by barry | Mar 16, 2022 | Campaigns, freedom of information, international, media freedom, Press
On 14 March, Julian Assange’s defence lawyers issued a statement reporting that the Supreme Court had refused Assange permission to appeal on the basis that “the application does not raise an arguable point of law.” The case will now go back to District Judge Vanessa...
by barry | Feb 28, 2022 | Campaigns, media freedom, nuj, Press
The former MP for Sunderland South and investigative journalist Chris Mullin has refused to divulge the sources of his information about the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings in a hearing at the Old Bailey in London. Mullin told the court on Friday (25 February) that it...
by barry | Feb 21, 2022 | Campaigns, freedom of information, media freedom, Press
Nearly thirty years after the Birmingham Six were released by the Court of Appeal for a crime they never committed, the journalist who was responsible for their release, Chris Mullin, will himself be in the Old Bailey this week. The former Labour MP for Sunderland...
by barry | Jan 24, 2022 | Campaigns, media freedom, whistle blowing
The High Court ruled today (Monday 24 January) that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has the right to ask the Supreme Court to block his extradition to the US, ruling that he had an arguable point of law. The ruling means Mr Assange can petition the UK’s highest...
by barry | Dec 10, 2021 | Campaigns, censorship, freedom of information, media freedom, nuj, whistle blowing
The right to report and our right to know have been severely weakened following the High Court ruling on Friday 10 December that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited from the UK to the US. The US won its appeal against the 4 January 2021 court ruling by...
by barry | Nov 3, 2021 | Campaigns, freedom of information, international, media freedom, whistle blowing
The US appeal against the dismissal of its application to extradite Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, was heard over two days in London’s Royal Courts of Justice on 27 and 28 October, but the outcome may not be known for several weeks. The hearing arose from District...
