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Nearly two thousand supporters of US Army PFC Bradley Manning rallied and marched on Fort Meade, Maryland, this afternoon for the young whistle-blower.
Under a sweltering sun, Pentagon Papers whistle-blower Daniel Ellsberg, former political prisoner-turned-human rights advocate Sarah Shourd, LGBT activist and US Army LT Dan Choi, and retired US Army Col. Ann Wright addressed supporters at the Llewellyn Gate, nearest the military courtroom.
The demonstration, which lasted several hours, comes two days before Manning’s trial is set to begin at Ft. Meade, on June 3, and three years after his arrest. The government is charging Manning with indirectly “aiding the enemy” for releasing hundreds of thousands of war logs, diplomatic cables, and military videos to the transparency website WikiLeaks.
PFC Manning has said that he hoped the releases would “spark a domestic debate on the role of the military and our foreign policy in general as well as it related to Iraq and Afghanistan.”
A dozen chartered buses brought supporters from across the northeast, including three buses from New York City. Military veterans and activists traveled from around North America—some arriving from as far as Michigan, Montreal, and Mexico City.
“People came from great distances to stand with a true American hero,” said Jeff Paterson, director of the Bradley Manning Support Network. “From Bradley’s demeanor in court, it’s clear he takes strength from the outpouring of support.”
Today’s rally was held with the assistance of many national organizations, including Veterans for Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War, CODEPINK Women for Peace, World Can’t Wait, and Courage to Resist.
Photo credit: Owen Wiltshire, Bradley Manning Support Network
Nearly two thousand supporters of US Army PFC Bradley Manning rallied and marched on Fort Meade, Maryland, this afternoon for the young whistle-blower.
Under a sweltering sun, Pentagon Papers whistle-blower Daniel Ellsberg, former political prisoner-turned-human rights advocate Sarah Shourd, LGBT activist and US Army LT Dan Choi, and retired US Army Col. Ann Wright addressed supporters at the Llewellyn Gate, nearest the military courtroom.
The demonstration, which lasted several hours, comes two days before Manning’s trial is set to begin at Ft. Meade, on June 3, and three years after his arrest. The government is charging Manning with indirectly “aiding the enemy” for releasing hundreds of thousands of war logs, diplomatic cables, and military videos to the transparency website WikiLeaks.
PFC Manning has said that he hoped the releases would “spark a domestic debate on the role of the military and our foreign policy in general as well as it related to Iraq and Afghanistan.”
A dozen chartered buses brought supporters from across the northeast, including three buses from New York City. Military veterans and activists traveled from around North America—some arriving from as far as Michigan, Montreal, and Mexico City.
“People came from great distances to stand with a true American hero,” said Jeff Paterson, director of the Bradley Manning Support Network. “From Bradley’s demeanor in court, it’s clear he takes strength from the outpouring of support.”
Today’s rally was held with the assistance of many national organizations, including Veterans for Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War, CODEPINK Women for Peace, World Can’t Wait, and Courage to Resist.
Photo credit: Owen Wiltshire, Bradley Manning Support Network
Nearly two thousand supporters of US Army PFC Bradley Manning rallied and marched on Fort Meade, Maryland, this afternoon for the young whistle-blower.
Under a sweltering sun, Pentagon Papers whistle-blower Daniel Ellsberg, former political prisoner-turned-human rights advocate Sarah Shourd, LGBT activist and US Army LT Dan Choi, and retired US Army Col. Ann Wright addressed supporters at the Llewellyn Gate, nearest the military courtroom.
The demonstration, which lasted several hours, comes two days before Manning’s trial is set to begin at Ft. Meade, on June 3, and three years after his arrest. The government is charging Manning with indirectly “aiding the enemy” for releasing hundreds of thousands of war logs, diplomatic cables, and military videos to the transparency website WikiLeaks.
PFC Manning has said that he hoped the releases would “spark a domestic debate on the role of the military and our foreign policy in general as well as it related to Iraq and Afghanistan.”
A dozen chartered buses brought supporters from across the northeast, including three buses from New York City. Military veterans and activists traveled from around North America—some arriving from as far as Michigan, Montreal, and Mexico City.
“People came from great distances to stand with a true American hero,” said Jeff Paterson, director of the Bradley Manning Support Network. “From Bradley’s demeanor in court, it’s clear he takes strength from the outpouring of support.”
Today’s rally was held with the assistance of many national organizations, including Veterans for Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War, CODEPINK Women for Peace, World Can’t Wait, and Courage to Resist.
Photo credit: Owen Wiltshire, Bradley Manning Support Network
Nearly two thousand supporters of US Army PFC Bradley Manning rallied and marched on Fort Meade, Maryland, this afternoon for the young whistle-blower.
Under a sweltering sun, Pentagon Papers whistle-blower Daniel Ellsberg, former political prisoner-turned-human rights advocate Sarah Shourd, LGBT activist and US Army LT Dan Choi, and retired US Army Col. Ann Wright addressed supporters at the Llewellyn Gate, nearest the military courtroom.
The demonstration, which lasted several hours, comes two days before Manning’s trial is set to begin at Ft. Meade, on June 3, and three years after his arrest. The government is charging Manning with indirectly “aiding the enemy” for releasing hundreds of thousands of war logs, diplomatic cables, and military videos to the transparency website WikiLeaks.
PFC Manning has said that he hoped the releases would “spark a domestic debate on the role of the military and our foreign policy in general as well as it related to Iraq and Afghanistan.”
A dozen chartered buses brought supporters from across the northeast, including three buses from New York City. Military veterans and activists traveled from around North America—some arriving from as far as Michigan, Montreal, and Mexico City.
“People came from great distances to stand with a true American hero,” said Jeff Paterson, director of the Bradley Manning Support Network. “From Bradley’s demeanor in court, it’s clear he takes strength from the outpouring of support.”
Today’s rally was held with the assistance of many national organizations, including Veterans for Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War, CODEPINK Women for Peace, World Can’t Wait, and Courage to Resist.
Photo credit: Owen Wiltshire, Bradley Manning Support Network
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Nearly two thousand supporters of US Army PFC Bradley Manning rallied and marched on Fort Meade, Maryland, this afternoon for the young whistle-blower.
Under a sweltering sun, Pentagon Papers whistle-blower Daniel Ellsberg, former political prisoner-turned-human rights advocate Sarah Shourd, LGBT activist and US Army LT Dan Choi, and retired US Army Col. Ann Wright addressed supporters at the Llewellyn Gate, nearest the military courtroom.
The demonstration, which lasted several hours, comes two days before Manning’s trial is set to begin at Ft. Meade, on June 3, and three years after his arrest. The government is charging Manning with indirectly “aiding the enemy” for releasing hundreds of thousands of war logs, diplomatic cables, and military videos to the transparency website WikiLeaks.
PFC Manning has said that he hoped the releases would “spark a domestic debate on the role of the military and our foreign policy in general as well as it related to Iraq and Afghanistan.”
A dozen chartered buses brought supporters from across the northeast, including three buses from New York City. Military veterans and activists traveled from around North America—some arriving from as far as Michigan, Montreal, and Mexico City.
“People came from great distances to stand with a true American hero,” said Jeff Paterson, director of the Bradley Manning Support Network. “From Bradley’s demeanor in court, it’s clear he takes strength from the outpouring of support.”
Today’s rally was held with the assistance of many national organizations, including Veterans for Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War, CODEPINK Women for Peace, World Can’t Wait, and Courage to Resist.
Photo credit: Owen Wiltshire, Bradley Manning Support Network
Nearly two thousand supporters of US Army PFC Bradley Manning rallied and marched on Fort Meade, Maryland, this afternoon for the young whistle-blower.
Under a sweltering sun, Pentagon Papers whistle-blower Daniel Ellsberg, former political prisoner-turned-human rights advocate Sarah Shourd, LGBT activist and US Army LT Dan Choi, and retired US Army Col. Ann Wright addressed supporters at the Llewellyn Gate, nearest the military courtroom.
The demonstration, which lasted several hours, comes two days before Manning’s trial is set to begin at Ft. Meade, on June 3, and three years after his arrest. The government is charging Manning with indirectly “aiding the enemy” for releasing hundreds of thousands of war logs, diplomatic cables, and military videos to the transparency website WikiLeaks.
PFC Manning has said that he hoped the releases would “spark a domestic debate on the role of the military and our foreign policy in general as well as it related to Iraq and Afghanistan.”
A dozen chartered buses brought supporters from across the northeast, including three buses from New York City. Military veterans and activists traveled from around North America—some arriving from as far as Michigan, Montreal, and Mexico City.
“People came from great distances to stand with a true American hero,” said Jeff Paterson, director of the Bradley Manning Support Network. “From Bradley’s demeanor in court, it’s clear he takes strength from the outpouring of support.”
Today’s rally was held with the assistance of many national organizations, including Veterans for Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War, CODEPINK Women for Peace, World Can’t Wait, and Courage to Resist.
Photo credit: Owen Wiltshire, Bradley Manning Support Network
Julian Assange supports NSA whistleblower Ed Snowden in speech transcript - London 22.06.2013
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange released a transcript of a scheduled speech - cancelled suddenly for security reasons - to members of the press and the crowd of Assange and Bradley (now Chelsea) Manning supporters outside the Ecuadorean embassy, in which Assange called for global support for fugitive ex-NSA whistleblower Ed Snowden whose whistleblowing document leaks have shocked the world as it discovered the unimaginably vast scale of illegal eavesdropping and surveillance carried out on ordinary citizens, politicians and businesses by the National Security Agency in tandem with GCHQ in the UK and national security agencies all over Europe and with Mossad in Israel.
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Nearly two thousand supporters of US Army PFC Bradley Manning rallied and marched on Fort Meade, Maryland, this afternoon for the young whistle-blower.
Under a sweltering sun, Pentagon Papers whistle-blower Daniel Ellsberg, former political prisoner-turned-human rights advocate Sarah Shourd, LGBT activist and US Army LT Dan Choi, and retired US Army Col. Ann Wright addressed supporters at the Llewellyn Gate, nearest the military courtroom.
The demonstration, which lasted several hours, comes two days before Manning’s trial is set to begin at Ft. Meade, on June 3, and three years after his arrest. The government is charging Manning with indirectly “aiding the enemy” for releasing hundreds of thousands of war logs, diplomatic cables, and military videos to the transparency website WikiLeaks.
PFC Manning has said that he hoped the releases would “spark a domestic debate on the role of the military and our foreign policy in general as well as it related to Iraq and Afghanistan.”
A dozen chartered buses brought supporters from across the northeast, including three buses from New York City. Military veterans and activists traveled from around North America—some arriving from as far as Michigan, Montreal, and Mexico City.
“People came from great distances to stand with a true American hero,” said Jeff Paterson, director of the Bradley Manning Support Network. “From Bradley’s demeanor in court, it’s clear he takes strength from the outpouring of support.”
Today’s rally was held with the assistance of many national organizations, including Veterans for Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War, CODEPINK Women for Peace, World Can’t Wait, and Courage to Resist.
Photo credit: Owen Wiltshire, Bradley Manning Support Network
Shining Light on Secret TPP agreement & calling on Congress to
STOP Fast Track
For Immediate Release: Day before Wikileak of TPP Document - 13 Cities
Mobilized to Shine a Light on Secret Trans-Pacific Partnership "Trade"
Deal Telling Congress "Don't Fast Track a Train Wreck - FLUSH the
TPP!"
CONTACT: Bill Moyer 206-356-9980 | bill@backbonecampaign.org
| or Eric Ross 805-776-3882 | eric@backbonecampaign.org
| 805-776-3882 | VoteNoFastTrack.org
SEATTLE - On Tuesday evening citizens in Seattle and 12
other cities appeared on overpasses and roadsides to pull the
Trans-Pacific Partnership, aka TPP, out of the shadows and into the
light of public scrutiny. From Dallas to DC, San Diego to Seattle,
Tucson to Detroit, Baltimore to Bellingham, Spokane to Chicago
people took their messages to interstate overpasses, prominent
monuments, and busy city streets using coordinated daytime and
nighttime, high visibility tactics.
They deployed giant banners saying No New NAFTA, mobilized LED light
panels saying "(thumbs up) Democracy, STOP The TPP," and projected with
spotlights messages like "Don't Fast Track A Train Wreck." These
coordinated citizen's actions coincided with ongoing TPP negotiations
taking place in Salt Lake City, Utah from November 12-24
and today's anticipated release by Congressperson Rosa DeLauro and
George Miller detailing the growing opposition to "Fast Track" among
Congress, and preceded today's surprise release by Wikileaks of a leaked
chapter of the secretive "TPP" agreement. [Here
is Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch initial interpretations of the
chapter on intellectual property.]
