-17
"Assange's surrender to the US would mean that war crimes, spying on the population, or government intrigues and conspiracies would no longer be reported."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/17/assa-j17.html
Julian Assange and the Scales of Justice: Exceptions, Extraditions and Politics
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-17
The Home Secretary of the United Kingdom did his thing, which was little in the way of disagreement. The superpower has issued a request; the retainer would comply. This week, the US Department Justice Department formally sought the extradition of Julian Assange. The process was certified by Sajid Javid, a man rather distracted of late.
counterpunch.org/2019/06/17/julian-assange-and-the-scales-of-justice-exceptions-extraditions-and-politics/
Bringing Police Torture in Chicago to the Full Light of Day
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-06-16
Flint Taylor's new book, The Torture Machine: Racism and Police Violence in Chicago, is one of those remarkable works that won't fit under any one category. It's at once a history of civil and human rights battles in Chicago with national and global reach, a text of modern urban sociology, an example of critical legal theory, a long polemic against white and class privilege, a literature of political exposure, a manual of strategy and tactics, and last but not least, for Flint himself, an autobiography. In its pages, Chicago's top lawyer of the left also shares with us the intense and determined commitment, wi…
truthout.org/articles/bringing-police-torture-in-chicago-to-the-full-light-of-day/
WikiLeaks publisher Assange faces US extradition trial next February
wsws.org | 2019-06-15
The UK government has made clear that it will do everything possible to expedite Washington's vindictive attempt to render the courageous journalist to face imprisonment, torture, and execution in the US.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/15/assa-j15.html
Houthi Drone Attacks Continue to Target Airport in Saudi Arabia
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-15
The Qasif K2 drones struck the control rooms in Jizan airport as well as the refueling station in Abha, according to a spokesperson of the Yemeni armed forces. The attacks were stated to be an act of retaliation against Saudi Arabia's war against the impoverished nation. | The Houthi milita has increased its attacks on airports in recent days and launched major attacks on oil-pipelines in Saudi Arabia. | The Western-backed, Saudi-led coalition that has been battling the Houthi movement in Yemen said earlier strikes on the Airport in Abha was proof of Iranian support for what it called cross-border terrorism.
telesurenglish.net/news/Houthi-Drone-Attacks-Continue-to-Target-Airport-in-Saudi-Arabia-20190615-0012.html
Basta !!! Free Chelsea Manning & Julien Assange Oakland Weekly Friday Vigil
Orion Edmonson | indybay.org | 2019-06-15
Fruitvale and MacArthur Oakland…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/13/18823921.php
Assange is being prosecuted for 'exposing the crimes of empire', says award winning journalist
Mohamed Elmaazi | thecanary.co | 2019-06-15
Award-winning journalist Christopher Hedges accused the UK and US authorities of 'judicially lynching' Julian Assange. Speaking outside Westminster Magistrates' Court, Hedges said he came to London from the US "to speak out against"
thecanary.co/trending/2019/06/15/assange-is-being-prosecuted-for-exposing-the-crimes-of-empire-says-award-winning-journalist/
Activist Lauri Love and others speak out in defence of Assange
wsws.org | 2019-06-15
Members of the Julian Assange Defence Committee and the SEP were joined by people from across London and further afield, including two "Yellow Vest" protestors from France.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/15/inte-j15.html
US Supreme Court refuses to hear Guantanamo detainee's habeas corpus appeal
wsws.org | 2019-06-14
The court's refusal to hear the case of a man who has been imprisoned and tortured for nearly two decades without ever being convicted of a crime corresponds to the inexorable lurch by the entire political establishment towards dictatorship and barbarism.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/14/cour-j14.html
"Advocate": Israeli Attorney Lea Tsemel Reflects on Defending Palestinians Who Resist Occupation
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-06-14
Attorney Lea Tsemel has defended Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli courts for nearly half a century, insisting on their humanity and their right to a fair trial. Her work has earned her the scorn and reprobation of many Israelis, as well as death threats. A staunch critic of the Israeli occupation of Palestine, Tsemel has long argued that Palestinians who carry out politically motivated violence are freedom fighters, not "terrorists." In 1999, Tsemel won a landmark case in the Israeli Supreme Court, making it illegal for Israeli officials to torture detained Palestinians during interrogations. The docume…
