by barry | Oct 3, 2024 | Campaigns, censorship, media freedom, whistle blowing
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has appeared in public for the first time since regaining his freedom last June after a plea deal https://thespark.me.uk/2024/06/25/us-enters-into-a-plea-bargaining-deal-with-julian-assange/. He told the Parliamentary Assembly of the...
by barry | Apr 30, 2024 | Campaigns, censorship
Members of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) London Freelance Branch were joined by supporters and campaigners in Westminster, opposite Downing Street to mark Workers Memorial Day (28 April) calling for an end to the killing of journalists and media workers in...
by barry | Apr 5, 2024 | censorship, international, media freedom, Press
On 1 April the Israeli parliament passed a bill allowing the government to issue orders valid for 45 days, temporarily preventing broadcasting and allowing for the confiscation of equipment of foreign media, if the country’s security agencies provide an opinion...
by barry | Feb 18, 2024 | Campaigns, censorship, media freedom, whistle blowing
Julian Assange’s hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, which takes place on 20 and 21 February will consider an appeal against the UK’s decision to extradite him, and a previous ruling by Judge Baraitser in January 2021 which rejected arguments presented...
by barry | Oct 23, 2023 | Campaigns, censorship, Government, media freedom
If you want to find out the government’s commitment to press freedom go know further than their web site at https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/lucy-frazers-speech-at-the-enders-media-telecoms-conference. It reports a speech by Lucy Frazer, Secretary of State for...
by barry | Jul 15, 2023 | Campaigns, censorship, media freedom, Press, whistle blowing
At a recent cross party meeting in parliament, David Davis MP for Haltemprice and Howden and former Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union described the treatment of journalist Julian Assange as an “atrocious breach of natural justice”. He also...
