by barry | Aug 19, 2022 | Campaigns, media freedom
A group of four US journalists and lawyers who visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London are suing the CIA and its former director, Mike Pompeo, for unlawfully obtained confidential information from their smartphones and laptops. In...
by barry | Jul 30, 2022 | Government, Press
Since his ‘slow motion’ resignation announcement, there has been much press speculation about just who would be in Johnson’s resignation honours list. It is now clear that we are facing the ultimate example of Johnson’s cronyism, more in the long-playing...
by barry | Jul 18, 2022 | Campaigns, media freedom, Reviews, whistle blowing
Last month, Home Secretary Priti Patel approved Julian Assange’s extradition to the US to face 17 charges of espionage and one charge of computer misuse. Subsequently his legal team lodged an appeal at the High Court in London against the decision. The court must give...
by barry | Jun 23, 2022 | Campaigns, Government, international, whistle blowing
Extradition to the US of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was approved on 17 June by Home Secretary Priti Patel. He has been given 14 days to appeal the decision which expires on 1 July. Mr Assange is wanted by the US authorities over documents leaked in 2010 and...
by barry | Jun 15, 2022 | censorship, Government, media freedom
On 6 June, while attention was focussed on Conservative MPs’ no confidence vote in Boris Johnson, the long promised National Security Bill, https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-03/0007/220007.pdf and...
