Daily Archives: April 5, 2023

2023-04-05: News Headlines

WSWS (2023-04-05). Australian Labor government's claim it cannot free Assange is a lie. wsws.org Australian governments, including the current Labor administration, have repeatedly exercised their legal and diplomatic powers to secure the release of citizens facing persecution abroad.

Binoy Kampmark (2023-04-04). Inglorious Inertia: The Albanese Government and Julian Assange. dissidentvoice.org The sham that is the Assange affair, a scandal of monumental proportions connived in by the AUKUS powers, shows no signs of abating. Prior to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese assuming office in Australia, he insisted that the matter dealing with the WikiLeaks publisher would be finally resolved. It had, he asserted, been going on for …

Binoy Kampmark (2023-04-04). Inglorious inertia: Albanese, Smith and Julian Assange. greenleft.org.au As with all matters regarding United States policy, Australia will, if not agree outright with Washington, adopt a non-committal position — "quiet diplomacy". Binoy Kampmark reports.




Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2023-04-04). Turning Tides: The US Congress and Julian Assange. globalresearch.ca

Kevin Gosztola (2023-04-04). Belmarsh Warden Blocks Assange From Meeting With Representatives Of Press Freedom Organization. thedissenter.org The warden of Her Majesty's Prison Belmarsh blocked representatives with the press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) from visiting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, despite previously reviewing RSF's request and agreeing to grant access. | Rebecca Vincent, the director of operations and campaigns for RSF, declared, "We followed all rules this morning. We were there very early with all required documentation. Without even checking our documentation, we were told that we would not be allowed in." | "The first official that we spoke to said that they had received 'intelligence' t…

WSWS (2023-04-04). Free Gershkovich, and stop the vicious persecution of Julian Assange. wsws.org Gershkovich, who was arrested by the Russian government, must be freed, but the campaign by the US and its allies over "press freedom" is characterized by a staggering level of hypocrisy.

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2023-04-04). Turning Tides: The US Congress and Julian Assange. globalresearch.ca

Kevin Gosztola (2023-04-04). Belmarsh Warden Blocks Assange From Meeting With Representatives Of Press Freedom Organization. thedissenter.org The warden of Her Majesty's Prison Belmarsh blocked representatives with the press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) from visiting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, despite previously reviewing RSF's request and agreeing to grant access. | Rebecca Vincent, the director of operations and campaigns for RSF, declared, "We followed all rules this morning. We were there very early with all required documentation. Without even checking our documentation, we were told that we would not be allowed in." | "The first official that we spoke to said that they had received 'intelligence' t…

WSWS (2023-04-04). Free Gershkovich, and stop the vicious persecution of Julian Assange. wsws.org Gershkovich, who was arrested by the Russian government, must be freed, but the campaign by the US and its allies over "press freedom" is characterized by a staggering level of hypocrisy.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-04-04). Reporters Without Borders barred from visiting Julian Assange. peoplesdispatch.org Two leaders from NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) were barred from visiting imprisoned journalist Julian Assange on April 4 in Belmarsh Prison. RSF Secretary-General Christophe Deloire and Director of Operations Rebecca Vincent were not able to carry out their visit with Assange, a visit which had taken months to secure. Belmarsh Prison Governor Jenny Louis denied their visit at the last minute because she had "received intelligence" that the two were journalists. | "We followed all of the prison's procedures and rules. We arrived early with all documents. But we were told at reception that we would not be all…

Valeriy Krylko (2023-04-04). War Mongering, CIA-Connected Think-Tank Calls For World War III. covertactionmagazine.com Fellows at the Atlantic Council advocate bombing and confronting Russia, while eschewing any opportunities for peace. The Atlantic Council is an American think tank, founded in 1961, which lies at the heart of what 27-year CIA veteran Ray McGovern and whistleblower termed the Military-Industrial-Congressional-Intelligence-Media-Academia-Think Tank Complex (MICIMATTC). Its close ties to the CIA were evident when its former …

Zachary Stieber (2023-04-04). Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Whistleblower Case Dismissed by Judge. globalresearch.ca

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