by barry | Jan 13, 2026 | whistle blowing
Nearly 200 essential staff at Airedale Hospital in Steeton, Keighley, will strike for seven days in their campaign for pension equality. Workers, including porters, domestic, catering and security staff, will walk out from 20 to 26 January. The workers, members of the...
by barry | May 5, 2025 | Campaigns, international, Tributes, whistle blowing
“Now Julian is free, we have all come to Rome to express our family’s gratitude for the Pope’s support during Julian’s persecution. Our children and I had the honour of meeting Pope Francis in June 2023 to discuss how to free Julian from Belmarsh prison. Francis...
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 | Jun 25, 2024 | Campaigns, international, media freedom, whistle blowing
Julian Assange is about to have his freedom restored following a plea bargaining deal agreed with the U.S. authorities. The agreement announced early on Tuesday 25 June led to his release from Belmarsh high security prison the previous day where he had been held for...
by barry | May 23, 2024 | Campaigns, international, media freedom, unions, whistle blowing
Julian Assange can bring a new appeal against extradition to the US, the High Court in London ruled on Monday (20 May). In a short ruling by Dame Victoria Sharp and Mr Justice Johnson the WikiLeaks founder was granted permission to appeal against the order that he be...
by barry | Mar 26, 2024 | Campaigns, freedom of information, Government, international, nuj, Press, whistle blowing
Julian Assange has been given a reprieve in his fight against extradition to the US at the High Court in London. In a written statement handed down on Tuesday morning, the president of the king’s bench division, Dame Victoria Sharp and Mr Justice Johnson said that the...