The TPP has been called NAFTA on steroids, a "Corporate Coup," and
concerned citizens from across the nation are calling on Congress to
"Flush It!" and to oppose President Obama's request to renew "Fast
Track" authority to commit our country to this secretive agreement that
has less to do with trade, than it does with dismantling any domestic
policies that undermine future profits for transnational capital and
corporations.
Bill Moyer, Executive Director of the Backbone Campaign stated "Only a
bought a sold government would sign a treaty that sacrifices our
capacity as communities and country to pass laws for workers benefit,
and the protection of our communities and our natural resources."
The Trans-Pacific Partnership has been negotiated under secrecy for 3
years. Obama is now pushing to have it swiftly approved to much to the
dismay of members of Congress, most of whom haven't even been allowed to
see the text. While Congress is constitutionally required to negotiate
any international treaties, Fast Track or granting Obama Trade Promotion
Authority would forfeit the Congress' responsibility and the public's
right to weigh in on the TPP negotiations.
Perhaps in response to growing citizen outrage letters were release
today from both Democrats and Republicans challenging President Obama's
request for renewal of Fast Track authority. [From Today's Public
Citizen announcement: The
151-signature DeLauro-Miller letter, additional
letter from Democratic Ways & Means members, One
of two letters, this led by Representative Walter Jones (R-NC)]
One of the illuminated messages on Tuesday read "Corporate Tribunals
WTF?" This referred to how the TPP would give more power to corporate
interests including the ability for foreign companies to sue for
taxpayer compensation if any domestic law diminished the company's expected future profits.
Masked as a trade deal, the agreement has been negotiated under
supervision of 600 unelected corporate "trade advisors" while the text
has been hidden from members of Congress, the press, and the public.
What has been learned about the TPP has come through leaked texts, and
is alarming to members of Congress worried about sovereign powers being
negotiated away, public health officials, labor representatives,
environmental groups, and advocates of consumer issues.
"The TPP, the largest ever of it's kind, is a race to the bottom
international agreement on domestic and international policies of food
safety, internet freedom, medicine costs, financial regulation, and the
environment," says Kristen Beifus, executive director of Washington Fair
Trade Coalition."
Trade Justice organizations have declared December 3rd a "Global Day of
Action Against the TPP to resist toxic trade agreements." Citizens are
urged to take action in their own community, contact their
congressperson, and learn more about the TPP's dismantling of democracy
by visiting VoteNoFastTrack.org.
Citizens can find out where their congressperson stands and tweet them
Tuesday's coordinated actions were organized by the Backbone Campaign,
which specializes in "amplifying citizen engagement with creative
tactics and artful activism" in collaboration with Public Citizen's
Global Trade Watch, PopularResistance.org, Fair Trade Coalitions in
Washington and Oregon, and more.
The coordinated day of action follows on the heals of an action in
September when to the surprise of secret service, members and allies of
PopularResistance.org and the Backbone Campaign "redecorated"
the United States Trade Representatives office by scaling the building
and unfurling giant banners demanding a release of the TPP text. The
Backbone Campaign is grateful to Wikileaks for beginning that process.
View the growing collection of photos from the 11-12-13 actions HERE.
To speak with organizers of yesterday's day of action please contact
Bill Moyer at 206-356-9980 or Eric Ross at 805-776-3882.
Info and Collaborator Web Sites:
Thanks to our many awesome collaborators both mentioned and not!
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Backbone Campaign's mission is to provide creative strategies, artful
activism trainings, and creative action support to progressive
activists, organizers and organizations around the US and beyond in
order to invigorate and nurture a people-power, community-based, and
internationally-networked nonviolent social movement for human rights,
thriving communities, and ecological well being. Backbone Campaign's
vision is a world where human dignity, community resilience, and
ecological well being is built upon a foundation of democratic
economic and political systems and diverse, thriving culture where
human rights, the rights of communities and nature are truly
inalienable and honored.
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facebook page The WikiLeaks Trap, news and analysis from around the web
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facebook page WikiLeaks Yemen, specialized in corruption cases
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federal accountability initiative for reform, protects whistleblowers who protect the public interest, Canada
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free WikiLeaks, a support group for a free WikiLeaks
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freedominfo search WikiLeaks, networks freedom of information advocates globally
← freedominfo.org - search WikiLeaks [en]
google news wikileaks, news on google
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government accountability project, protects corporate, government and international whistleblowers
← whistleblower.org [en]
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← facebook - page leaksfree [en]+[es]-
LeakSource, leaks around the world
← leaksource.wordpress.com [en]
list of companies boycotting WikiLeaks, let’s boycott them!
← facebook - page list of companies boycotting WikiLeaks [en]
meta-leaks-wiki, posts, tags and discusses orphan leaks
← wikia-hive - meta-leaks-wiki [en]
national whistleblowers center, stands for honesty without fear
← whistleblowers.org [en]
netzpolitik search wikileaks, about WikiLeaks on netzpolitik.org
← netzpolitik.org - search wikileaks [de]
open democracy advice center, promotes open and transparent democracy in South Africa
← opendemocracy.org.za [en]
political fail blog, keeps informed on stories that matter
← politicalfailblog.com [en]
project on government oversight, exposes corruption and other misconduct
← pogo.org [en]
public concern at work, an independent authority on public interest whistleblowing
← pcaw.co.uk [en]
save WikiLeaks, Свободу Сети! Freedom network!
← savewikileaks.net [ru]
StateLogs, browse, comment, read the diplomacy cablegate
← statelogs.owni.fr [en]
The Nation blogs media-fix, news about wikileaks every day
← thenation.com - blogs media-fix [en]
The Telegraph news wikileaks, the latest news and video on WikiLeaks
← telegraph.co.uk - news wikileaks [en]
transleaks Japanese, translates WikiLeaks to Japanese
← transleaks - Japanese [jp]
we will not be censored, supports the work of WikiLeaks and free speech
← wewillnotbecensored.com [en]
whistleblower-net, an association about whistleblowing in Germany
← whistleblower-net.de [de]
whistleblowers protection blog, advocates whistleblower rights
← whistleblowersblog.org [en]
whistleblowing Italia, whistleblowing in Italy
← whistleblowing.it [it]
Wikileaks Australian Citizens Alliance, the goal is justice, the method is transparency
← waca.net.au [en]
← facebook - page Wikileaks Australian Citizens Alliance [en]
WikiLeaks Deutschland, Germany’s WikiLeaks
← facebook - page WikiLeaks Deutschland [de]
wikileaks-forum, it’s time to open the archives
← wikileaks-forum.com [en]
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WikiLeaks Italian, news about WikiLeaks in Italian
← facebook - page WikiLeaks Italian [it]
WikiLeaks Serbia, support from Serbia
← facebook - page WikiLeaks Serbia [sr]
WikiLeaks Türkiye, Turkey’s WikiLeaks
← facebook - page WikiLeaks Türkiye [tr]
WikiLeaks Vienna, the bohemian rhapsody
← wikileakswien.wordpress.com [de]
wlcentral, provides WikiLeaks news, analysis and action
← wlcentral.org [en]
Die Zeit leaks blog, the German weekly Die Zeit on WikiLeaks, OpenLeaks and the consequences
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AnonNews, open posting, everything anonymous
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FaceLeaks, leak you friends, anonymously
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GlobaLeaks, creates a worldwide leak amplification network
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OpenLeaks, makes whistleblowing safer and more widespread
← openleaks.org [en]
PinoyLeaks, in the governments of the Philippines, beware of the eagle
← pinoyleaks.org [en]
PirateLeaks, Czech leaks
← pirateleaks.cz [cz]
Quebec leaks, Quebec in Canada leaks,
← facebook - page QuebecLeaks [fr]
RadioLeaks, whistleblowing by the Swedish radio
← sverigesradio.se - RadioLeaks [sv]
RoSpil, fights theft in Russia
← rospil.info [ru]
RuLeaks, Russia leaks
← ruleaks.net [ru]
secrecy news, news on government secrecy
← fas.org - secrecy news [en]
Serbian WikiLeaks, new Belgrade affairs
← novibeogradafera.blogspot.com [sr]
TradeLeaks, openness and transparency in trade and commerce
← tradeleaks.com [en]
TuniLeaks, Tunisia leaks
← tunileaks.appspot.com [en]
UniLeaks, keeps education honest
← unileaks.org [en]
VatiLeaks, the Vatican leaks
← vatileaks.com [en]
WikiSpooks, a wiki to build a comprehensive reference source of deep political structures and events
← wikispooks.com [en]
The page facebook about wikileaks merges the facebook groups wikileaks and the facebook pages wikileaks listed above.
about the latest modification
Mattis Manzel:
Added the page facebook page Aussies for Assange.
from soup bit.ly/ROA0mA
On Thursday August 16, as news broke that Ecuador was giving political asylum to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, World Can't Wait in NYC quickly put together a plan to demonstrate support for this brave decision. About 12-15 people who understand significance of Wikileaks got together in front of the Ecuadorian Consulate with signs supporting the courageous stand of the Ecuadorian government: "small country - high ethics - big heart," "hands off Ecuador and Assange," and "thanks for standing up for law and morality."
RT, Reuters and AP interviewed people outside, and then the consulate invited people upstairs (although it was officially closed) to accept the flowers and gratitude offered. Activists with World Can't Wait told the consulate representatives how important they felt it was to defend Julian Assange, freedom of the press and exposing war crimes. The Ecuadorians emphasized their sovereignty, and said how proud they all were of their country and their president for making a stand for freedom of the press. Though their embassy in London is threatened with invasion by England, they're not a colony, and won't accept domination. They also talked about how proud they are that although there is oil in Ecuador, the government is refusing to despoil the pristine beauty of the earth by drilling for it.
Afterwards, some of the demonstrators went over to the "occupation" of the British Consulate, where protesters are maintaining an around-the-clock presence until Julian Assange is allowed to leave the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.
Photo by Bud Korotzer.
On Thursday August 16, as news broke that Ecuador was giving political asylum to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, World Can't Wait in NYC quickly put together a plan to demonstrate support for this brave decision. About 12-15 people who understand significance of Wikileaks got together in front of the Ecuadorian Consulate with signs supporting the courageous stand of the Ecuadorian government: "small country - high ethics - big heart," "hands off Ecuador and Assange," and "thanks for standing up for law and morality."
RT, Reuters and AP interviewed people outside, and then the consulate invited people upstairs (although it was officially closed) to accept the flowers and gratitude offered. Activists with World Can't Wait told the consulate representatives how important they felt it was to defend Julian Assange, freedom of the press and exposing war crimes. The Ecuadorians emphasized their sovereignty, and said how proud they all were of their country and their president for making a stand for freedom of the press. Though their embassy in London is threatened with invasion by England, they're not a colony, and won't accept domination. They also talked about how proud they are that although there is oil in Ecuador, the government is refusing to despoil the pristine beauty of the earth by drilling for it.
Afterwards, some of the demonstrators went over to the "occupation" of the British Consulate, where protesters are maintaining an around-the-clock presence until Julian Assange is allowed to leave the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.
Photo by Bud Korotzer.
It's on the corner of Highland Ave and Santa Monica Blvd in Hollywood.
Here's an NPR story about how this came to be.
Nearly two thousand supporters of US Army PFC Bradley Manning rallied and marched on Fort Meade, Maryland, this afternoon for the young whistle-blower.
Under a sweltering sun, Pentagon Papers whistle-blower Daniel Ellsberg, former political prisoner-turned-human rights advocate Sarah Shourd, LGBT activist and US Army LT Dan Choi, and retired US Army Col. Ann Wright addressed supporters at the Llewellyn Gate, nearest the military courtroom.
The demonstration, which lasted several hours, comes two days before Manning’s trial is set to begin at Ft. Meade, on June 3, and three years after his arrest. The government is charging Manning with indirectly “aiding the enemy” for releasing hundreds of thousands of war logs, diplomatic cables, and military videos to the transparency website WikiLeaks.
PFC Manning has said that he hoped the releases would “spark a domestic debate on the role of the military and our foreign policy in general as well as it related to Iraq and Afghanistan.”
