by barry | May 11, 2022 | censorship, media freedom, whistle blowing
Are we witnessing a new and frightening attack on media freedoms? The New York Post reports at https://nypost.com/2022/05/04/paypals-indy-media-wipeout-and-other-commentary/ that the online payment platform PayPal has, without explanation, suspended the accounts of a...
by barry | Apr 20, 2022 | Campaigns, international, media freedom, whistle blowing
Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks co-founder, is one step closer to being extradited to the United States, where he is set to be tried mainly under the Espionage Act, after a London court agreed an extradition order. The court issued a formal extradition order at a...
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 20, 2021 | Campaigns, censorship, freedom of information, Government, international, Uncategorized, whistle blowing
Two Liberal MP have backed calls for the Australian government to seek Julian Assange’s return to Australia “as quickly as possible” after deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce said the US extradition request was unfair. Liberal backbencher MPs Jason Falinski and...
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...
