Daily Archives: April 14, 2023

2023-04-14: News Headlines

Peoples Dispatch (2023-04-14). 4 years of Assange's imprisonment. peoplesdispatch.org April 11 marked four years since Julian Assange was forcibly removed from the Ecuadorian embassy in London and imprisoned in the high security Belmarsh prison. He has spent much of his time in Belmarsh under judicial remand, without any charges or conviction, fighting a prolonged extradition process. The day witnessed demonstrations across the globe demanding his release.

Editor (2023-04-13). Politicians Around the World Demand US Drop Charges Against Assange. scheerpost.com By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter Elected politicians in Australia, Brazil, Mexico, and the United Kingdom signed on to letters to United States Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding that the Justice Department drop the charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. A letter of opposition signed by four members of the U.S. House of Representatives, including …

Morning Star (2023-04-13). 35 MPs and Lords Demand US Attorney General Drops Charges Against Assange on Fourth Anniversary of His Imprisonment. globalresearch.ca

Anish R M, People's Dispatch. (2023-04-13). Assange Completes Four Years In United Kingdom Jail. popularresistance.org April 11 marks four years since Julian Assange was forcibly dragged out of the Ecuadorian embassy in London in 2019 and put under arrest. Ever since his imprisonment, the Wikileaks founder has spent much of his time in the high-security prison in Belmarsh under judicial remand, without any charges or conviction, fighting a prolonged extradition process. | The extradition request from the United States began under the administration of former president Donald Trump, and continues under the present Joe Biden administration. From recent revelations, it is understood that the US attempt to prosecute Assange has been…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-04-13). Canada's Legacy Press Smears Assange To Deny the Public's Right To Know. orinocotribune.com By Peter Biesterfeld — Apr 6, 2023 | "Who are the war criminals?" asked Assange. "It's not just the leaders, it's also the media. Let us ask ourselves of the complicit media, what is the average death count of each journalist?" | The most damming evidence of a journalism crisis in the Canadian press is that there is virtually no coverage of the press freedom case of our time. | The scant reporting that has appeared exposes Canadian journalists and editors working for the 'most trusted' news brands as abysmally inf…

The Lancet (2023-04-15). [Editorial] Punishing the tortured: criminalisation of suicide. thelancet.com Providing care and treatment for people with suicidal ideas, rather than subjecting them to a criminal process, seems intuitively humane and appropriate. And yet, in more than 20 countries, suicide and attempted suicide remain an offence punishable by imprisonment and fines for those who survive, and financial penalties for the families of those who do not. The continuation of laws against suicide and attempted suicide is partly based on two contentious beliefs that need to be interrogated.




Kevin Gosztola (2023-04-14). Unauthorized Disclosure: Subscriber Show For April 14. thedissenter.org In this premium Unauthorized Disclosure episode, Rania and Kevin discuss the drop in US life expectancy and the Pentagon documents leaker.

Kevin Gosztola (2023-04-13). Air National Guardsman Arrested For Pentagon Documents Leak Will Likely Face Espionage Act Charges. thedissenter.org A 21-year-old reservist in the United States Air National Guard suspected of leaking Pentagon documents to an invite-only group on Discord was arrested by the FBI outside his home in North Dighton, Massachusetts. | Jack Teixeira was not immediately charged with a crime, however, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland stated that he was taken into custody because of his "connection with an investigation into alleged unauthorized removal, retention, and transmission of classified national defense information." | ABC News reported that the FBI had "moved in with heavy firepower out of concern for hi…

Kevin Gosztola (2023-04-14). Unauthorized Disclosure: Subscriber Show For April 14. thedissenter.org In this premium Unauthorized Disclosure episode, Rania and Kevin discuss the drop in US life expectancy and the Pentagon documents leaker.

Kevin Gosztola (2023-04-13). Air National Guardsman Arrested For Pentagon Documents Leak Will Likely Face Espionage Act Charges. thedissenter.org A 21-year-old reservist in the United States Air National Guard suspected of leaking Pentagon documents to an invite-only group on Discord was arrested by the FBI outside his home in North Dighton, Massachusetts. | Jack Teixeira was not immediately charged with a crime, however, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland stated that he was taken into custody because of his "connection with an investigation into alleged unauthorized removal, retention, and transmission of classified national defense information." | ABC News reported that the FBI had "moved in with heavy firepower out of concern for hi…

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