A dozen chartered buses brought supporters from across the northeast, including three buses from New York City. Military veterans and activists traveled from around North America—some arriving from as far as Michigan, Montreal, and Mexico City.
“People came from great distances to stand with a true American hero,” said Jeff Paterson, director of the Bradley Manning Support Network. “From Bradley’s demeanor in court, it’s clear he takes strength from the outpouring of support.”
Today’s rally was held with the assistance of many national organizations, including Veterans for Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War, CODEPINK Women for Peace, World Can’t Wait, and Courage to Resist.
Photo credit: Owen Wiltshire, Bradley Manning Support Network
Shining Light on Secret TPP agreement & calling on Congress to
STOP Fast Track
For Immediate Release: Day before Wikileak of TPP Document - 13 Cities
Mobilized to Shine a Light on Secret Trans-Pacific Partnership "Trade"
Deal Telling Congress "Don't Fast Track a Train Wreck - FLUSH the
TPP!"
CONTACT: Bill Moyer 206-356-9980 | bill@backbonecampaign.org
| or Eric Ross 805-776-3882 | eric@backbonecampaign.org
| 805-776-3882 | VoteNoFastTrack.org
SEATTLE - On Tuesday evening citizens in Seattle and 12
other cities appeared on overpasses and roadsides to pull the
Trans-Pacific Partnership, aka TPP, out of the shadows and into the
light of public scrutiny. From Dallas to DC, San Diego to Seattle,
Tucson to Detroit, Baltimore to Bellingham, Spokane to Chicago
people took their messages to interstate overpasses, prominent
monuments, and busy city streets using coordinated daytime and
nighttime, high visibility tactics.
They deployed giant banners saying No New NAFTA, mobilized LED light
panels saying "(thumbs up) Democracy, STOP The TPP," and projected with
spotlights messages like "Don't Fast Track A Train Wreck." These
coordinated citizen's actions coincided with ongoing TPP negotiations
taking place in Salt Lake City, Utah from November 12-24
and today's anticipated release by Congressperson Rosa DeLauro and
George Miller detailing the growing opposition to "Fast Track" among
Congress, and preceded today's surprise release by Wikileaks of a leaked
chapter of the secretive "TPP" agreement. [Here
is Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch initial interpretations of the
chapter on intellectual property.]
The TPP has been called NAFTA on steroids, a "Corporate Coup," and
concerned citizens from across the nation are calling on Congress to
"Flush It!" and to oppose President Obama's request to renew "Fast
Track" authority to commit our country to this secretive agreement that
has less to do with trade, than it does with dismantling any domestic
policies that undermine future profits for transnational capital and
corporations.
Bill Moyer, Executive Director of the Backbone Campaign stated "Only a
bought a sold government would sign a treaty that sacrifices our
capacity as communities and country to pass laws for workers benefit,
and the protection of our communities and our natural resources."
The Trans-Pacific Partnership has been negotiated under secrecy for 3
years. Obama is now pushing to have it swiftly approved to much to the
dismay of members of Congress, most of whom haven't even been allowed to
see the text. While Congress is constitutionally required to negotiate
any international treaties, Fast Track or granting Obama Trade Promotion
Authority would forfeit the Congress' responsibility and the public's
right to weigh in on the TPP negotiations.
Perhaps in response to growing citizen outrage letters were release
today from both Democrats and Republicans challenging President Obama's
request for renewal of Fast Track authority. [From Today's Public
Citizen announcement: The
151-signature DeLauro-Miller letter, additional
letter from Democratic Ways & Means members, One
of two letters, this led by Representative Walter Jones (R-NC)]
One of the illuminated messages on Tuesday read "Corporate Tribunals
WTF?" This referred to how the TPP would give more power to corporate
interests including the ability for foreign companies to sue for
taxpayer compensation if any domestic law diminished the company's expected future profits.
Masked as a trade deal, the agreement has been negotiated under
supervision of 600 unelected corporate "trade advisors" while the text
has been hidden from members of Congress, the press, and the public.
What has been learned about the TPP has come through leaked texts, and
is alarming to members of Congress worried about sovereign powers being
negotiated away, public health officials, labor representatives,
environmental groups, and advocates of consumer issues.
"The TPP, the largest ever of it's kind, is a race to the bottom
international agreement on domestic and international policies of food
safety, internet freedom, medicine costs, financial regulation, and the
environment," says Kristen Beifus, executive director of Washington Fair
Trade Coalition."
Trade Justice organizations have declared December 3rd a "Global Day of
Action Against the TPP to resist toxic trade agreements." Citizens are
urged to take action in their own community, contact their
congressperson, and learn more about the TPP's dismantling of democracy
by visiting VoteNoFastTrack.org.
Citizens can find out where their congressperson stands and tweet them
Tuesday's coordinated actions were organized by the Backbone Campaign,
which specializes in "amplifying citizen engagement with creative
tactics and artful activism" in collaboration with Public Citizen's
Global Trade Watch, PopularResistance.org, Fair Trade Coalitions in
Washington and Oregon, and more.
The coordinated day of action follows on the heals of an action in
September when to the surprise of secret service, members and allies of
PopularResistance.org and the Backbone Campaign "redecorated"
the United States Trade Representatives office by scaling the building
and unfurling giant banners demanding a release of the TPP text. The
Backbone Campaign is grateful to Wikileaks for beginning that process.
View the growing collection of photos from the 11-12-13 actions HERE.
To speak with organizers of yesterday's day of action please contact
Bill Moyer at 206-356-9980 or Eric Ross at 805-776-3882.
Info and Collaborator Web Sites:
Thanks to our many awesome collaborators both mentioned and not!
Watch
Coalition
Coalition
Brigade
Diego Overpass Light Brigade
Rising Tide
Talking Points
###
Backbone Campaign's mission is to provide creative strategies, artful
activism trainings, and creative action support to progressive
activists, organizers and organizations around the US and beyond in
order to invigorate and nurture a people-power, community-based, and
internationally-networked nonviolent social movement for human rights,
thriving communities, and ecological well being. Backbone Campaign's
vision is a world where human dignity, community resilience, and
ecological well being is built upon a foundation of democratic
economic and political systems and diverse, thriving culture where
human rights, the rights of communities and nature are truly
inalienable and honored.
Julian Assange supports NSA whistleblower Ed Snowden in speech transcript - London 22.06.2013
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange released a transcript of a scheduled speech - cancelled suddenly for security reasons - to members of the press and the crowd of Assange and Bradley (now Chelsea) Manning supporters outside the Ecuadorean embassy, in which Assange called for global support for fugitive ex-NSA whistleblower Ed Snowden whose whistleblowing document leaks have shocked the world as it discovered the unimaginably vast scale of illegal eavesdropping and surveillance carried out on ordinary citizens, politicians and businesses by the National Security Agency in tandem with GCHQ in the UK and national security agencies all over Europe and with Mossad in Israel.
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Nearly two thousand supporters of US Army PFC Bradley Manning rallied and marched on Fort Meade, Maryland, this afternoon for the young whistle-blower.
Under a sweltering sun, Pentagon Papers whistle-blower Daniel Ellsberg, former political prisoner-turned-human rights advocate Sarah Shourd, LGBT activist and US Army LT Dan Choi, and retired US Army Col. Ann Wright addressed supporters at the Llewellyn Gate, nearest the military courtroom.
The demonstration, which lasted several hours, comes two days before Manning’s trial is set to begin at Ft. Meade, on June 3, and three years after his arrest. The government is charging Manning with indirectly “aiding the enemy” for releasing hundreds of thousands of war logs, diplomatic cables, and military videos to the transparency website WikiLeaks.
PFC Manning has said that he hoped the releases would “spark a domestic debate on the role of the military and our foreign policy in general as well as it related to Iraq and Afghanistan.”
A dozen chartered buses brought supporters from across the northeast, including three buses from New York City. Military veterans and activists traveled from around North America—some arriving from as far as Michigan, Montreal, and Mexico City.
“People came from great distances to stand with a true American hero,” said Jeff Paterson, director of the Bradley Manning Support Network. “From Bradley’s demeanor in court, it’s clear he takes strength from the outpouring of support.”
Today’s rally was held with the assistance of many national organizations, including Veterans for Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War, CODEPINK Women for Peace, World Can’t Wait, and Courage to Resist.
Photo credit: Owen Wiltshire, Bradley Manning Support Network
Michael Beasley of Spokane Coalition Builders
For Immediate Release: Day before Wikileak of TPP Document - 13
Cities Mobilized to Shine a Light on Secret Trans-Pacific Partnership
"Trade" Deal Telling Congress "Don't Fast Track a Train Wreck - FLUSH
the TPP!"
CONTACT: Bill Moyer 206-356-9980 | bill@backbonecampaign.org
| or Eric Ross 805-776-3882 | eric@backbonecampaign.org
| 805-776-3882 | VoteNoFastTrack.org
SEATTLE - On Tuesday evening citizens in Seattle and 12
other cities appeared on overpasses and roadsides to pull the
Trans-Pacific Partnership, aka TPP, out of the shadows and into the
light of public scrutiny. From Dallas to DC, San Diego to Seattle,
Tucson to Detroit, Baltimore to Bellingham, Spokane to Chicago
people took their messages to interstate overpasses, prominent
monuments, and busy city streets using coordinated daytime and
nighttime, high visibility tactics.
They deployed giant banners saying No New NAFTA, mobilized LED light
panels saying "(thumbs up) Democracy, STOP The TPP," and projected with
spotlights messages like "Don't Fast Track A Train Wreck." These
coordinated citizen's actions coincided with ongoing TPP negotiations
taking place in Salt Lake City, Utah from November 12-24
and today's anticipated release by Congressperson Rosa DeLauro and
George Miller detailing the growing opposition to "Fast Track" among
Congress, and preceded today's surprise release by Wikileaks of a leaked
chapter of the secretive "TPP" agreement. [Here
is Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch initial interpretations of the
chapter on intellectual property.]
The TPP has been called NAFTA on steroids, a "Corporate Coup," and
concerned citizens from across the nation are calling on Congress to
"Flush It!" and to oppose President Obama's request to renew "Fast
Track" authority to commit our country to this secretive agreement that
has less to do with trade, than it does with dismantling any domestic
policies that undermine future profits for transnational capital and
corporations.
Bill Moyer, Executive Director of the Backbone Campaign stated "Only a
bought a sold government would sign a treaty that sacrifices our
capacity as communities and country to pass laws for workers benefit,
and the protection of our communities and our natural resources."
The Trans-Pacific Partnership has been negotiated under secrecy for 3
years. Obama is now pushing to have it swiftly approved to much to the
dismay of members of Congress, most of whom haven't even been allowed to
see the text. While Congress is constitutionally required to negotiate
any international treaties, Fast Track or granting Obama Trade Promotion
Authority would forfeit the Congress' responsibility and the public's
right to weigh in on the TPP negotiations.
Perhaps in response to growing citizen outrage letters were release
today from both Democrats and Republicans challenging President Obama's
request for renewal of Fast Track authority. [From Today's Public
Citizen announcement: The
151-signature DeLauro-Miller letter, additional
letter from Democratic Ways & Means members, One
of two letters, this led by Representative Walter Jones (R-NC)]
One of the illuminated messages on Tuesday read "Corporate Tribunals
WTF?" This referred to how the TPP would give more power to corporate
interests including the ability for foreign companies to sue for
taxpayer compensation if any domestic law diminished the company's expected future profits.
Masked as a trade deal, the agreement has been negotiated under
supervision of 600 unelected corporate "trade advisors" while the text
has been hidden from members of Congress, the press, and the public.
What has been learned about the TPP has come through leaked texts, and
is alarming to members of Congress worried about sovereign powers being
negotiated away, public health officials, labor representatives,
environmental groups, and advocates of consumer issues.
"The TPP, the largest ever of it's kind, is a race to the bottom
international agreement on domestic and international policies of food
safety, internet freedom, medicine costs, financial regulation, and the
environment," says Kristen Beifus, executive director of Washington Fair
Trade Coalition."
Trade Justice organizations have declared December 3rd a "Global Day of
Action Against the TPP to resist toxic trade agreements." Citizens are
urged to take action in their own community, contact their
congressperson, and learn more about the TPP's dismantling of democracy
by visiting VoteNoFastTrack.org.
Citizens can find out where their congressperson stands and tweet them
Tuesday's coordinated actions were organized by the Backbone Campaign,
which specializes in "amplifying citizen engagement with creative
tactics and artful activism" in collaboration with Public Citizen's
Global Trade Watch, PopularResistance.org, Fair Trade Coalitions in
Washington and Oregon, the Overpass Light
Brigade network, and more.