www.democracynow.org/2019/6/14/lea_tsemel_advocate_documentary_israel_palestine
Ola Bini Was Friends with Julian Assange. He Has Spent Two Months in Jail Without Charge in Ecuador
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-06-14
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared before a magistrates' court in London Friday, saying his life was "effectively at stake" if the U.K. honors an extradition request from the United States, where he faces 17 counts of violating the Espionage Act. Meanwhile, a friend of Assange's, Swedish programmer and data privacy activist Ola Bini, is still in prison in Ecuador, after being arrested April 11, the same day Assange was forcibly taken by British authorities from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, and has been jailed ever since without charges. We speak with Vijay Prashad, director of Tricontinental: Institut…
www.democracynow.org/2019/6/14/ola_bini_ecuador_arrest_wikileaks_assange
Facing Serious Charges, Judge Sets 'Long Timetable' For Assange To Prepare Defense Against Extradition
Kevin Gosztola | commondreams.org | 2019-06-14
Supporters of Julian Assange demonstrate outside court in London. (Photo: Screen shot from Ruptly livestream) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/assange.png…
commondreams.org/views/2019/06/14/facing-serious-charges-judge-sets-long-timetable-assange-prepare-defense-against?cd-origin=rss
Facing Serious Charges, Judge Sets 'Long Timetable' For Assange To Prepare Defense Against Extradition
Kevin Gosztola | shadowproof.com | 2019-06-14
In the United States government's extradition case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, his attorneys agreed to a "long timetable" so he may prepare his defense against "incredibly serious charges, which impact upon typical newsgathering activities." | Judge Emma Arbuthnot set a five-day hearing over the extradition request that will take place in late February 2020. One of the first major filings in the case will come from the U.S. government in July. | Assange faces 17 counts of allegedly violating the Espionage Act for publishing classified information from Chelsea Manning and one conspiracy to commit com…
shadowproof.com/2019/06/14/facing-serious-charges-judge-sets-long-timetable-for-assange-to-prepare-defense-against-extradition/
Attempt to extradite Assange represents 'an assault on journalistic rights', says his defence lawyer
Mohamed Elmaazi | thecanary.co | 2019-06-14
The author attended Julian Assange's extradition hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court. | Julian Assange's arrest and potential extradition to the US represents an "assault on journalistic rights" and on "principles of free speech", his defence lawyer told Westminster Magistrates' Court (MC) on 14 June 2019. Mark Summers QC was explaining why it was not practical for judge Emma Arbuthnot to decide on Assange's extradition case this year. | A complex case involving a "multiplicity of profound issues": | Most attendees expected the substantive issues to start being discussed on 14 June. But unexpectedly…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/06/14/attempt-to-extradite-assange-represents-an-assault-on-journalistic-rights-says-his-defence-lawyer/
Secrets and lies in Afghanistan: Whistleblower helps the case to withdraw troops
kathy_f | greenleft.org.au | 2019-06-14
The Afghanistan war may be largely forgotten, were it not for the Australian Federal Police raid on the ABC's Sydney offices on June 5 to collect evidence for the trial of army lawyer and whistleblower David McBride. | Afghanistan is the longest war Australia has ever been involved in. Yet it has largely been conducted in secret, with few media reports and even fewer politicians wanting to talk about it. | Afghanistan is now increasingly being seen to be another "bad" war. Following the 9/11 terror attacks, Iraq was touted as the only "bad" war, as politicians scrambled to justify their support for the "good" war…
greenleft.org.au/content/secrets-and-lies-afghanistan-whistleblower-helps-case-withdraw-troops
Australia 'world's most secretive democracy' says New York Times
kathy_f | greenleft.org.au | 2019-06-13
"Australia may be the world's most secretive democracy," the New York Times reported on June 5. | The US newspaper was commenting on the raids by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) on a NewsCorp journalist and then the head office of the ABC. They were looking for evidence of information provided by whistleblowers that was used in articles exposing possible crimes by the Australian military and other authorities. | NYT continued: "The aggressive approach — which Prime Minister Scott Morrison has defended — fit…
greenleft.org.au/content/australia-worlds-most-secretive-democracy-says-new-york-times
Chelsea Manning's Coming of Age
Pamela Rafalow Grossman | progressive.org | 2019-06-06
In the new film "XY Chelsea," director Tim Travers Hawkins keeps the whistleblower's vulnerability front and center: "I hope she can flourish as a free woman."
