*Global media freedom at risk as Julian Assange back in UK court facing possible extradition to USA.* The US is the prime mover of imprisoning Assange, but the UK is responsible for its willingness to extradite people for acts of journalism. It is doing so under a treaty that the UK ratified but the US […]
Julian Assange’s final hearing is Tuesday, February 20. A rally that day at noon is at the State House in Boston. We’re hoping Rep Jim McGovern will send a statement to be read by his staff and are asking other big speakers, and will also want our regulars to speak. We’ll do our best to […]
Julian Assange’s final hearing is Tuesday, February 20. A rally that day at noon is at the State House in Boston. We’re hoping Rep Jim McGovern will send a statement to be read by his staff and are asking other big speakers, and will also want our regulars to speak. We’ll do our best to […]
‘He wanted people to question things’ Originally published on Global Voices Benjamin Zephaniah, Waterstones, Piccadilly, London, December 6, 2018. Photo by Edwardx via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED. A special tribute to Benjamin Zephaniah for the UK’s Black History Month in October 2023 noted that the much-loved British/Caribbean poet, author, playwright, actor, and activist, […]