The coordinated day of action follows on the heals of an action in
September when to the surprise of secret service, members and allies of
PopularResistance.org and the Backbone Campaign "redecorated"
the United States Trade Representatives office by scaling the building
and unfurling giant banners demanding a release of the TPP text. The
Backbone Campaign is grateful to Wikileaks for beginning that process.
View the growing collection of photos from the 11-12-13 actions HERE.
To speak with organizers of yesterday's day of action please contact
Bill Moyer at 206-356-9980 or Eric Ross at 805-776-3882.
Info and Collaborator Web Sites:
Thanks to our many awesome collaborators both mentioned and not!
Watch
Coalition
Coalition
Brigade
Brigade
Diego Overpass Light Brigade
Rising Tide
Talking Points
###
Backbone Campaign's mission is to provide creative strategies, artful
activism trainings, and creative action support to progressive
activists, organizers and organizations around the US and beyond in
order to invigorate and nurture a people-power, community-based, and
internationally-networked nonviolent social movement for human rights,
thriving communities, and ecological well being. Backbone Campaign's
vision is a world where human dignity, community resilience, and
ecological well being is built upon a foundation of democratic
economic and political systems and diverse, thriving culture where
human rights, the rights of communities and nature are truly
inalienable and honored.
Michael Beasley of Spokane Coalition Builders
For Immediate Release: Day before Wikileak of TPP Document - 13
Cities Mobilized to Shine a Light on Secret Trans-Pacific Partnership
"Trade" Deal Telling Congress "Don't Fast Track a Train Wreck - FLUSH
the TPP!"
CONTACT: Bill Moyer 206-356-9980 | bill@backbonecampaign.org
| or Eric Ross 805-776-3882 | eric@backbonecampaign.org
| 805-776-3882 | VoteNoFastTrack.org
SEATTLE - On Tuesday evening citizens in Seattle and 12
other cities appeared on overpasses and roadsides to pull the
Trans-Pacific Partnership, aka TPP, out of the shadows and into the
light of public scrutiny. From Dallas to DC, San Diego to Seattle,
Tucson to Detroit, Baltimore to Bellingham, Spokane to Chicago
people took their messages to interstate overpasses, prominent
monuments, and busy city streets using coordinated daytime and
nighttime, high visibility tactics.
They deployed giant banners saying No New NAFTA, mobilized LED light
panels saying "(thumbs up) Democracy, STOP The TPP," and projected with
spotlights messages like "Don't Fast Track A Train Wreck." These
coordinated citizen's actions coincided with ongoing TPP negotiations
taking place in Salt Lake City, Utah from November 12-24
and today's anticipated release by Congressperson Rosa DeLauro and
George Miller detailing the growing opposition to "Fast Track" among
Congress, and preceded today's surprise release by Wikileaks of a leaked
chapter of the secretive "TPP" agreement. [Here
is Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch initial interpretations of the
chapter on intellectual property.]
The TPP has been called NAFTA on steroids, a "Corporate Coup," and
concerned citizens from across the nation are calling on Congress to
"Flush It!" and to oppose President Obama's request to renew "Fast
Track" authority to commit our country to this secretive agreement that
has less to do with trade, than it does with dismantling any domestic
policies that undermine future profits for transnational capital and
corporations.
Bill Moyer, Executive Director of the Backbone Campaign stated "Only a
bought a sold government would sign a treaty that sacrifices our
capacity as communities and country to pass laws for workers benefit,
and the protection of our communities and our natural resources."
The Trans-Pacific Partnership has been negotiated under secrecy for 3
years. Obama is now pushing to have it swiftly approved to much to the
dismay of members of Congress, most of whom haven't even been allowed to
see the text. While Congress is constitutionally required to negotiate
any international treaties, Fast Track or granting Obama Trade Promotion
Authority would forfeit the Congress' responsibility and the public's
right to weigh in on the TPP negotiations.
Perhaps in response to growing citizen outrage letters were release
today from both Democrats and Republicans challenging President Obama's
request for renewal of Fast Track authority. [From Today's Public
Citizen announcement: The
151-signature DeLauro-Miller letter, additional
letter from Democratic Ways & Means members, One
of two letters, this led by Representative Walter Jones (R-NC)]
One of the illuminated messages on Tuesday read "Corporate Tribunals
WTF?" This referred to how the TPP would give more power to corporate
interests including the ability for foreign companies to sue for
taxpayer compensation if any domestic law diminished the company's expected future profits.
Masked as a trade deal, the agreement has been negotiated under
supervision of 600 unelected corporate "trade advisors" while the text
has been hidden from members of Congress, the press, and the public.
What has been learned about the TPP has come through leaked texts, and
is alarming to members of Congress worried about sovereign powers being
negotiated away, public health officials, labor representatives,
environmental groups, and advocates of consumer issues.
"The TPP, the largest ever of it's kind, is a race to the bottom
international agreement on domestic and international policies of food
safety, internet freedom, medicine costs, financial regulation, and the
environment," says Kristen Beifus, executive director of Washington Fair
Trade Coalition."
Trade Justice organizations have declared December 3rd a "Global Day of
Action Against the TPP to resist toxic trade agreements." Citizens are
urged to take action in their own community, contact their
congressperson, and learn more about the TPP's dismantling of democracy
by visiting VoteNoFastTrack.org.
Citizens can find out where their congressperson stands and tweet them
Tuesday's coordinated actions were organized by the Backbone Campaign,
which specializes in "amplifying citizen engagement with creative
tactics and artful activism" in collaboration with Public Citizen's
Global Trade Watch, PopularResistance.org, Fair Trade Coalitions in
Washington and Oregon, the Overpass Light
Brigade network, and more.
The coordinated day of action follows on the heals of an action in
September when to the surprise of secret service, members and allies of
PopularResistance.org and the Backbone Campaign "redecorated"
the United States Trade Representatives office by scaling the building
and unfurling giant banners demanding a release of the TPP text. The
Backbone Campaign is grateful to Wikileaks for beginning that process.
View the growing collection of photos from the 11-12-13 actions HERE.
To speak with organizers of yesterday's day of action please contact
Bill Moyer at 206-356-9980 or Eric Ross at 805-776-3882.
Info and Collaborator Web Sites:
Thanks to our many awesome collaborators both mentioned and not!
Watch
Coalition
Coalition
Brigade
Brigade
Diego Overpass Light Brigade
Rising Tide
Talking Points
###
Backbone Campaign's mission is to provide creative strategies, artful
activism trainings, and creative action support to progressive
activists, organizers and organizations around the US and beyond in
order to invigorate and nurture a people-power, community-based, and
internationally-networked nonviolent social movement for human rights,
thriving communities, and ecological well being. Backbone Campaign's
vision is a world where human dignity, community resilience, and
ecological well being is built upon a foundation of democratic
economic and political systems and diverse, thriving culture where
human rights, the rights of communities and nature are truly
inalienable and honored.
- Photos by
Benji Bao Vương and imagery mobilized by Overpass Light Brigade PDX
and Oregon Fair Trade
For Immediate Release: Day before Wikileak of TPP Document - 13
Cities Mobilized to Shine a Light on Secret Trans-Pacific Partnership
"Trade" Deal Telling Congress "Don't Fast Track a Train Wreck - FLUSH
the TPP!"
CONTACT: Bill Moyer 206-356-9980 | bill@backbonecampaign.org
| or Eric Ross 805-776-3882 | eric@backbonecampaign.org
| 805-776-3882 | VoteNoFastTrack.org
SEATTLE - On Tuesday evening citizens in Seattle and 12
other cities appeared on overpasses and roadsides to pull the
Trans-Pacific Partnership, aka TPP, out of the shadows and into the
light of public scrutiny. From Dallas to DC, San Diego to Seattle,
Tucson to Detroit, Baltimore to Bellingham, Spokane to Chicago
people took their messages to interstate overpasses, prominent
monuments, and busy city streets using coordinated daytime and
nighttime, high visibility tactics.
They deployed giant banners saying No New NAFTA, mobilized LED light
panels saying "(thumbs up) Democracy, STOP The TPP," and projected with
spotlights messages like "Don't Fast Track A Train Wreck." These
coordinated citizen's actions coincided with ongoing TPP negotiations
taking place in Salt Lake City, Utah from November 12-24
and today's anticipated release by Congressperson Rosa DeLauro and
George Miller detailing the growing opposition to "Fast Track" among
Congress, and preceded today's surprise release by Wikileaks of a leaked
chapter of the secretive "TPP" agreement. [Here
is Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch initial interpretations of the
chapter on intellectual property.]
The TPP has been called NAFTA on steroids, a "Corporate Coup," and
concerned citizens from across the nation are calling on Congress to
"Flush It!" and to oppose President Obama's request to renew "Fast
Track" authority to commit our country to this secretive agreement that
has less to do with trade, than it does with dismantling any domestic
policies that undermine future profits for transnational capital and
corporations.
Bill Moyer, Executive Director of the Backbone Campaign stated "Only a
bought a sold government would sign a treaty that sacrifices our
capacity as communities and country to pass laws for workers benefit,
and the protection of our communities and our natural resources."
The Trans-Pacific Partnership has been negotiated under secrecy for 3
years. Obama is now pushing to have it swiftly approved to much to the
dismay of members of Congress, most of whom haven't even been allowed to
see the text. While Congress is constitutionally required to negotiate
any international treaties, Fast Track or granting Obama Trade Promotion
Authority would forfeit the Congress' responsibility and the public's
right to weigh in on the TPP negotiations.
Perhaps in response to growing citizen outrage letters were release
today from both Democrats and Republicans challenging President Obama's
request for renewal of Fast Track authority. [From Today's Public
Citizen announcement: The
151-signature DeLauro-Miller letter, additional
letter from Democratic Ways & Means members, One
of two letters, this led by Representative Walter Jones (R-NC)]
One of the illuminated messages on Tuesday read "Corporate Tribunals
WTF?" This referred to how the TPP would give more power to corporate
interests including the ability for foreign companies to sue for
taxpayer compensation if any domestic law diminished the company's expected future profits.
Masked as a trade deal, the agreement has been negotiated under
supervision of 600 unelected corporate "trade advisors" while the text
has been hidden from members of Congress, the press, and the public.
What has been learned about the TPP has come through leaked texts, and
is alarming to members of Congress worried about sovereign powers being
negotiated away, public health officials, labor representatives,
environmental groups, and advocates of consumer issues.
"The TPP, the largest ever of it's kind, is a race to the bottom
international agreement on domestic and international policies of food
safety, internet freedom, medicine costs, financial regulation, and the
environment," says Kristen Beifus, executive director of Washington Fair
Trade Coalition."
Trade Justice organizations have declared December 3rd a "Global Day of
Action Against the TPP to resist toxic trade agreements." Citizens are
urged to take action in their own community, contact their
congressperson, and learn more about the TPP's dismantling of democracy
by visiting VoteNoFastTrack.org.
Citizens can find out where their congressperson stands and tweet them
Tuesday's coordinated actions were organized by the Backbone Campaign,
which specializes in "amplifying citizen engagement with creative
tactics and artful activism" in collaboration with Public Citizen's
Global Trade Watch, PopularResistance.org, Fair Trade Coalitions in
Washington and Oregon, the Overpass Light
Brigade network, and more.
The coordinated day of action follows on the heals of an action in
September when to the surprise of secret service, members and allies of
PopularResistance.org and the Backbone Campaign "redecorated"
the United States Trade Representatives office by scaling the building
and unfurling giant banners demanding a release of the TPP text. The
Backbone Campaign is grateful to Wikileaks for beginning that process.
View the growing collection of photos from the 11-12-13 actions HERE.
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Am 12.04.2019 sind die stellvertretende Fraktionsvorsitzende der Fraktion Die Linke im Bundestag Sevim Dagdelen, sowie zahlreiche Abgeordnete der Fraktion dem spontanen Aufruf #freeassange vor die britische Botschaft in Berlin gefolgt. Da das südamerikanische Land Ecuador für alle überraschend und unerwartet dem Journalisten und Wikileaks-Gründer Julian Assange das politische Asyl entzogen hat und er anschließend von britischen Sicherheitskräften in Gewahrsam genommen wurde, sind international die Sorgen und Ängste vor einem weiteren Schlag gegen die Pressefreiheit sehr groß.
