June 2011
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US gays adopt Bradley Manning as hero. Huge banner at San Francisco Pride parade today. Turning Point? http://t.co/ZsnRQvM
US refuses to take action on Bradley Manning abuse complaint or provide details of investigation http://t.co/2LZRLhd
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London (DN! Tour Site)
Award-winning journalist Amy Goodman, host of the daily, grassroots, global, radio/TV news hour Democracy Now!, is on a national speaking tour to celebrate 15 years of DN!, now broadcasting on over 900 public television and radio stations around the world. WHEN: 4 pm WHERE: The Troxy, 490 Commercial Road, Shadwell, London, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION: Amy Goodman will moderate...
WikiLeaks news update http://t.co/dwhvRir
Design students show some of the range of WikiLeaks materials http://t.co/6gm5vVo
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Unusual stenciled graffiti on Mission Beach...
via cbs8.com
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U.S. Accomplishments at the UN Human Rights...
The United States worked with Sweden to develop a joint statement, supported by a cross-regional coalition of 40 countries, affirming Internet freedom. We appreciate the timely focus of the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression on access to electronic communications and freedom of expression online. The dramatic events unfolding in North Africa, the Middle East, and beyond highlight the...
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‘I thought it was the end of the world’ | |...
“I will never be the same,” says Raheel Ali (name changed), a student in his early twenties. In his late teens, Ali was put through physical and psychological torture by the Indian security agencies in the disturbed region of Kashmir. Currently pursuing his post-graduation, Ali recalled what he went through. “I was thrown into a dark room and tortured. They used gun butts to break my back. While...
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Sweden vs. Assange
“If a country like Sweden — I respect Sweden a great deal. It has a long history, tradition and reputation for human rights. Now, if they start to ‘shake’ on these kinds of issues — to accommodate, to make concessions — what can we expect from other countries?” U.N. Special Rapporteur on Torture, Theo van Bovenvia swedenversusassange.com
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Wikileaks: Kristinn Hrafnsson on Guardian, New...
Wikileaks spokesman Kristinn Hrafnsson has savaged The Guardian and New York Times for attempting to rush the publication of WikiLeaks material, suggesting the issue contributed to the falling-out between the online whistleblower site and the doyens of the progressive mainstream media. The Guardian and The New York Times were the key English-language vehicles for the release of both the Iraq...
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Censorship | Tunisia | Porn Sites Blocked
Exactly five months after Tunisia’s autocratic president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali was toppled from power, there are new concerns in one of North Africa’s youngest democracies that government censorship could be returning. This time, it’s about porn. The Tunisian government agency regulating the country’s internet said on Tuesday that it was set to begin...
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Wikileaks files reveal corrupt system of detention...
For Immediate Release - April 25, 2011 Contacts: Matt Daloisio – 201-264-4424, daloisio@earthlink.net Jeremy Varon - 732-979-3119, jvaron@aol.com CLOSE GUANTÁNAMO WITH JUSTICE NOW Wikileaks files reveal corrupt system of detention The hundreds of classified “Joint Task Force” documents distributed by Wikileaks to The New York Times, National Public Radio, The Telegraph, McClatcheys and...
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LEAKED #Syrian Intelligence plan to deal with...
Credit: ArabLeaks We have recently received Top Secret documents written by the Syrian Arab Republic’s General Directorate Of The Intelligence Services detailing the techniques they will use to push back against the popular uprising. These documents prove that the Syrian government has been waging a systematic campaign of disinformation and brutality against its citezens. They also...
Police probe into Assange assassination calls by former Harper advisor dropped without explanation http://is.gd/PaDbbH
With Humala’s win, Peru turns to the left http://is.gd/k5IhOT context: http://is.gd/3cSANI
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Timothy Lawson, Mixed Reactions to Papal letter on...
By Timothy Lawson For the last three decades, the Catholic Church has been plagued by accusations, scandals and lawsuits associated predominantly with the sexual abuse of minors by Catholic priests. On the 18th of March this year, Pope Benedict XVI issued a formal apology to victims of child sex abuse by members of the clergy in Ireland; he also ordered an official inquiry to address the...
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Julian Assange speaking at Hay Festival, June 4...
maria-allegra:
For Transcript please visit:
http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/57103169?access_key=key-1y63qzbhtxdg9jaafzun
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I am Bradley Manning. Are you? http://iam.bradleymanning.org/
Our joke came true: Keller slurs Assange, Wolf & WikiLeaks in first article as a waiter http://is.gd/Q1WaCR
Bill Keller has stepped down as editor in chief of the New York Times to concentrate on writing about Julian Assange’s dirty socks (again).
