Demasking the Torture of Julian Assange - 28 June 2019|The Interregnum|Nils Melzer Nils Melzer, the UN expert on torture, explains how the prejudices and smears he confronted when investigating the case of political prisoner Julian Assange. The longtime legal adviser to the International Committee of the Red Cross (known as the ‘Guardian of international law’) offered this OpEd to a wide array … Continue reading "Demasking the Torture of Julian Assange"
Costs of War: The Amritsar Massacre - 19 June 2019|Veterans for Peace UK|Aly Renwick VfP member Aly Renwick describes the repression by British imperial forces that lead to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in the Indian city of Amritsar. It is a tale of empire, colonialism, and resistance.
Royal Family’s official Twitter account deletes controversial D-Day tweet that exposes disturbing historical revisionism of WWII - 9 June 2019|The Interregnum|Mohamed Elmaazi The Royal Family’s Twitter account published a controversial tweet during the 75th D-Day commemorations. The ahistorical statement – which seemed to imply that the Germans were “allies” during the invasion – was deleted only hours later.
The establishment press are deliberately distorting Assange’s Case – it’s time to correct the record - 30 May 2019|21st Century Wire|Charlotte Gracias In 2019, media propaganda and distortion of the truth is commonplace. It is equally, if not more evident, in the treatment of Julian Assange by many mainstream media journalists. As a journalist himself, Julian Assange fought relentlessly to expose the truth, putting his own life at risk and this … Continue reading "The establishment press are deliberately distorting Assange’s Case – it’s time to correct the record"
WitchHunt: The smearing of the anti-racist Left - 4 March 2019|The Canary|Mohamed Elmaazi Right-wing and even liberal forces are levelling false charges of racism and antisemitism to destroy ‘the Left’ in the UK. This alliance of forces, which includes pro-Zionist Labour Party members, is also specifically targeting anti-racist campaigners who are critical of the State of Israel. This is one of the key … Continue reading "WitchHunt: The smearing of the anti-racist Left"