Novara FM: We Need a New Wikileaks
Who will take up the mantle for the age of livestreamed genocide?
Tag: wikileaks
Analysis: How the Far Right Tried to Exploit Spain’s Anti-Austerity 15M Protests
Diana Cariboni
According to documents recently released by WikiLeaks, the far right tried to coopt the tactics of Spain’s now-legendary anti-austerity 15M protests in an attempt to seize power.
Downstream: Does the US Want Julian Assange Dead? Interview With Yanis Varoufakis
On Monday a British judge ruled that Julian Assange should not be extradited to the United States on charges of espionage and computer hacking. Yet despite that verdict the judgment arguably represented a blow to freedom of the press – with the judge accepting the substance of the case made by the US state department. […]
Novara Docs: The Extradition of Julian Assange
Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange shot to fame in 2010 with a series of revelations that shook the world. 10 years later Assange faces up to 175 years imprisonment pending an extradition hearing this September. Whatever the outcome of his case, the political implications for whistleblowing, journalism, and indeed democracy itself may depend on the fate […]
Julian Assange and the Problem of ‘Solidarity’
Ash Sarkar
Opinions on Julian Assange tend to be sharply polarised: he is either an abuser undeserving of public support against extradition to the US or a champion for transparency unjustly persecuted by the American empire. Ash Sarkar makes the case for a more nuanced response.