The combined maximum sentence in the U.S. for the crimes Assange is accused of is 175 years.
Julian Assange
The Trump administration is using Assange as an example to warn journalists that they publish at their own peril.
In a letter to the U.S. government, the special rapporteur on torture called for the immediate release of Manning.
Chomsky discusses the need for journalists to speak truth to power as the state escalates repression of whistleblowers.
Economic stagnation due to neoliberal policies is causing “deaths of despair” in the U.S., says Chomsky.
Manning’s legal team says she will face a total of more than $440,000 in fines.
This hour-long special features an excerpt of Chomsky’s speech and his on-stage interview with Amy Goodman.
Assange’s extradition case proves that in the U.S. empire, the gravity of justice pulls only one way.
This is the first-ever case of a journalist or publisher being indicted under the Espionage Act.
Bini is still in prison after being arrested on the same day Assange was forcibly taken by British authorities.