Lots of journalists are currently writing stories ahead of the court's decision on Monday about Julian's US extradition. What backgrounders (articles or videos) about #Assangecase would you recommend they read? #Assange #FreeAssangeNOW

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This is an excellent 'What's the big picture?' summary by @ggreenwald with @suigenerisjen and @Sulliview invidio.us/gG_9j6aquaY

The Persecution of Julian Assange - System Update with Glenn Greenwald

In the fourth episode of The Intercept's weekly show, host Glenn Greenwald focuses on the case and prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Glenn tal...

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This is also very informative with @bartongellman @rebecca_vincent @ewenmacaskill invidio.us/watch?v=8ir2Mg…

World Press Freedom Day: The Prosecution of Julian Assange

Sunday, May 3rd, is World Press Freedom Day, an international celebration of fundamental journalistic principles and an assessment of attacks on reporters' r...

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Opinion | Julian Assange’s Indictment Aims at the Heart of the First Amendment (Published 2019)

The Trump administration seeks to use the Espionage Act to redefine what journalists can and cannot publish.

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Videos by @Orf about Julian #Assange and WikiLeaks case are a treasure trove for quotable references for journos writing articles. For example: invidio.us/8tsvZHCfQlM

Why the Julian Assange Case Threatens the Free Press | 6 Pulitzer...

The Trump admin's charges against Julian Assange may lead to the death of the Free Press. Here's 6 Pulitzer Prize winners for outstanding journalism, who war...

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Defense Secretary, Bob Gates, on Wikileaks Afghan and Iraq war publications. #AssangeCase
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The @nytimes in January 2011 cites further statements by officials in its lede originally titled 'WikiLeaks: No Harm, No Foul' later re-titled: 'US Officials Reportedly said WikiLeaks Revelations Were 'Not Damaging' #AssangeCase #Assangebackgrounder thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/20…
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Expert Grothoff told US counsel: "On the very specific technical point where you say Wikileaks published those cables you are wrong, and you didn’t properly do your homework to find who first published those cables." #AssangeCase #AssangeBackgrounder pressgazette.co.uk/wikileaks…

Wikileaks not 'primary publisher' of unredacted cables as they appeared elsewhere first, Assange...

The US government is wrong to charge Wikileaks founder Julian Assange with publishing unredacted classified documents because they had already appeared online, a court has heard. Computer scientist...

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'Audio shows Assange asked State Dept to help contain damage from 2011 leak' #AssangeCase #Assangebackgrounder itwire.com/strategy/audio-sh…

iTWire - Audio shows Assange asked State Dept to help contain damage from 2011 leak

The raw audio of a 75-minute phone call between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and Obama era State Department attorney Cliff Johnson in August 2011 gives credence to claims made by the whistleblo...

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NEW: Transcript of 75-minute call between #Assange and US State Department warning of impending third-party dump of all US State Dep cables, and proposed steps to contain or prevent it, 26 August 2011. H/t @DefenseAssange #Assangebackgrounder #AssangeCase assangedefense.org/2021/01/0…

Assange's Call to the State Department - Assange Defense

Audio & transcript of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange’s call to the U.S. State Department in 2011, warning of the impending public release of unredacted diplomatic cables 75 Minute call to US...

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International Federation of Journalists (@IFJGlobal): Free Julian #Assange and the 234 other journalists in prison #AssangeCase #assangebackgrounder #FreeAssangeNOW #pardonAssange ifj.org/media-centre/news/de…

Free Julian Assange and the 234 other journalists in prison / IFJ

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Fmr Australian Foreign Minister @bobjcarr: #Assangecase boils down to "fact that #Assange exposed war crimes in Iraq" "If America gets away with plucking him out of the UK... to die in prison, then all our freedoms are compromised." #Assangebackgrounder
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Julian Assange's extradition hearing to be held Sept 7. @amnestyOz is asking for your help to urge US authorities to drop the charges that relate to his publishing activities as part of his work with Wikileaks & protect the right to freedom of expression: action.amnesty.org.au/act-no…
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This page with statements by officials and free speech groups by @DEAcampaign is constantly being updated. #assangecase #asangebackgrounder dontextraditeassange.com/sta…

Stop the political persecution of Julian Assange

Leading academics, legal experts, investigative journalists, press freedom organizations, human rights groups, and politicians oppose the extradition of Julian Assange.

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