progressive.org/dispatches/chelsea-manning-xy-chelsea-documentary-grossman-190606/
Google interferes with search results, censors conservative views and even directly manipulates facts in the name of 'fairness', according to internal video and documents a whistleblower has turned over to Project Veritas.
Last week, an Ecuadorian judge ordered the release of Swedish programmer and data privacy activist Ola Bini, who spent more than two months in jail without charge. Bini is a friend of WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange. He was arrested in Quito on the same day that Assange was forcibly taken by British authorities from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. We speak with Ola Bini in Quito, where he remains under investigation for allegedly hacking the Ecuadorian government. He says, "Through the whole process, 70 days in prison, and all of the days since, we've been asking the prosecution to tell us what it is I have don…
Amazon has filed a patent for delivery drones that also surveil customers — for their own good, it claims, suggesting that a drone will inform people if there's a fire or damage on their property but won't snoop around.
Amazon.com Inc is now exploring using drones not just to deliver packages but also to provide surveillance as a service to its customers, according to a patent granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. | The delivery drones can be used to record video of consented user's property to gather data that can be analyzed to look out, say for example, a broken window, or a fire or if a garage door was left open during the day, the patent described. | According to the patent, the surveillance function of the drone can be limited through geo-fencing, a technology used to draw a virtual boundary around t…
A leaked US Air Force briefing detailing the threat posed by bitter, sexually frustrated men hating on women online has been widely mocked on social media, with some wondering if they plan to drone the "involuntary celibates."
"Here [in Assange's case] we are not speaking of prosecution but of persecution. That means that judicial power, institutions and proceedings are being deliberately abused for ulterior motives." — Nils Melzer, UN Rapporteur on Torture…
A London judge has ordered WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to appear before a court in February 2020 to face a full extradition hearing. Prosecutors in the U.S. have indicted Assange on 18 counts, including 17 violations of the Espionage Act. This is the first-ever case of a journalist or publisher being indicted under the World War I-era law. Assange said that his life was "effectively at stake" if the U.K. honors a U.S. request for his extradition. Assange is currently serving a 50-week sentence in London's Belmarsh Prison for skipping bail in 2012. We speak with James Goodale, former general counsel of The Ne…
Attorney Lea Tsemel has defended Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli courts for nearly half a century, insisting on their humanity and their right to a fair trial. Her work has earned her the scorn and reprobation of many Israelis, as well as death threats. A staunch critic of the Israeli occupation of Palestine, Tsemel has long argued that Palestinians who carry out politically motivated violence are freedom fighters, not "terrorists." In 1999, Tsemel won a landmark case in the Israeli Supreme Court, making it illegal for Israeli officials to torture detained Palestinians during interrogations. The docume…
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared before a magistrates' court in London Friday, saying his life was "effectively at stake" if the U.K. honors an extradition request from the United States, where he faces 17 counts of violating the Espionage Act. Meanwhile, a friend of Assange's, Swedish programmer and data privacy activist Ola Bini, is still in prison in Ecuador, after being arrested April 11, the same day Assange was forcibly taken by British authorities from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, and has been jailed ever since without charges. We speak with Vijay Prashad, director of Tricontinental: Institut…
