Wikileaks

Greg Barns: ‘The government must act to help Julian Assange’

Australian barrister Greg Barns explains to Green Left why the Australian government must step in and assist Julian Assange. 

John Pilger: Eyewitness to the agony of Julian Assange

John Pilger has watched Julian Assange’s extradition trial from the public gallery at London’s Old Bailey. He spoke with Timothy Erik Ström about the trial.

Andrew Wilkie says Julian Assange extradition trial 'should put all Australians on notice’

Independent federal MP Andrew Wilkie discusses the urgent need for the federal government to intervene for Julian Assange and the important principles at stake in his trial.

Julian Assange’s treatment amounts to torture — it must end

Julian Assange is facing a show trial, designed to warn any whistleblower and journalist not to go down the same path. He is not on trial for any crime, but rather for exposing them, argues Sam Wainwright.

Amnesty calls on US, Britain to drop the charges against Assange

Amnesty International has presented a petition with almost 400,000 signatures to the United States Consulate calling on the US government to drop the charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, reports Jim McIlroy.

John Pilger: The Stalinist trial of Julian Assange

Having reported on the long, epic ordeal of Julian Assange, John Pilger gave this address outside the Central Criminal Court in London on September 7 as the WikiLeaks editor’s extradition hearing entered its final stage.

The United States is determined to make Julian Assange pay for exposing the cruelty of its war on Iraq

On September 7, Julian Assange will leave his cell in Belmarsh Prison in London and attend a hearing that will determine his fate, writes Vijay Prashad.

Former Reuters Bagdad bureau chief calls for Julian Assange to be freed

MPs and Reuter’s former bureau chief in Baghdad have again called for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to be released, reports Carrie-Ann Smith.

Britain: Trade unionists back campaign to free Assange

Birmingham, Plymouth, and Newcastle trades and labour councils have recently voted overwhelmingly to join the campaign to halt the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States, writes Kerry Smith.

Chelsea Manning free at last

Former United States soldier and whistleblower Chelsea Manning was freed from prison on March 12, after having served nearly 10 months for refusing to testify before a grand jury set up to investigate WikiLeaks, writes Kerry Smith.

Relentless campaign to smear Assange

Where would we be today without the relentless campaign against Julian Assange by mainstream media and unscrupulous journalists, asks Daniel Safi.

Behind the US Espionage Act

In his latest column, Barry Sheppard explores the history of the US Espionage Act, from World War 1 to the war on the public's right to know.