Lo que está en juego es la vida de un hombre valiente y, si permanecemos en silencio, la conquista de nuestro intelecto y el sentido del bien y el mal: de hecho, nuestra propia humanidad.
Julian Assange es un narrador de la verdad que no ha cometido ningún delito, pero reveló crímenes gubernamentales y mentiras a gran escala, por lo que realizó uno de los grandes servicios públicos de mi vida.
When I first saw Julian Assange in Belmarsh prison, in 2019, shortly after he had been dragged from his refuge in the Ecuadorean embassy, he said, “I think I am losing my mind.” He was gaunt and emaciated, his eyes hollow and the thinness of his arms was emphasised by a yellow identifying cloth tied around his left arm, an evocative symbol of
"Lo que no se ha discutido hoy es por qué temía por mi seguridad y la seguridad de nuestros hijos y por la vida de Julian". Stella Moris, socia de Julian Assange
I sat in Court 4 in the Royal Courts of Justice in London yesterday with Stella Moris, Julian Assange’s partner. I have known Stella for as long as I have known Julian. She, too, is a voice of freedom, coming from a family that fought the fascism of Apartheid. Today, her name was uttered in court by a barrister and a judge, forgettable people were
En medio de la mayor emergencia sanitaria de los tiempos modernos, con más de 4 millones de procedimientos quirúrgicos retrasados por el Servicio Nacional de Salud, Gran Bretaña ha anunciado un aumento récord de 16.500 millones de libras en los llamados gastos de defensa.
Britain’s Armed Services Memorial is a silent, haunting place. Set in the rural beauty of Staffordshire, in an arboretum of some 30,000 trees and sweeping lawns, its Homeric figures celebrate determination and sacrifice. The names of more than 16,000 British servicemen and women are listed. The literature says they “died in operational theatre
John Pilger ha visto el juicio de extradición de Julian Assange desde la galería pública en Old Bailey de Londres. Recientemente habló sobre lo que vio.
John Pilger has watched Julian Assange’s extradition trial from the public gallery at London’s Old Bailey. He spoke with Timothy Erik Ström of Arena magazine, Australia:
Q: Having watched Julian Assange’s trial firsthand, can you describe the prevailing atmosphere in the court?
Tras informar sobre la larga y épica experiencia de Julian Assange, John Pilger pronunció este discurso frente al Tribunal Penal Central de Londres el 7 de septiembre cuando la audiencia de extradición del editor de WikiLeaks entraba en su etapa final.
When I first met Julian Assange more than ten years ago, I asked him why he had started WikiLeaks. He replied: “Transparency and accountability are moral issues that must be the essence of public life and journalism.” I had never heard a publisher or an editor invoke morality in this way. Assange believes that journalists are the agents of
John Pilger sobre la traición de Julian Assange por parte de Australia, el servicio de ese país al imperio británico y estadounidense, y el destino de la prensa libre.
On Saturday, there will be a march from Australia House in London to Parliament Square, the centre of British democracy. People will carry pictures of the Australian publisher and journalist Julian Assange who, on 24 February, faces a court that will decide whether or not he is to be extradited to the United States and a living death. I know
