One of the most hackneyed weapons in any colonial apologist’s arsenal is the myth former colonies should be grateful to have inherited the British common law system.“Inherited”, of course, being a euphemism for violently forced upon.The common law is designed to protect individuals from the state. I

The British judicial system has erected still another barrier to Julian Assange’s freedom.On March 14, the U.K. Supreme Court refused to hear Assange’s appeal of the U.K. High Court’s ruling ordering his extradition to the United States. If extradited to the U.S. for trial, Assange will face 17 char

Julian Assange has moved a step closer to a US trial on espionage charges after the UK’s highest court refused to hear his appeal against extradition.The WikiLeaks founder was attempting to appeal against a judgment by the high court in December that ruled he could be extradited after assurances fro

영국 대법원이 14일(현지시간) 위키리크스 설립자 줄리언 어산지가 미국에서 스파이 혐의로 재판을 받도록 하기 위해 어산지를 미국으로 인도하는 결정에 대해 어산지가 항소하는 것을 거부했다.어산지 측은 이번 결정에 대해 "매우 실망스럽다"며 "어산지는 언론자유를 위해 계속 투쟁해나갈 것"이라고 주장했다. 어산지 측은 유럽인권재판소에 이의를 제기할 것으로 관측된다.로이터통신에 따르면 이날 영국 대법원은 어산지를 미국으로 인도하는 것이 "법률적으로 논쟁을 할 수 있는 논점을 제기하지 않는다"며 어산지의 이의 제기권을 기각한다고 밝혔다.어산

The WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will get married in Belmarsh prison on 23 March, with just four guests allowed to attend.Vivienne Westwood is designing a wedding dress for the 50-year-old’s fiancee, the lawyer Stella Moris, and a kilt for Assange, whose parents have links to Scotland. The desig

ULIAN ASSANGE would be free within days if the mass media ended its “deafening silence” over persecution of the Wikileaks founder, a UN expert claimed today.UN special rapporteur on torture Nils Melzer accused major news outlets of failing to play their role as the “fourth estate” to inform the publ

A question looms throughout this book: is it better to die rather than experience the wrath of a publicly shamed America?The story begins in 2018 when Nils Melzer, a UN Special Rapporteur on torture, received an email: ‘Julian Assange is seeking your protection.’ Melzer’s office receives approximate

On 24 January this year, Julian Assange was granted permission to appeal to the Supreme Court after the High Court ruled in favour of the USA’s attempts to extradite him. The granting of this appeal is both a victory for him as an individual and a victory for anybody that values free press and accou

JULIAN ASSANGE would be free within days if the mass media ended its “deafening silence” over persecution of the Wikileaks founder, a UN expert claimed today.UN special rapporteur on torture Nils Melzer accused major news outlets of failing to play their role as the “fourth estate” to inform the pub

어산지DAO(AssangeDAO)가 어떻게 위키리크스 설립자 줄리안 어산지를 석방시킬 수 있는지에 대해 코인텔레그래프가 최근 이 DAO(decentralized autonomous organization, 탈중앙화된 자율조직)의 핵심 멤버와 어산지의 동생을 인터뷰했다.어산지DAO는 최근 줄리안 어산지 후원을 위해 5,300만 달러(약 640억원) 상당을 모금했다.어산지DAO의 핵심 멤버 실케 노아는 “DAO는 누구라도 기존의 금융 시스템을 뛰어넘어 권력을 행사할 수 있는 아주 강력한 토큰 기반의 메카니즘”이라고 말했다.노아는 이번