The cases against Julian Assange and Glenn Greenwald may be models for a crackdown. The Trump administration and the right-wing Brazilian government of President Jair Bolsonaro seem to have decided to experiment with such draconian anti-press tactics
A new book offers a sweeping defense of the controversial Wikileaks publisher.
Jacobin talks to Fidel Narvaez, the ousted Ecuadorian diplomat who handled Julian Assange’s case about why Lenín Moreno caved to international pressure, broke his promises, and gave Assange up to British authorities.
“After two months of confinement, and using every legal mechanism available so far, I can – without any hesitation – state that nothing that will convince me to testify before this or any other grand jury for that matter.” – Chelsea Manning
Assange's arrest, The INA Papers Scandal and the IMF deal
The case against the WikiLeaks founder is the justice department’s perfect vehicle to ultimately get what Trump wants. Articles from The Guardian and Al Jazeera.
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Melber demonstrates how the indictment could be viewed as an aggressive and potentially chilling document for journalists in the U.S. and abroad
The key to the prosecution of Assange has always been to punish him without again embarrassing the powerful figures he made mockeries of
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