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Julian Assange supports NSA whistleblower Ed Snowden in speech transcript - London 22.06.2013
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange released a transcript of a scheduled speech - cancelled suddenly for security reasons - to members of the press and the crowd of Assange and Bradley (now Chelsea) Manning supporters outside the Ecuadorean embassy, in which Assange called for global support for fugitive ex-NSA whistleblower Ed Snowden whose whistleblowing document leaks have shocked the world as it discovered the unimaginably vast scale of illegal eavesdropping and surveillance carried out on ordinary citizens, politicians and businesses by the National Security Agency in tandem with GCHQ in the UK and national security agencies all over Europe and with Mossad in Israel.
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Julian Assange supports NSA whistleblower Ed Snowden in speech transcript - London 22.06.2013
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange released a transcript of a scheduled speech - cancelled suddenly for security reasons - to members of the press and the crowd of Assange and Bradley (now Chelsea) Manning supporters outside the Ecuadorean embassy, in which Assange called for global support for fugitive ex-NSA whistleblower Ed Snowden whose whistleblowing document leaks have shocked the world as it discovered the unimaginably vast scale of illegal eavesdropping and surveillance carried out on ordinary citizens, politicians and businesses by the National Security Agency in tandem with GCHQ in the UK and national security agencies all over Europe and with Mossad in Israel.
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One can only shake one's head at the spectacle of Oprah visiting Australia, with huge crowds amid the cliched journalism, while true investigative journalism which Assange's wikileaks website has enabled, is under constant attack. Sarah Palin and members of the US congress have called for the assassination of Assange. Those statements are threats of violence - illegal in Australia, and those politicians could be charged with an offence if they visit Australia, according to Melbourne barrister Rob Stary.
Rally to Free Julian Assange and support the wikileaks website from government persecution arising from Cablegate - the progressive release of 250,000 US diplomatic cables, incombination with major newspapers. Protest gathered on the lawns of State Library in Melbourne at 5.30pm December 14. Julian Assange second bail hearing will soon be heard in a London Court.
The rally heard from Jacob Grech from Victorian Trades Hall, Adam Bandt, member for Melbourne and Assange's elected representative in Federal House of Representatives, a union official from the Media and Entertainment Alliance, Colin Jacobs from the Electronic Frontiers Australia, and Rob Stary, Julian's Australian lawyer.
With over a thousand people at the rally there was a call to march on the British Consulate in Collins Street.
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Friday 15 March 2024: I have a little story about Julian Assange (b. 1971) and WikiLeaks from the time when I had UN-affiliated assignments in the occupied West Bank (2007-2011), Palestine. Early in 2010, there was released a classified video of the 12 July 2007 Baghdad airstrike with Apache helicopters on WikiLeaks - a video that completely horrified the world and exposed US military conduct and war crimes in Iraq for everyone to see. I can still remember the video - «Keep shoot ’ n. Keep shoot ’ n. Keep shoot ’n»
Later that same year, in December, us norwegians were going to have a Christmas dinner at the base together. We were going to be accompanied by embassy personnel who would be celebrating together with us. The Embassy brought us chocolate courtesy of the Swedish King Cral Gatsuf Gustf Carl Gustaf XVI. Kind of insensitive to bring to a Norwegian Christmas dinner, I thought - but what the hell. As a Christmas gift I received a small Tea tray made by Palestinian school children, which I still have and use. After some formalities and speeches we started eating and small-talking as you do. The big theme when conversing with the embassy personnel that year was WikiLeaks. Just a few days before, WikiLeaks had released a massive amount of diplomatic material, now known as Cablegate. I remember the fear and the squirming of the embassy personnel; they were so afraid of secret embassy documents potentially going public; and they could not know if there was any incriminating material there at the time or not. They really felt helpless. Revealed. Personally, I thought «Good on them».
WikiLeaks was truly revolutionary. I wish something like this could happen again today. From Israel I only knew about their leaked Koenig Memorandum from 1976, but that was way before everyone started being dependent on the internet and electronic documents. But that is exactly why I think Julian Assange should be set free. People have a right to know what is going on. What the politicians - who we are voting for - are doing. What our militaries are doing. I want to know the full truth behind the US politics in regards to Gaza, Israel and Palestine right now. I want to know who those Israeli bastards are who are responsible for and committing massacre after massacre on crowds of starving Palestinians awaiting humanitarian aid; day after day.
History will remember Julian Assange as perhaps the world’s most revolutionary journalist that ever lived. Justice for Julian.
*PS: If you are wondering about the number my colleague is holding up in the picture - that’s Julian’s prisoner number in Belmarsh Prison.
Richard Medhurst: Why the US is trying to imprison Julian Assange and why you should care (publ. 7 March 2024):
My name is Richard Medhurst - I’m a British journalist and I've been covering Julian Assange's extradition for 4 years. I was in the courtroom this week for his latest hearing, so let me tell you what happened and why you should care about this case. But first some key facts: Julian Assange (b. 1971) is an Australian journalist in the United Kingdom and the founder of WikiLeaks. He published documents that were given to him by a US Soldier called Chelsea Manning (b. 1987) which showed us war crimes in Iraq, Afghanistan and much more.
Now the United States want to extradite Assange from the UK to America and put him on trial for publishing these classified documents. They're threatening him with 175 years in prison and the reason this case is so serious is because it essentially makes journalism illegal. The United States claimed that Assange asked Manning for classified documents and that this is a crime - it's not! They're saying that if you possess and publish the documents that this is also a crime - it's not! Asking for classified documents; protecting sources - these are things that journalists do every single day around the world - but because these files were so embarrassing to the United States, they're threatening Assange with almost two centuries in prison; and to do it they're accusing him of being a ‘spy’ and being a ‘hacker’ and have charged him with 17 counts under the Espionage Act and one count of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion.
The goal here is to make an example out of him; to make other journalists afraid to publish things that the public have a right to know. If extradited Assange would be put in the worst prison conditions imaginable; called special administrative measures or SAMs - this is basically solitary confinement with no contact allowed with other prisoners; barely any contact with your family - it is internationally recognized as torture - and he would be sent to the worst prison in America - ADX Florence; a Super Maximum Security Prison.
In January 2021 a British judge Vanessa Baraitser, she actually blocked Assange's extradition because US prison conditions would be so oppressive in his current state as to drive him to suicide. However, although she blocked the extradition on health grounds, she agreed with all of the political bogus charges. I was in court for all of these hearings and I was there when when these smears were debunked by literally dozens of expert witnesses. But the judge still chose to agree with the United States. She chose to criminalize journalism in Britain and America and agree with these claims that Assange is a ‘hacker’ and a ‘spy’.
Now after this, the United States went to the English High Court. They appealed the ruling (because she blocked the extradition on health grounds) and they won. And they won by giving empty, garbage promises that they would treat Assange well in the United States. Even though the US have a history of violating extradition promises; I exposed this when I published classified documents from the David Mendoza case. Now after the US had succeeded, all they needed was one thing - a signature from the Home Secretary - and she allowed the extradition to go ahead.
So this is everything that happened between 2020 and 2024, and that brings me to this week's hearing. Assange's lawyers basically asked for permission to appeal two things:
The first is the ruling from 2021. They're saying: Yes, the judge was correct to block Assange's extradition on health grounds, but she was wrong to agree with all these political charges that call him a ‘hacker’ and a ‘spy’. This is undemocratic, it criminalizes journalism, and it doesn't take into account the fact that these files that Assange published, they expose enormous US war crimes that the public have a right to know about. The judge, she also agreed with the United States’ assertion that Assange had ‘harmed’ the names of informants and spies, even though the US military already investigated this when they court-martialled Chelsea Manning (b. 1987); the one who gave Assange the documents. And the US military found that no one, not a single person, has ever been harmed by these publications.
And this US claim that Julian Assange, you know, he simply copied and pasted all these documents without ever censoring or redacting names, just isn't true. I listened and watched
many journalists testify to the court, how they spent countless hours sitting down with Assange and redacting names.
Assange's lawyers are also arguing that the judge in the lower court failed to undertake a balancing act: She just accepted blindly the United States’ premise that all these informants - who were never harmed - are more important than the people killed and tortured by the United States. I mean, this is tantamount to saying: Yeah, the United States should be allowed to continue committing these crimes in secret. It's okay for them to butcher people in Iraq and Afghanistan and the public have no right to know.
But even if what the United States is saying is true, these documents were not published first by Assange. John Young, the owner of a website called cryptome.org, testified to the court - he said: «I am the one who published these documents first, the United States never prosecuted me and never asked me to take them down.» This shows you that the whole case against Assange is selective, political, and has nothing to do with the law.
Remember now, Julian Assange is a journalist, a publisher. He is not a government employee. He is not a soldier. He has never signed a contract that binds him to government secrecy. He is under no obligation to be quiet. Julian Assange isn't even from the United States! He has never lived or worked there. The Espionage Act that they're using to charge him with was also created during World War I, in 1917! And it's always been used as a political tool. It was used against Eugene Debs (1855-1926), for example, or whistleblowers like Daniel Ellsberg (1931-2023) and Edward Snowden (b. 1983), who exposed the extent of the US war in Vietnam and NSA mass surveillance. If you're charged under the Espionage Act, you're also forbidden from arguing a public interest defense. That means even if you expose colossal government crimes, you still go to prison.
So that is regarding the first part of the appeal. Now, the second part of the appeal that Assange's lawyers made this week, was that the Home Secretary was wrong to allow the extradition. She knew there is a high likelihood that Assange could be killed in the US. The United States could give him additional charges once he's in America. They could even give him the death penalty. In court, the US lawyers didn't even bother pretending otherwise. But it is illegal in Britain to send someone to another country when you know that they could be given the death penalty. It's against the law. And even if there's no death penalty, at 50 years old, if you give Assange 30 years in prison it's akin to a death sentence. So how could the home secretary agreed to send Assange to a foreign country that so clearly wants him dead?
Mike Pompeo (b. 1963), who back then was head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and then president Donald Trump (b. 1946), they together began this legal case against Julian Assange, and they even drew up plans to kidnap or assassinate him in London. Donald Trump has also called for Julian Assange to be given the death penalty in the past.
- WikiLeaks, you had nothing to do with the… WikiLeaks?
- No, but I think it’s disgraceful.
- Do you think it’s disgraceful?
- I think there should be like death penalty or something.
Mike Pompeo has said Assange has ‘no First Amendment rights’. All these political denunciations of Assange and WikiLeaks were then followed with real threats against him and his family.
- It's time to call out WikiLeaks for what it really is: A non-state hostile intelligence service …
Assange is not being accused of bank robbery or you know, arson. He’s just a journalist. Now, the United States can claim all they want that this is ‘espionage’, but guess what? Espionage is a political offense. It is forbidden to extradite someone for a political offense under the US-UK Extradition Treaty 2003, section 4.
Now the Extradition Act, which is the implementation of the treaty inside British law, is somehow missing this section… That's because this law was passed during the ‘War on Terror’ in 2003. It allows the US a blank check to just snatch people, drag them to America and throw them in prison for no reason. No matter how you look at this case, it is illegal and it is unfair.
The United States want to prosecute Julian under US law, but at the same time deny him any protections under US law? He has no free speech? How can you say he has no First Amendment rights, as a foreign national, and then prosecute him as a foreign national outside the US? You can't apply half of US law to Julian Assange. That's unfair.
And if you look at the European Convention on Human Rights, which again, this is included in British law through the Human Rights Act, you find that Julian Assange's rights are being violated; almost every single one. Article 5 protects you from arbitrary detention. Because this is a political case, it's a violation of the extradition treaty to send Julian to America. And
therefore he has no reason to be in prison. It's illegal.
Number six, article 6 gives you the right to a fair trial. This is already violated because we know the United States spied on Julian's conversations with his lawyers. They stole laptops and collected medical records and legal records. And could use this in court - but that's tainted evidence. This is illegal. Any judge - any real judge in the world would have thrown this out from day one.
We also know that he will not get a fair trial if he's sent to America because the jury is made up of people who work in the CIA and have friends and family working in the intelligence community. These are the same people whose crimes Julian Assange exposed. The court in Virginia that issued these Espionage charges and will hold this trial is used specifically for that reason because the government know they can't lose. It's already guaranteed that he's going to get convicted and go to prison. The United States could even use secret evidence against Julian Assange, that he wouldn't even be able to see because it's ‘classified’.
