(2019-08-05). The War on Drugs in Mexico is Also a War on Journalists. counterpunch.org 
What is press freedom and how do we know what it looks like? While we in the United States are absorbed in Julian Assange-related quandaries about just who is a journalist, and whether leaked information can or should compromise national security, reporters in Mexico are harassed and killed daily for covering a "drug war" launched in More
(2019-08-05). Assange's father speaks to the WSWS: "Julian's resolve is fierce" indybay.org John Shipton tells the World Socialist Web Site: ordinary people can take a stand in the defence of his son, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
(2019-08-05). Assange's father speaks to the WSWS: "Julian's resolve is fierce" wsws.org John Shipton condemned the Australian government's refusal to raise the issue of Assange with the US, or to take any action in his defence, declaring: "Silence is complicity."
(2019-08-05). Press Freedom, Whistleblowers & The Case Of Assange, Manning & Carmody. indybay.org On July 20, 2019 a forum was held on Press Freedom, Whistleblowers & the Case of Assange, Manning and Carmody. The panelists discussed these cases and the fight to defend journalists and whistleblowers including the fight in the labor movement.
(2019-08-04). The Trump Administration Is Using the Full Power of the U.S. Surveillance State Against Whistleblowers. theintercept.com 
An examination of the court filings in all seven leak cases filed under Trump yields a detailed picture of the methods the government uses to unmask confidential sources.
(2019-08-03). Despite briefing by Julian Assange's lawyer, Australian politicians still refuse to defend him. wsws.org Intensive lobbying in Canberra this week failed to convince any parliamentarian to oppose the Trump administration's bid to extradite the WikiLeaks founder.