Repression

CIA Spying On Assange’s Lawyers Exposes Criminal Operation Against WikiLeaks Founder

December 6, 2019 Eric London, Wsws.org Resist! CIA, Julian Assange, Repression, Wikileaks

In recent weeks, the Spanish media has published multiple reports showing that the US spied on WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange and monitored the confidential communications between Assange and his lawyers at the Ecuadorian embassy in London. The revelations are further proof that the drive to extradite and prosecute Julian Assange constitutes an illegal frame-up, beginning with the false accusations of sexual assault that were concocted to serve as a pretext to detain Assange in the first place. The entire political and media establishment in the US and the UK, with support from Australia...

“We Want Justice”: Chilean Protesters With Police-Caused Eye Injuries Organize

December 3, 2019 Sandra Cuffe, Towardfreedom.org Resist! Chile, Protests, Repression

Eliecer Flores has been out in the streets of Santiago protesting Chile’s political and economic model since day one. He had to take a break, though, after one of the pellet projectiles fired by police hit him in the right eye. “My eyeball burst,” Flores, 30, told Toward Freedom. “I got to keep the eye, but not any vision.” A father of a nine-month-old baby and proud stepdad of a 13-year-old, Flores is originally from Cañete, a city of 34,000 in the Biobio region, 400 miles south of the capital. Growing up in poverty, Flores witnessed injustice and theft by the government, he said.

Groundswell Of Support For WikiLeaks Publisher Julian Assange

December 2, 2019 By Oscar Grenfell, Wsws.org Resist! Julian Assange, Repression, Whistleblowers, Wikileaks

Over the past week, a growing groundswell of opposition to the US-led persecution of Julian Assange has come to the surface of political life internationally. Prominent public figures in Britain, Europe and Australia, including doctors, journalists, politicians and United Nations representatives, have condemned the WikiLeaks founder’s imprisonment in the UK’s maximum-security Belmarsh Prison. They have demanded an end to the attempt to extradite him to the United States, where he faces charges of espionage and life imprisonment for publishing the truth.

Over 5,000 Police Deployed To Monitor Climate Summit In Spain

December 2, 2019 Staff, Telesurenglish.net Resist! Climate Change, Police, Repression, Spain

Spain’s authorities have deployed over 5,000 officers to monitor the 2019 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP25) to be held in Madrid from Monday. While the Civil Guard will control vehicular traffic and airport security, the Defense Ministry will supervise air safety. For its part, Madrid's Municipal Police will control urban mobility and support government delegations in their movements. This special surveillance reinforcement device, which is part of a level-4 alert, will remain until Dec. 14, as the Interior Minister reported.

JDL Canada Thugs Attack York Students Then Cry “Anti-Semitism”

November 29, 2019 By Nora Barrows-Friedman, Electronicintifada.net Resist! Higher Education, Repression, Student Activism

Canadian politicians are echoing fabricated claims of anti-Semitism after students rallying for Palestinian rights were attacked by a violent anti-Palestinian group at York University in Toronto last week. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has asserted that “violence and racist chants” were directed at Jewish students, and blamed “anti-Semitism.” But available evidence, including video, paints a completely different picture: It was pro-Israel extremists who attacked students protesting the presence of Israeli soldiers on their campus.

Over 2,800 People Wounded In Chile Since Start Of Protests

November 27, 2019 Staff, Telesurenglish.net Educate! Chile, Class Struggle, Latin America, Protests, Repression

The National Institute of Human Rights of Chile ( NHRI ) on Monday reported that 2,808 people have been wounded during the nearly 40 days of demonstrations in the South American country. According to figures provided by the Chilean agency, 232 people suffered eye injuries (75 percent of the cases of gunshots), of the 2,808 wounded that have been found in different hospitals. As of Monday, 437 people were injured because of firearms, while 1,180, the majority, were victims of pellets shot by state agents, the NHRI reported.

The Trials Of Julian Assange–And Why He Is Vital To Our Future

November 27, 2019 By Jake Lynch, Transcend.org Educate! Julian Assange, Repression, Wikileaks

One of the most concerning sights of the pre-trial hearings in Julian Assange’s extradition case has been his documents. The WikiLeaks founder shuffled into the video conferencing room at Belmarsh high security prison, in southeast London, on October 11th, carrying a cardboard box full of paper files. When he appeared in person at Westminster Magistrates Court, ten days later, he was carrying a folder full of papers as he took his seat behind a screen separating him from the judge.

