Los mismos medios que han pasado años arrastrando el nombre de Assange a través del barro ahora están participando en un apagón en su tratamiento. Si está esperando que los expertos de los medios corporativos defiendan la libertad de prensa, se sentirá decepcionado.
Hace tres décadas, la CIA se movilizó para protegerse de los actos radicales de transparencia, y ahora, con Internet y organizaciones como WikiLeaks, espera poder aislar y criminalizar aún más a quienes la desafían.
When the CIA and other agencies in the United States government pushed for the Intelligence Identities Protection Act (IIPA) in 1981, it was crafted to exclude “covert agents” who resided in the U.S. There was consideration by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of how the legislation might “chill or stifle public criticism of
“Aquí [en el caso de Assange] no estamos hablando de enjuiciamiento sino de persecución. Eso significa que el poder judicial, las instituciones y los procedimientos se están abusando deliberadamente por motivos ulteriores ". – Nils Melzer, relator de la ONU sobre la tortura
On May 9, UN Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer, visited WikiLeaks founder and journalist Julian Assange at Belmarsh Prison, where he is currently serving a 50-week prison sentence for a minor bail violation. Melzer was accompanied by two medical experts who specialize in
Julian Assange y WikiLeaks revelaron los crímenes de guerra del ejército estadounidense, la corrupción del gobierno estadounidense y la patética servidumbre de los medios corporativos estadounidenses a la elite del poder.
Julian Assange is a dick. It’s important you understand that. Assange and WikiLeaks revealed the American military’s war crimes, the American government’s corruption and the American corporate media’s pathetic servile flattery to the power elite. So, if you’re a member of our ruling class, you would view those as textbook examples of
La difícil situación de Assange y sus amplias implicaciones para el periodismo y el discurso son, evidentemente, poco preocupantes para Amnistía Internacional, que escribió una carta al Comité de Defensa Julian Assange (JADC) informándoles que Amnistía no está trabajando activamente para defender a Assange.
NEW YORK -- Journalist and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been hit with 17 Espionage Act charges by the United States. If convicted, Assange could be sentenced to up to 170 years in prison or even face the death penalty. A conviction would also set a dangerous precedent for journalists in the U.S. who publish classified material. National
Manning ya pasó dos meses en la cárcel por negarse a una citación previa para declarar ante un gran jurado que investiga WikiLeaks. Fue puesta en libertad la semana pasada cuando expiró el mandato del gran jurado, pero los fiscales la golpearon rápidamente con una nueva citación.
Former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning was ordered back to jail Thursday for refusing to testify to a grand jury, even after telling a judge she'd rather "starve to death" than cooperate with prosecutors. U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga ordered her to remain incarcerated at the Alexandria jail either until she agrees to testify or
During the first hearing in what's expected to be a protracted legal battle over the US's extradition request, Wikileaks' founder Julian Assange told a British judge that he wished to fight extradition, and the hearing was concluded with the next court date set for May 30. Assange, whom the US has charged with conspiring with Chelsea Manning to
