Posts Tagged ‘wikileaks’
January 13th, 2012
Bradley Manning, the US solider accused of the largest intelligence breach in American history, is moving closer to the possibility of spending the rest of his life in
military confinement.The presiding officer over Manning’s
pre-trial hearing recommended he be sent to a full court martial, following his alleged involvement in the
WikiLeaks dump of state secrets. Colonel Paul Almanza, the investigating officer at last month’s hearing is believed to have written to his superiors recommending that all 22 charges against Manning be referred to a general court martial.
December 16th, 2011
In its punitive treatment of accused leaker Bradley Manning, the US government has missed an opportunity to live up to its values of freedom, says Heather Brooke
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November 2nd, 2011
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has lost his
UK High Court appeal against extradition to
Sweden. Assange faces
accusations of rape and sexual assault after a visit to Stockholm in August 2010.
The judgement was handed down to the 40-year-old Australian by two High Court judges, following a European arrest warrant. Assange’s lawyers will take 14 days to decide whether to appeal further, and if he is denied the right to appeal, British law enforcement officers will arrange for his removal to Sweden within 10 days.
September 15th, 2011
An Ethiopian reporter cited by name in US diplomatic cables
disclosed last month by WikiLeaks has been
forced to flee the country after police interrogated him over the identity of an unnamed government source in the cable. On 5 and 6 September, officials from Ethiopia’s Government Communication Affairs Office (GCAO) summoned journalist Argaw Ashine to their offices in Addis Ababa with his press accreditation. Local journalists said the reporter was cited in an 26 October 26 2009
cable from the US embassy in Ethiopia regarding purported GCAO plans in 2009 to silence the now-defunct Addis Neger, then the country’s leading independent newspaper.
September 2nd, 2011
Index on Censorship regrets the publication of over 250,000 unredacted US embassy cables by whistleblower site Wikileaks.
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June 10th, 2011
Former U.S. National Security Agency employee, Thomas Drake, agreed to a
plea bargain that will reduce his charges from a felony under the Espionage Act to a misdemeanor for misusing the agency’s computer system. In this new scheme, prosecutors promised not to seek jail time. Drake originally faced a 35-year prison sentence for providing official documents to a reporter for The Baltimore Sun.
May 23rd, 2011
A panel discussion with John Kampfner, Helena Kennedy, Philippe Sands, Ann Clwyd MP and David House (one of Bradley Manning’s only visitors in jail) on the legality of Manning’s detention, the US government’s reaction to the WikiLeaks scandal and the law surrounding whistleblowers.
Sunday 29 May, 4pm
Venue: Oxfam Stage
Buy tickets here
March 21st, 2011
Around 30 demonstrators were arrested at a
protest demanding the release of Private Bradley Manning on Sunday. The
demonstration was held at the Quantico marine base in Virginia, where Manning is being held in solitary confinement.
Another US
protest held this weekend resulted in the
arrest of 113 anti-war activists. The man who
leaked the Pentagon Papers was among those detained. They were protesting near the White House to commemorate the eighth anniversary of the Iraq war. Police made the arrests after warning activists to stop marching round the White House.