Article 7 protects you from being punished retroactively for something that wasn't a crime when you did it. Now Julian Assange is being prosecuted for something that's unprecedented, no journalist in America has ever been prosecuted, let alone convicted for publishing classified documents. This case criminalizes journalism and therefore also violates article 10 which guarantees freedom of expression.
Assange's lawyers spoke a lot about the European Convention on Human Rights because it's incorporated into British law, meaning the country has to follow it. Not only that, but they hinted at this to sort of tell the judges that: If you don't give us permission to appeal, we're going to go to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, and they're going to look down on this court's decision, on the fact that you didn't allow us to appeal.
The court in Strasbourg is going to see these US crimes were real, they were happening on the ground at the time, and by publishing these documents Assange altered the United States’ behavior. These helicopter massacres that you see in the ‘Collateral Murder’ video stopped, the Iraq war came to an end, but you see while all of this plays out in court, Assange is slowly dying.
He was put in Belmarsh Prison on purpose by the security state. Belmarsh Prison is nicknamed ‘Britain's Guantanamo Bay’. It is the worst prison in England and notorious for housing violent criminals and terrorists, not journalists like Assange, convicted of a bail infraction or held on remand pending extradition. There is no reason for him to be in prison, never mind in a maximum security facility, locked up 23 hours a day. And before being taken to Belmarsh, Assange was forced to go to the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and seek political asylum. He stayed in what was basically a minuscule apartment for 7 years because he feared the United States would try to grab him and take him to America, very much as you're seeing now. As a result, Julian's health has declined greatly. He is in poor physical and mental shape because of this persecution and has been deprived of a normal family life. And the times that I saw him in court, he really did not look well.
The United Nations have a working group that ruled: This is tantamount to arbitrary detention. Many UN experts agree that Assange's human rights have been violated and the conditions he was put in both inside the embassy and in Belmarsh amount to torture. The aim of the United States is to kill him, either in the US or slowly killing him in an English prison and having him jumping back and forth from one court to the next.
Unfortunately, this is how we treat journalists in Britain and the United States. The media could have easily launched a campaign and public appeal to free Assange, but have chosen to do nothing. All these outlets that profited greatly from working with Assange, but are now silent when he needs them should be ashamed of themselves. And I'm talking about The Guardian, The New York Times, Der Spiegel, Le Monde. This is because they lack integrity and they lack courage, and Assange reminds them that they are not real journalists.
This case is so damning to the political and media establishment that they're conducting it like a secret trial in a kangaroo court. I'm telling you, and I've attended all these hearings, they make it difficult for journalists to get access, they make it difficult for journalists to get inside, they make it difficult for Reporters Without Borders and other NGOs to observe the case, they make it difficult for for politicians, MEPs that have come from overseas, to attend the case. They make it difficult for people to hear or see anything if they're attending remotely or they're just next door in an overflow room. To me, this is unacceptable for an advanced, developed country, and one that claims to be committed to open justice, it's absolutely inadmissible. And many people speculate that they're doing this on purpose, because they know deep down that this persecution and prosecution are immoral and illegal.
Now we don't know how the High Court will rule, but if they deny Julian permission to appeal, his lawyers can temporarily block the US from putting him on a plane with a ‘Rule 39 order’ and then take his case to the European Court of Human Rights. The problem is that this again can take years to play out, all the while, Assange’s life hangs in the balance because the United Kingdom locked him up in a maximum security prison on behalf of the US.
This case is without question the biggest attack on free speech and journalism on the planet. I am here as a witness to warn you that if we do nothing, journalism is going to die. Julian Assange is the most famous political prisoner in the world, but time is running out. I've made this video precisely so that anyone can understand this case and then share it far and wide for others to also learn about the case. So please make sure that you do that.
And if you want more detailed reporting on the previous stages in this extradition case, I have videos and playlists on my YouTube channel covering every single day of the court proceedings as they unfolded in the Old Bailey, then the High Court and so on. And I've also got interviews with the Assange’s family, lawyers and more.
Nearly two thousand supporters of US Army PFC Bradley Manning rallied and marched on Fort Meade, Maryland, this afternoon for the young whistle-blower.
Under a sweltering sun, Pentagon Papers whistle-blower Daniel Ellsberg, former political prisoner-turned-human rights advocate Sarah Shourd, LGBT activist and US Army LT Dan Choi, and retired US Army Col. Ann Wright addressed supporters at the Llewellyn Gate, nearest the military courtroom.
The demonstration, which lasted several hours, comes two days before Manning’s trial is set to begin at Ft. Meade, on June 3, and three years after his arrest. The government is charging Manning with indirectly “aiding the enemy” for releasing hundreds of thousands of war logs, diplomatic cables, and military videos to the transparency website WikiLeaks.
PFC Manning has said that he hoped the releases would “spark a domestic debate on the role of the military and our foreign policy in general as well as it related to Iraq and Afghanistan.”
A dozen chartered buses brought supporters from across the northeast, including three buses from New York City. Military veterans and activists traveled from around North America—some arriving from as far as Michigan, Montreal, and Mexico City.
“People came from great distances to stand with a true American hero,” said Jeff Paterson, director of the Bradley Manning Support Network. “From Bradley’s demeanor in court, it’s clear he takes strength from the outpouring of support.”
Today’s rally was held with the assistance of many national organizations, including Veterans for Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War, CODEPINK Women for Peace, World Can’t Wait, and Courage to Resist.
Photo credit: Owen Wiltshire, Bradley Manning Support Network
Nearly two thousand supporters of US Army PFC Bradley Manning rallied and marched on Fort Meade, Maryland, this afternoon for the young whistle-blower.
Under a sweltering sun, Pentagon Papers whistle-blower Daniel Ellsberg, former political prisoner-turned-human rights advocate Sarah Shourd, LGBT activist and US Army LT Dan Choi, and retired US Army Col. Ann Wright addressed supporters at the Llewellyn Gate, nearest the military courtroom.
The demonstration, which lasted several hours, comes two days before Manning’s trial is set to begin at Ft. Meade, on June 3, and three years after his arrest. The government is charging Manning with indirectly “aiding the enemy” for releasing hundreds of thousands of war logs, diplomatic cables, and military videos to the transparency website WikiLeaks.
PFC Manning has said that he hoped the releases would “spark a domestic debate on the role of the military and our foreign policy in general as well as it related to Iraq and Afghanistan.”
A dozen chartered buses brought supporters from across the northeast, including three buses from New York City. Military veterans and activists traveled from around North America—some arriving from as far as Michigan, Montreal, and Mexico City.
“People came from great distances to stand with a true American hero,” said Jeff Paterson, director of the Bradley Manning Support Network. “From Bradley’s demeanor in court, it’s clear he takes strength from the outpouring of support.”
Today’s rally was held with the assistance of many national organizations, including Veterans for Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War, CODEPINK Women for Peace, World Can’t Wait, and Courage to Resist.
Photo credit: Owen Wiltshire, Bradley Manning Support Network
Keith W. Downey, one of the (in)famous "PayPal 14" (Wikipedia) was visiting Hackerspace Hack42 for an interview by Dr. Vera K. Wilde (PhD PoliSci).
She interviewed Keith on his involvement in Operation Payback/Operation Avenge Assange, hacktivist collective Anonymous, whistleblower organisation WikiLeaks, and his interactions with the U.S. government prior and after his arrest.
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facebook group Wikileaks Support, we support wikileaks and Julian Assange!
← facebook - group Wikileaks Support [en]
facebook group wikileaks tagramet, exposes irregularities and manipulations in Tetouan, Morocco
← facebook - group wikileaks tagramet [ar]
facebook group Wikileaks Tetouan, exposes all forms of violations at all levels in Tetouan, Morocco
← facebook - group Wikileaks Tetouan [ar]+[fr]-
facebook page Aussies for Assange, the truth is “hate speech” only to those who have something to hide
← facebook - page Aussies for Assange [en]
facebook page Generation Wikileak, we are Julian’s die heart soldiers
← facebook - page Generation Wikileak [en]
facebook page The WikiLeaks Trap, news and analysis from around the web
← facebook - page The WikiLeaks Trap [en]
facebook page Wikileaks Free Julian Assange, help us to free Julian Assange
← facebook - page Wikileaks Free Julian Assange [en]+[xx]-
facebook page WikiLeaks Yemen, specialized in corruption cases
← facebook - page WikiLeaks Yemen [ar]
federal accountability initiative for reform, protects whistleblowers who protect the public interest, Canada
← fairwhistleblower.ca
← facebook - group FairWhistleblower.ca
← facebook - page FairWhistleblower.ca [en]
Finland FoWL, Finnish Friends of WikiLeaks
← facebook - page FinFoWL
← twitter - finfowl [fi]+[en]-
FoWL, Friends of WikiLeaks
← facebook - page FoWL [en]
FoWL Austria, Gruppe Ãsterreich
← facebook - page FoWL Austria [de]+[en]-
FoWL Berlin, Friends of WikiLeaks in Berlin, Germany
← facebook - page FoWL Berlin [de]+[en]-
FoWL São Paulo, Friend of WikiLeaks in São Paulo, Brazil
← facebook - page FoWL São Paulo [pt]+[en]-
FoWL Serbia, Friends of WikiLeaks in Serbia
← facebook - page FoWL Serbia [en]+[xx]-
Frankfurt (Main) FoWL, Friends of WikiLeaks in Frankfurt (Main), Germany
← facebook - page FFMFoWL [de]+[en]-
free WikiLeaks, a support group for a free WikiLeaks
← facebook - page FreeWikileaks
← twitter - fwleaks [en]+[xx]-
freedominfo search WikiLeaks, networks freedom of information advocates globally
← freedominfo.org - search WikiLeaks [en]
government accountability project, protects corporate, government and international whistleblowers
← whistleblower.org [en]
gulli tag WikiLeaks, about wikileaks on gulli.com
← gulli.com - tag WikiLeaks [de]
LeaksFree, we are anonymous, ⦠expect us
← leaksfree.com [es]+[xx]-
← facebook - page leaksfree [en]+[es]-
LeakSource, leaks around the world
← leaksource.wordpress.com [en]
meta-leaks-wiki, posts, tags and discusses orphan leaks
← wikia-hive - meta-leaks-wiki [en]
national whistleblowers center, stands for honesty without fear
← whistleblowers.org [en]
netzpolitik search wikileaks, about WikiLeaks on netzpolitik.org
← netzpolitik.org - search wikileaks [de]
open democracy advice center, promotes open and transparent democracy in South Africa
← opendemocracy.org.za [en]
political fail blog, keeps informed on stories that matter
← politicalfailblog.com [en]
project on government oversight, exposes corruption and other misconduct
← pogo.org [en]
public concern at work, an independent authority on public interest whistleblowing
← pcaw.co.uk [en]
save WikiLeaks, Ð¡Ð²Ð¾Ð±Ð¾Ð´Ñ Ð¡ÐµÑи! Freedom network!
