Human Rights
Defence digs in as Julian Assange fights extradition

Julian Assange's defence team is working hard to resist his extradition to the United States ...  
Press freedom on trial: Chronicles from the Julian Assange extradition hearing

Sara Chessa reports on the first week of extradition hearings in the Julian Assange trial.  
Justifying Aboriginality for equal rights

Paul Dutton discusses the irony that is Australia's First Peoples having to prove their Aborigi ...  
Bearing witness: The life of an Australian refugee advocate

Anne Moon sounds tired. The retired aid worker does not sleep well these days.  
Workers for Assange: Uniting to fight for Assange’s freedom

Inspired by the words of Julian Assange, workers around the world are collaborating to stand up ...  
Scott Morrison's politics of division

The Australian Government has fallen into one that encourages divisiveness among its citizens ...  
JOHN PILGER: Marching against the silencing of Julian Assange — and all of us

Assange is in maximum security prison for exposing the wrongdoings of those who wish to silence ...  
Investigation
Glenn Greenwald charged with cybercrimes: Another attack on free press

While the spotlight is focused on Julian Assange, another reporter is also facing persecution ...  
Assange, Collaery, Snowden, Smethurst: criminalising truth

Truth-tellers and whistleblowers need our support in Australia and across the globe, says Dr ...  
Ending the torture of  Julian Assange

Voices from all over the world, including human rights organisations, have been condemning the ...  
Peter Dutton's trifecta of border protection failures

Statistics show that Peter Dutton is failing to handle immigration affairs and is tarnishing ...  
Council of Europe sides with Julian Assange

The attitude of European institutions is changing after years of silence. In this case, it was ...  
'No longer': Recognising Aboriginal heritage and identity

Reflecting on Invasion Day’s proffering of national citizenship ceremonies,  a seminal question ...  
Federal MPs fail to demonstrate support for Julian Assange

Australian politicians in a position to advocate for Julian Assange have, thus far, failed to do ...  
We cannot trust the media's reporting on international affairs

The mainstream media's pro-U.S. and Western bias distorts the truth, writes Dr Evan Jones.  
Donating to those impacted by Australian bushfires

Corinna Elaine, a 2013 Dunalley bushfire victim, discusses how to best support traumatised fire ...  
The rising support for Julian Assange

In recent months there has been a welcome upturn in support for Julian Assange.  
Dark side of Bumble Bizz: Predatory multi-level marketing

Once lauded for its women first approach to online networking, Bumble Bizz has become a breeding ...  

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