The Lies About Assange Must Stop Now

November 26, 2019 Staff, Johnpilger.com Educate! Julian Assange, Repression, Whistleblowers

Newspapers and other media in the United States, Britain and Australia have recently declared a passion for freedom of speech, especially their right to publish freely. They are worried by the "Assange effect". It is as if the struggle of truth-tellers like Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning is now a warning to them: that the thugs who dragged Assange out of the Ecuadorean embassy in April may one day come for them. A common refrain was echoed by the Guardian last week.

Bolivia’s Coup Gov’t Targets Alternative Media As Crackdown Turns Increasingly Violent

November 23, 2019 By Alan Macleod, Mintpressnews.com Educate! Bolivia, Latin America, Regime Change, Repression

Facing increased resistance to its rule, the new “coup” gov’t in Bolivia is purging any potential threats to its authority, including teleSUR and other alternative media. Facing increased resistance to its rule, the new “transition” government of Jeanine Añez in Bolivia has begun to purge and censor potential threats to its authority, including in the media. TeleSUR, an international media network that began as a collaboration between left-wing Latin American nations, including deposed President Evo Morales’ Bolivia and Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez...

187 Ex-FARC Members Killed Since Signing Of Peace Deal: Gov’t

November 22, 2019 Staff, Telesurenglish.net Educate! Colombia, FARC, Repression

187 former FARC guerilla members have been assassinated over the past three years since the signing of a peace deal in 2016 between the left-wing militants and the Colombian government, according to a report by the country’s Attorney General's Office. The official investigation revealed that ex-FARC members are being increasingly targeted as 75 killings were reported in 2018, and 35 in 2017.Among the victims, 183 were men, three were women and one was a member of the LGBTIQA+ community, the report detailed.

Now That Assange Is Safely Locked Up, Sweden Drops Its “Investigation”

November 21, 2019 By Caitlin Johnstone, Caitlinjohnstone.com Educate! Julian Assange, Repression, Whistleblowers

Now that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is safely locked up in Belmarsh prison awaiting a US extradition hearing, Sweden has, for a third time, dropped its rape investigation. “After conducting a comprehensive assessment of what has emerged during the course of the preliminary investigation I then make the assessment that the evidence is not strong enough to form the basis for filing an indictment,” said deputy chief prosecutor Eva-Marie Persson at a press conference in Stockholm on Tuesday.

Not Guilty: Jurors Acquit Border Aid Volunteer Scott Warren On Harboring Charges

November 21, 2019 Henry Brean, Tucson.com Educate! Borders, Courts, Immigration, Repression

Federal court jurors in Tucson drew a line between harboring and help on Wednesday, when they acquitted border aid worker Scott Warren on felony charges for the assistance he gave to two Central American men last year. The not guilty verdict came after just 2.5 hours of deliberation, and it was greeted with cheering, laughter and tears from Warren’s supporters and fellow aid workers, including a contingent of clergy members from across the country. “The government failed in its attempt to criminalize basic human kindness,” Warren told the crowd outside the downtown courthouse after it was over.

The Swedish Case Against Assange Was Always Political

November 20, 2019 By Greg Barns and Alysia Brooks, Smh.com.au Educate! Julian Assange, Repression, Whistleblowers

It is almost a decade since Julian Assange woke to discover, on the front page of a Swedish newspaper, that Swedish authorities had decided to pursue him on allegations of sexual misconduct. Immediately, Julian presented himself to the police station to make a statement and clear his name. After speaking with prosecutors, he was told he could leave the country; so he did. It was only after his arrival in London that an Interpol notice was issued for his arrest.

We Scanned Thousands Of Faces In DC Today To Show Why Facial Recognition Surveillance Should Be Banned

November 18, 2019 Fight for the Future, Medium.com Resist! Facial Recognition, Protest Demonstrations, Repression

Today, activists working with digital rights group Fight for the Future conducted live facial recognition surveillance in the halls of Congress and the area surrounding Capitol Hill, to show why this technology is so dangerous that it should be banned. Using Amazon’s commercially available Rekognition software — running on smartphones strapped to our heads — our team ran 13,732 biometric face scans in Washington, DC. By comparing live footage against a database we had assembled, the system successfully identified a member of Congress in real time: Representative Mark DeSaulnier of California.

I Visited Julian Assange In Prison, What Can You Do?

November 16, 2019 Srećko Horvat, Diem25.org Educate! Julian Assange, Repression, Whistleblowers

The last time I saw Julian Assange, exactly one year ago, when he was still at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, I didn’t know yet that the next time I would see him would be in a high-security prison. I didn’t visit as a journalist, as a lawyer, nor as a family member – I came as a friend. But not only as a friend – I’ve also visited Julian as a member and one of the co-founders of DiEM25, the movement that has continuously stressed that the freedom of Julian Assange is a European issue, a precedent that might have dire consequences for democracy and freedom of the press in Europe. And of course – his life.

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