← savewikileaks.net [ru]
StateLogs, browse, comment, read the diplomacy cablegate
← statelogs.owni.fr [en]
The Nation blogs media-fix, news about wikileaks every day
← thenation.com - blogs media-fix [en]
transleaks Japanese, translates WikiLeaks to Japanese
← transleaks - Japanese [jp]
we will not be censored, supports the work of WikiLeaks and free speech
← wewillnotbecensored.com [en]
whistleblower-net, an association about whistleblowing in Germany
← whistleblower-net.de [de]
whistleblowers protection blog, advocates whistleblower rights
← whistleblowersblog.org [en]
whistleblowing Italia, whistleblowing in Italy
← whistleblowing.it [it]
WikiLeaks Actu Francophone, toutes les affaires qui ont trait à WikiLeaks
← wikileaksactu.wordpress.com [fr]
Wikileaks Australian Citizens Alliance, the goal is justice, the method is transparency
← waca.net.au
← facebook - page Wikileaks Australian Citizens Alliance [en]
WikiLeaks Brazil, a verdade o libertará
← facebook - page WikiLeaks Brazil [pt]
WikiLeaks Deutschland, Germany’s WikiLeaks
← facebook - page WikiLeaks Deutschland [de]
WikiLeaks Italian, news about WikiLeaks in Italian
← facebook - page WikiLeaks Italian [it]
WikiLeaks Portugal, juntos seremos mais fortes
← facebook - page WikiLeaks Portugal
← twitter - WikiLeaks Portugal [pt]
WikiLeaks Serbia, support from Serbia
← facebook - page WikiLeaks Serbia [sr]
WikiLeaks Türkiye, Turkey’s WikiLeaks
← facebook - page WikiLeaks Türkiye [tr]
WikiLeaks Valencia, daily information about corruption in Valencia, Spain
← facebook - group Un Wikileaks a la Valenciana [es]
WikiLeaks Vienna, the bohemian rhapsody
← wikileakswien.wordpress.com [de]
wlcentral, provides WikiLeaks news, analysis and action
← wlcentral.org [en]
other whistleblowing web-sites:
Al Jazeera transparency unit, whistleblowing on Al Jazeera
← transparency.aljazeera.net [en]
AnonNews, open posting, everything anonymous
← anonnews.org [en]
BalkanLeaks, the Balkans are not keeping secrets anymore
← balkanleaks.eu
← facebook - page Balkanleaks
← twitter - balkanleaks
BayernLeaks, Bavaria leaks
← bayernleaks.de [de]
deaddrops, an anonymous, offline, peer to peer file-sharing network in public space
← deaddrops.com [en]
EnviroLeaks, undermining just got easier â¦
← enviroleaks.org [en]
FaceLeaks, leak you friends, anonymously
← faceleaks.info [en]
FrenchLeaks, France leaks
← frenchleaks.fr [fr]
GlobaLeaks, creates a worldwide leak amplification network
← twitter - GlobaLeaks [en]
IndoLeaks, Indonesia leaks
← indoleaks.org [ind]
IrishLeaks, sheds light on abuses of power within the Republic of Ireland
← irishleaks.ie [en]
IsraeliLeaks, comes soon to an occupied territory near you
← twitter - israelileaks [en]
KanariLeaks, leaks focused on the canary islands
← kanarileaks.org [es]
LocaLeaks, submit news tips to news organizations
← localeaks.com [en]
OpenLeaks, makes whistleblowing safer and more widespread
← openleaks.org [en]
PinoyLeaks, in the governments of the Philippines, beware of the eagle
← pinoyleaks.org [en]
PirateLeaks, Czech leaks
← pirateleaks.cz [cz]
Quebec leaks, Quebec in Canada leaks,
← facebook - page QuebecLeaks [fr]
RadioLeaks, whistleblowing by the Swedish radio
← sverigesradio.se - RadioLeaks [sv]
RoSpil, fights theft in Russia
← rospil.info [ru]
RuLeaks, Russia leaks
← ruleaks.net [ru]
secrecy news, news on government secrecy
← fas.org - secrecy news [en]
Serbian WikiLeaks, new Belgrade affairs
← novibeogradafera.blogspot.com [sr]
TradeLeaks, openness and transparency in trade and commerce
← tradeleaks.com [en]
TuniLeaks, Tunisia leaks
← tunileaks.appspot.com [en]
VatiLeaks, the Vatican leaks
← vatileaks.com [en]
WikiSpooks, a wiki to build a comprehensive reference source of deep political structures and events
← wikispooks.com [en]
The page facebook about wikileaks merges the facebook groups wikileaks and the facebook pages wikileaks listed above.
The page news wikileaks merges pages by the press and search queries for news about wikileaks.
news by the press:
BBC search wikileaks, the BBC about WikiLeaks
← bbc.co.uk - search wikileaks [en]
Der Spiegel Thema WikiLeaks, the German weekly Der Spiegel about wikileaks
← Der Spiegel - Thema WikiLeaks [de]
Democracy Now topic WikiLeaks, the topic in the daily independent global news hour
← democracynow.org - topic WikiLeaks [en]
Die Zeit leaks blog, the German weekly Die Zeit about WikiLeaks, OpenLeaks and the consequences
← zeit.de - leaks blog [de]
The Telegraph news wikileaks, the latest news and video on WikiLeaks
← telegraph.co.uk - news wikileaks [en]
about the latest modification
Mattis Manzel:
Added the pages WikiLeaks Actu Francophone and WikiLeaks Brazil.
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Michael Beasley of Spokane Coalition Builders
For Immediate Release: Day before Wikileak of TPP Document - 13
Cities Mobilized to Shine a Light on Secret Trans-Pacific Partnership
"Trade" Deal Telling Congress "Don't Fast Track a Train Wreck - FLUSH
the TPP!"
CONTACT: Bill Moyer 206-356-9980 | bill@backbonecampaign.org
| or Eric Ross 805-776-3882 | eric@backbonecampaign.org
| 805-776-3882 | VoteNoFastTrack.org
SEATTLE - On Tuesday evening citizens in Seattle and 12
other cities appeared on overpasses and roadsides to pull the
Trans-Pacific Partnership, aka TPP, out of the shadows and into the
light of public scrutiny. From Dallas to DC, San Diego to Seattle,
Tucson to Detroit, Baltimore to Bellingham, Spokane to Chicago
people took their messages to interstate overpasses, prominent
monuments, and busy city streets using coordinated daytime and
nighttime, high visibility tactics.
They deployed giant banners saying No New NAFTA, mobilized LED light
panels saying "(thumbs up) Democracy, STOP The TPP," and projected with
spotlights messages like "Don't Fast Track A Train Wreck." These
coordinated citizen's actions coincided with ongoing TPP negotiations
taking place in Salt Lake City, Utah from November 12-24
and today's anticipated release by Congressperson Rosa DeLauro and
George Miller detailing the growing opposition to "Fast Track" among
Congress, and preceded today's surprise release by Wikileaks of a leaked
chapter of the secretive "TPP" agreement. [Here
is Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch initial interpretations of the
chapter on intellectual property.]
The TPP has been called NAFTA on steroids, a "Corporate Coup," and
concerned citizens from across the nation are calling on Congress to
"Flush It!" and to oppose President Obama's request to renew "Fast
Track" authority to commit our country to this secretive agreement that
has less to do with trade, than it does with dismantling any domestic
policies that undermine future profits for transnational capital and
corporations.
Bill Moyer, Executive Director of the Backbone Campaign stated "Only a
bought a sold government would sign a treaty that sacrifices our
capacity as communities and country to pass laws for workers benefit,
and the protection of our communities and our natural resources."
The Trans-Pacific Partnership has been negotiated under secrecy for 3
years. Obama is now pushing to have it swiftly approved to much to the
dismay of members of Congress, most of whom haven't even been allowed to
see the text. While Congress is constitutionally required to negotiate
any international treaties, Fast Track or granting Obama Trade Promotion
Authority would forfeit the Congress' responsibility and the public's
right to weigh in on the TPP negotiations.
Perhaps in response to growing citizen outrage letters were release
today from both Democrats and Republicans challenging President Obama's
request for renewal of Fast Track authority. [From Today's Public
Citizen announcement: The
151-signature DeLauro-Miller letter, additional
letter from Democratic Ways & Means members, One
of two letters, this led by Representative Walter Jones (R-NC)]
One of the illuminated messages on Tuesday read "Corporate Tribunals
WTF?" This referred to how the TPP would give more power to corporate
interests including the ability for foreign companies to sue for
taxpayer compensation if any domestic law diminished the company's expected future profits.
Masked as a trade deal, the agreement has been negotiated under
supervision of 600 unelected corporate "trade advisors" while the text
has been hidden from members of Congress, the press, and the public.
What has been learned about the TPP has come through leaked texts, and
is alarming to members of Congress worried about sovereign powers being
negotiated away, public health officials, labor representatives,
environmental groups, and advocates of consumer issues.
"The TPP, the largest ever of it's kind, is a race to the bottom
international agreement on domestic and international policies of food
safety, internet freedom, medicine costs, financial regulation, and the
environment," says Kristen Beifus, executive director of Washington Fair
Trade Coalition."
Trade Justice organizations have declared December 3rd a "Global Day of
Action Against the TPP to resist toxic trade agreements." Citizens are
urged to take action in their own community, contact their
congressperson, and learn more about the TPP's dismantling of democracy
by visiting VoteNoFastTrack.org.
Citizens can find out where their congressperson stands and tweet them
Tuesday's coordinated actions were organized by the Backbone Campaign,
which specializes in "amplifying citizen engagement with creative
tactics and artful activism" in collaboration with Public Citizen's
Global Trade Watch, PopularResistance.org, Fair Trade Coalitions in
Washington and Oregon, the Overpass Light
Brigade network, and more.
The coordinated day of action follows on the heals of an action in
September when to the surprise of secret service, members and allies of
PopularResistance.org and the Backbone Campaign "redecorated"
the United States Trade Representatives office by scaling the building
and unfurling giant banners demanding a release of the TPP text. The
Backbone Campaign is grateful to Wikileaks for beginning that process.
View the growing collection of photos from the 11-12-13 actions HERE.
To speak with organizers of yesterday's day of action please contact
Bill Moyer at 206-356-9980 or Eric Ross at 805-776-3882.
Info and Collaborator Web Sites:
Thanks to our many awesome collaborators both mentioned and not!
Watch
Coalition
Coalition
Brigade
Brigade
Diego Overpass Light Brigade
Rising Tide
Talking Points
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Backbone Campaign's mission is to provide creative strategies, artful
activism trainings, and creative action support to progressive
activists, organizers and organizations around the US and beyond in
order to invigorate and nurture a people-power, community-based, and
internationally-networked nonviolent social movement for human rights,
thriving communities, and ecological well being. Backbone Campaign's
vision is a world where human dignity, community resilience, and
ecological well being is built upon a foundation of democratic
economic and political systems and diverse, thriving culture where
human rights, the rights of communities and nature are truly
inalienable and honored.
Nearly two thousand supporters of US Army PFC Bradley Manning rallied and marched on Fort Meade, Maryland, this afternoon for the young whistle-blower.
Under a sweltering sun, Pentagon Papers whistle-blower Daniel Ellsberg, former political prisoner-turned-human rights advocate Sarah Shourd, LGBT activist and US Army LT Dan Choi, and retired US Army Col. Ann Wright addressed supporters at the Llewellyn Gate, nearest the military courtroom.
The demonstration, which lasted several hours, comes two days before Manning’s trial is set to begin at Ft. Meade, on June 3, and three years after his arrest. The government is charging Manning with indirectly “aiding the enemy” for releasing hundreds of thousands of war logs, diplomatic cables, and military videos to the transparency website WikiLeaks.
PFC Manning has said that he hoped the releases would “spark a domestic debate on the role of the military and our foreign policy in general as well as it related to Iraq and Afghanistan.”
A dozen chartered buses brought supporters from across the northeast, including three buses from New York City. Military veterans and activists traveled from around North America—some arriving from as far as Michigan, Montreal, and Mexico City.
“People came from great distances to stand with a true American hero,” said Jeff Paterson, director of the Bradley Manning Support Network. “From Bradley’s demeanor in court, it’s clear he takes strength from the outpouring of support.”
Today’s rally was held with the assistance of many national organizations, including Veterans for Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War, CODEPINK Women for Peace, World Can’t Wait, and Courage to Resist.
Photo credit: Owen Wiltshire, Bradley Manning Support Network
Nearly two thousand supporters of US Army PFC Bradley Manning rallied and marched on Fort Meade, Maryland, this afternoon for the young whistle-blower.
Under a sweltering sun, Pentagon Papers whistle-blower Daniel Ellsberg, former political prisoner-turned-human rights advocate Sarah Shourd, LGBT activist and US Army LT Dan Choi, and retired US Army Col. Ann Wright addressed supporters at the Llewellyn Gate, nearest the military courtroom.
The demonstration, which lasted several hours, comes two days before Manning’s trial is set to begin at Ft. Meade, on June 3, and three years after his arrest. The government is charging Manning with indirectly “aiding the enemy” for releasing hundreds of thousands of war logs, diplomatic cables, and military videos to the transparency website WikiLeaks.
PFC Manning has said that he hoped the releases would “spark a domestic debate on the role of the military and our foreign policy in general as well as it related to Iraq and Afghanistan.”
A dozen chartered buses brought supporters from across the northeast, including three buses from New York City. Military veterans and activists traveled from around North America—some arriving from as far as Michigan, Montreal, and Mexico City.
“People came from great distances to stand with a true American hero,” said Jeff Paterson, director of the Bradley Manning Support Network. “From Bradley’s demeanor in court, it’s clear he takes strength from the outpouring of support.”
Today’s rally was held with the assistance of many national organizations, including Veterans for Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War, CODEPINK Women for Peace, World Can’t Wait, and Courage to Resist.
