Tag: Wikileaks
Julian Assange will be freed but must claim guilt: What it means for journalism
Wikileaks founder, publisher, journalist and DiEM25 founding member, Julian Assange, will reportedly enter into a plea deal with the United States prosecutors and be sentenced with time served.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev calls out BBC over Julian Assange
Mediastan (2013) Documentary Film by Wikileaks
This film, produced by Wikileaks itself, documents the organization’s attempts at obtaining the collaboration of media outlets around the world as they plan the responsible publication of their cables. Contrary to the depiction of Wikileaks’ actions in the Hollywood film released the same year (a box office failure), Mediastan provideds a concrete, transparent look at the mechanism of control that…
The CIA’s Plan to Kill Julian Assange
UK, US officials pressured journalist to comply with the prosecution of Julian Assange of Wikileaks
The Justice Department and FBI have used “vague threats and pressure tactics” in an attempt to gain compliance with journalists, reporter James Ball said, citing his own experience being pressured by government officials. Ball briefly worked and lived with Assange, who is imprisoned in the UK and faces the possibility of extradition to the United States for allegedly violating the…