Ralf Streck (2022-12-12). How critical journalists are muzzled in Europe. indybay.org Besides the case of Julian Assange, the case of the Basque Pablo González has stood out for almost a year now. Poland wants to keep him in solitary confinement for at least a year without presenting any evidence for the accusations of alleged espionage for Russia. His offense is apparently to have done research in eastern Ukraine, which alarms Ukrainian and Polish intelligence.

_____ (2022-12-11). U.S. Intel Lays Out Assange Attack. strategic-culture.org Misperception and disinformation overrode the facts of the Assange case at an event organized by the Hayden Center on Monday night in Washington, reports Joe Lauria. | By Joe LAURIA | A week after five major newspapers

_____ (2022-12-11). Worldwide Human Rights Day Rallies For Assange. popularresistance.org Supporters of imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange are using the occasion of Human Rights Day this Saturday to demand that the British government refuse to extradite him to the United States. Assange is waiting on his application for appeal before the High Court of England and Wales against the home secretary's decision to send him to the U.S. where he faces 175 years in prison for publishing truthful information about U.S. crimes and corruption. | Supporters gathered in London on Saturday for a vigil at 2 pm GMT in front of high-security Belmarsh Prison, where Assange has been languishing for nearly fou…

Editor (2022-12-10). Former CIA Director's Institute Hosts Event on the Assange Case (and Madness Ensues). scheerpost.com By Chip Gibbons / The Dissenter An institution founded by former CIA director Michael V. Hayden hosted a panel on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's case. They billed it as a debate over whether he was a "techno spy" or "modern day journalist" and drew the attention of several Assange supporters. While press freedom advocates and …

Peter Boyle (2022-12-10). Thousands march in Sydney for democracy in Iran. greenleft.org.au Thousands marched through Sydney streets on December 10 (International Human Rights Day) demanding democracy in Iran and justice for Jina Mahsa Amini and the growing number of democracy protesters who have been killed, arrested and tortured by the dictatorial regime in Iran. | On December 8, Mohsen Shekari became the first democracy protester to be executed. At least 475 protesters have been killed by security forces and 18,240 others have been detained, according to the Human Rights Activists' News Agency (HRANA).