Monthly Archives: February 2022

2022-02-02: News Headlines

Project Censored (2022-02-01). Eleanor Goldfield and Nolan Higdon Return to the Program. projectcensored.org Journalist and filmmaker Eleanor Goldfield returns to the program to address several topics in media and world events, including the ongoing scandal of Julian Assange's imprisonment, the folly of the…

Anish R M (2022-02-01). Julian Assange nominated for Nobel Peace Prize as calls for his release grow louder. peoplesdispatch.org The Wikileaks founder who has spent more than 1,000 days in a British prison fighting extradition to the United States, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for the third time…

David Swanson (2022-02-01). Talk World Radio: Julian Assange Warned Us What Was Coming. warisacrime.org AUDIO: Talk World Radio is recorded as audio and video on Riverside.fm, except when it doesn't work and then on Zoom. Here is this week's video and all the videos on Youtube. VIDEO: This week on Talk World Radio, we're talking about the saga of Julian Assange with Richard Hillgrove who was hired by Assange …

Peoples Dispatch (2022-02-01). 4 things to know about the hounding of Julian Assange. peoplesdispatch.org Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has spent over 1000 days in prison, much of which was without any standing charges against him. Today the threat of extradition to the US where he would face heavy prosecution under the espionage act, continues to loom. In this video, we take a look at some of the most important facets of his case that mainstream media overlooked in the past year, which point to the deep injustices committed against the journalist, publisher, and truth teller. The persecution of Assange has serious implications for press freedom not just in the US or the UK, but around the world.

2022-02-02 21:25 | 17:25 EST | jz | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 

2022-02-01: News Headlines

Project Censored (2022-02-01). Eleanor Goldfield and Nolan Higdon Return to the Program. projectcensored.org Journalist and filmmaker Eleanor Goldfield returns to the program to address several topics in media and world events, including the ongoing scandal of Julian Assange's imprisonment, the folly of the…

Staff (2022-01-31). Leonard Peltier Has COVID; His Lawyer — an Ex-Federal Judge — Calls for Native Leader to Be Freed. democracynow.org Jailed 77-year-old Native American activist Leonard Peltier has tested positive for COVID-19 less than a week after describing his prison conditions as a "torture chamber." Peltier was convicted of aiding and abetting the killing of two FBI agents during a shootout on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Reservation in 1975 while a member of the American Indian Movement. He has long maintained his innocence and is considered by Amnesty International as a political prisoner. We speak with his lawyer and former federal judge Kevin Sharp, who says Peltier's case was riddled with misconduct, including witness intimidation and w…

Amy Goodman (2022-01-31). Leonard Peltier Has COVID. Will Biden Finally Consider Freeing Him? truthout.org Jailed 77-year-old Native American activist Leonard Peltier has tested positive for COVID-19 less than a week after describing his prison conditions as a "torture chamber." Peltier was convicted of aiding and abetting the killing of two FBI agents during a shootout on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Reservation in 1975 while a member of the American Indian Movement. He has long maintained his innocence and is considered by Amnesty International as a political prisoner. We speak with his lawyer and former fede…

2022-02-01 14:57 | 10:57 EST | jz | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0