Tag: Julian Assange
Caitlin Johnstone: Israel continues its war on journalism
COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone
An Israeli airstrike destroyed the press office of the Lebanese news broadcaster Al Mayadeen on Wednesday night, continuing Israel’s historically unprecedented...
Caitlin Johnstone: Julian Assange is free, but justice has not been done
COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone
Julian Assange is free. He is en route to Australia after appearing in court in Saipan, capital of Northern Mariana Islands,...
In the US, investigative journalists are blacklisted, ostracised and even jailed – in New Zealand, they are honoured
Nicky Hager received a major national award in New Zealand after having written a book exposing a secret spy base in New Zealand and...
Human rights arguments have lost credibility over West’s double standards
ANALYSIS: By Kalinga Seneviratne in Suva
At a time when the West has weaponised human rights, the United Nations body that promotes freedom of expression...
How Crikey stared down Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp but media freedom challenges remain
By Alexandra Wake
World Press Freedom Day is usually marked by stories of despair — worsening repression of voices, media outlets closed down, journalists locked...
‘Freedom for Assange and journalism are at stake’ – the Belmarsh Tribunal
ANALYSIS: By Brett Wilkins
As Julian Assange awaits the final appeal of his looming extradition to the United States while languishing behind bars in London’s...