Photo credit: Owen Wiltshire, Bradley Manning Support Network
Nearly two thousand supporters of US Army PFC Bradley Manning rallied and marched on Fort Meade, Maryland, this afternoon for the young whistle-blower.
Under a sweltering sun, Pentagon Papers whistle-blower Daniel Ellsberg, former political prisoner-turned-human rights advocate Sarah Shourd, LGBT activist and US Army LT Dan Choi, and retired US Army Col. Ann Wright addressed supporters at the Llewellyn Gate, nearest the military courtroom.
The demonstration, which lasted several hours, comes two days before Manning’s trial is set to begin at Ft. Meade, on June 3, and three years after his arrest. The government is charging Manning with indirectly “aiding the enemy” for releasing hundreds of thousands of war logs, diplomatic cables, and military videos to the transparency website WikiLeaks.
PFC Manning has said that he hoped the releases would “spark a domestic debate on the role of the military and our foreign policy in general as well as it related to Iraq and Afghanistan.”
A dozen chartered buses brought supporters from across the northeast, including three buses from New York City. Military veterans and activists traveled from around North America—some arriving from as far as Michigan, Montreal, and Mexico City.
“People came from great distances to stand with a true American hero,” said Jeff Paterson, director of the Bradley Manning Support Network. “From Bradley’s demeanor in court, it’s clear he takes strength from the outpouring of support.”
Today’s rally was held with the assistance of many national organizations, including Veterans for Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War, CODEPINK Women for Peace, World Can’t Wait, and Courage to Resist.
Photo credit: Owen Wiltshire, Bradley Manning Support Network
Nearly two thousand supporters of US Army PFC Bradley Manning rallied and marched on Fort Meade, Maryland, this afternoon for the young whistle-blower.
Under a sweltering sun, Pentagon Papers whistle-blower Daniel Ellsberg, former political prisoner-turned-human rights advocate Sarah Shourd, LGBT activist and US Army LT Dan Choi, and retired US Army Col. Ann Wright addressed supporters at the Llewellyn Gate, nearest the military courtroom.
The demonstration, which lasted several hours, comes two days before Manning’s trial is set to begin at Ft. Meade, on June 3, and three years after his arrest. The government is charging Manning with indirectly “aiding the enemy” for releasing hundreds of thousands of war logs, diplomatic cables, and military videos to the transparency website WikiLeaks.
PFC Manning has said that he hoped the releases would “spark a domestic debate on the role of the military and our foreign policy in general as well as it related to Iraq and Afghanistan.”
A dozen chartered buses brought supporters from across the northeast, including three buses from New York City. Military veterans and activists traveled from around North America—some arriving from as far as Michigan, Montreal, and Mexico City.
“People came from great distances to stand with a true American hero,” said Jeff Paterson, director of the Bradley Manning Support Network. “From Bradley’s demeanor in court, it’s clear he takes strength from the outpouring of support.”
Today’s rally was held with the assistance of many national organizations, including Veterans for Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War, CODEPINK Women for Peace, World Can’t Wait, and Courage to Resist.
Photo credit: Owen Wiltshire, Bradley Manning Support Network
Nearly two thousand supporters of US Army PFC Bradley Manning rallied and marched on Fort Meade, Maryland, this afternoon for the young whistle-blower.
Under a sweltering sun, Pentagon Papers whistle-blower Daniel Ellsberg, former political prisoner-turned-human rights advocate Sarah Shourd, LGBT activist and US Army LT Dan Choi, and retired US Army Col. Ann Wright addressed supporters at the Llewellyn Gate, nearest the military courtroom.
The demonstration, which lasted several hours, comes two days before Manning’s trial is set to begin at Ft. Meade, on June 3, and three years after his arrest. The government is charging Manning with indirectly “aiding the enemy” for releasing hundreds of thousands of war logs, diplomatic cables, and military videos to the transparency website WikiLeaks.
PFC Manning has said that he hoped the releases would “spark a domestic debate on the role of the military and our foreign policy in general as well as it related to Iraq and Afghanistan.”
A dozen chartered buses brought supporters from across the northeast, including three buses from New York City. Military veterans and activists traveled from around North America—some arriving from as far as Michigan, Montreal, and Mexico City.
“People came from great distances to stand with a true American hero,” said Jeff Paterson, director of the Bradley Manning Support Network. “From Bradley’s demeanor in court, it’s clear he takes strength from the outpouring of support.”
Today’s rally was held with the assistance of many national organizations, including Veterans for Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War, CODEPINK Women for Peace, World Can’t Wait, and Courage to Resist.
Photo credit: Owen Wiltshire, Bradley Manning Support Network
Nearly two thousand supporters of US Army PFC Bradley Manning rallied and marched on Fort Meade, Maryland, this afternoon for the young whistle-blower.
Under a sweltering sun, Pentagon Papers whistle-blower Daniel Ellsberg, former political prisoner-turned-human rights advocate Sarah Shourd, LGBT activist and US Army LT Dan Choi, and retired US Army Col. Ann Wright addressed supporters at the Llewellyn Gate, nearest the military courtroom.
The demonstration, which lasted several hours, comes two days before Manning’s trial is set to begin at Ft. Meade, on June 3, and three years after his arrest. The government is charging Manning with indirectly “aiding the enemy” for releasing hundreds of thousands of war logs, diplomatic cables, and military videos to the transparency website WikiLeaks.
PFC Manning has said that he hoped the releases would “spark a domestic debate on the role of the military and our foreign policy in general as well as it related to Iraq and Afghanistan.”
A dozen chartered buses brought supporters from across the northeast, including three buses from New York City. Military veterans and activists traveled from around North America—some arriving from as far as Michigan, Montreal, and Mexico City.
“People came from great distances to stand with a true American hero,” said Jeff Paterson, director of the Bradley Manning Support Network. “From Bradley’s demeanor in court, it’s clear he takes strength from the outpouring of support.”
Today’s rally was held with the assistance of many national organizations, including Veterans for Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War, CODEPINK Women for Peace, World Can’t Wait, and Courage to Resist.
Photo credit: Owen Wiltshire, Bradley Manning Support Network
kabo-wiki-hive - wikileaks-wiki - web-site list [en]+[xx]-
web-site list
Web-sites about WikiLeaks, whistleblowing or Anonymous are included into their home pages in the wikileaks-wiki. The feeds for the web-sites are listed on the page web-site feeds. ← = is included into the wikileaks-wiki from the web-site xxx
center-wiki:
WikiLeaksWiki, a center-wiki for web-sites about WikiLeaks, whistleblowing, Anonymous [en]+[xx]-
← kabo-list-wiki - wikileaks-wiki
official web-sites by wikileaks:
facebook page WikiLeaks Cablegate
← facebook - page WikiLeaks Cablegate [en]
facebook page wikileaks
← facebook - page wikileaks [en]
facebook page WikiLeaks The Global Intelligence Files
← facebook - page WikiLeaks The Global Intelligence Files [en]
twitter wikileaks
← twitter - wikileaks [en]
WikiLeaksOrg, the main web-site wikileaks.org [en]
other web-sites about WikiLeaks or whistleblowing:
[[Adelaide_FoWL?]], Adelaide Friends of WikiLeaks
← [[facebook - page Adelaide Friends of WikiLeaks [en]
← twitter - adfowl [en]
AmpedStatus network, fights for pivotal political reforms
← ampedstatus.org - network
BBC search wikileaks, the BBC about WikiLeaks
← bbc.co.uk - search wikileaks [en]
cablesearch, search cables in full text
← cablesearch.org [en]
CableWiki, documents, analyzes, summarizes and translates cables
← cablewiki.net [en]+[xx]-
CrowdLeaks, crowdsourced journalism
← crowdleaks.org [en]
← facebook - page crowdleaks [en]
← twitter - crowdleaks [en]+[de]-
CryptomeOrg, a public library of fifty-eight thousand files published
← cryptome.org [en]
CyberLaw blog category wikileaks, a news resource for CyberLaw issues
← CyberLaw blog - category wikileaks [en]
Der Spiegel Thema WikiLeaks, the German weekly Der Spiegel on wikileaks
← Der Spiegel - Thema WikiLeaks [de]
facebook group Brisbane Wikileaks Defence, Brisbane, Australia defends wikileaks
← facebook - group Brisbane Wikileaks Defence [en]
facebook group Dagestan WikiLeaks, tell us what you know but are afraid to voice
← facebook - group Dagestan WikiLeaks [ru]
facebook group I Support Wikileaks, the intelligence agency of the people
← facebook - group I Support Wikileaks [en]
facebook group svetu treba vikiliks, Serbia leaks
← facebook - group svetu treba vikiliks [sr]
facebook group Wikileaks Fan Club (Bangladesh), Bangladesh wikileaks fans
← facebook - group Wikileaks Fan Club (Bangladesh) [en]+[xx]-
facebook group WikiLeaks Fans, keep us at the forefront of anti-censorship
← facebook - group WikiLeaks Fans [en]+[xx]-
facebook group wikileaks in Arabian, ويكيليكس
← facebook - group wikileaks in Arabian [ar]
facebook group wikileaks indígena, the Colombian natives’ wikileaks
← facebook - group wikileaks indígena [es]
facebook group Wikileaks La verità ci rende liberi, tieni duro Assange, the truth makes us free
← facebook - group Wikileaks La verità ci rende liberi, tieni duro Assange [it]
facebook group Wikileaks Support, we support wikileaks and Julian Assange!
← facebook - group Wikileaks Support [en]
facebook group wikileaks tagramet, exposes irregularities and manipulations in Tetouan, Morocco
← facebook - group wikileaks tagramet [ar]
facebook group Wikileaks Tetouan, exposes all forms of violations at all levels in Tetouan, Morocco
← facebook - group Wikileaks Tetouan [ar]+[fr]-
facebook page Generation Wikileak, we are Julian’s die heart soldiers
← facebook - page Generation Wikileak [en]
facebook page The WikiLeaks Trap, news and analysis from around the web
← facebook - page The WikiLeaks Trap [en]
facebook page Wikileaks Free Julian Assange, help us to free Julian Assange
← facebook - page Wikileaks Free Julian Assange [en]+[xx]-
facebook page WikiLeaks Yemen, specialized in corruption cases
← facebook - page WikiLeaks Yemen [ar]
federal accountability initiative for reform, protects whistleblowers who protect the public interest, Canada
← fairwhistleblower.ca [en]
← facebook - group FairWhistleblower.ca [en]
← facebook - page FairWhistleblower.ca [en]
Finland FoWL, Finnish Friends of WikiLeaks
← facebook - page FinFoWL [fi]+[en]-
← twitter - finfowl [fi]+[en]-
FoWL, Friends of WikiLeaks
← facebook - page FoWL [en]
FoWL Austria, Gruppe Österreich
← facebook - page FoWL Austria [de]+[en]-
free WikiLeaks, a support group for a free WikiLeaks
← freewikileaks.eu [de]
← facebook - page FreeWikileaks [en]+[xx]-
freedominfo search WikiLeaks, networks freedom of information advocates globally
← freedominfo.org - search WikiLeaks [en]
google news wikileaks, news on google
← google - news wikileaks [en]+[xx]-
government accountability project, protects corporate, government and international whistleblowers
← whistleblower.org [en]
gulli tag WikiLeaks, about wikileaks on gulli.com
← gulli.com - tag WikiLeaks [de]
LeaksFree, we are anonymous, … expect us
← leaksfree.com [es]+[xx]-
← facebook - page leaksfree [en]+[es]-
LeakSource, leaks around the world
← leaksource.wordpress.com [en]
list of companies boycotting WikiLeaks, let’s boycott them!
← facebook - page list of companies boycotting WikiLeaks [en]
meta-leaks-wiki, posts, tags and discusses orphan leaks
← wikia-hive - meta-leaks-wiki [en]
national whistleblowers center, stands for honesty without fear
← whistleblowers.org [en]
netzpolitik search wikileaks, about WikiLeaks on netzpolitik.org
← netzpolitik.org - search wikileaks [de]
open democracy advice center, promotes open and transparent democracy in South Africa
← opendemocracy.org.za [en]
political fail blog, keeps informed on stories that matter
← politicalfailblog.com [en]
project on government oversight, exposes corruption and other misconduct
← pogo.org [en]
public concern at work, an independent authority on public interest whistleblowing
← pcaw.co.uk [en]
save WikiLeaks, Свободу Сети! Freedom network!
← savewikileaks.net [ru]
StateLogs, browse, comment, read the diplomacy cablegate
← statelogs.owni.fr [en]
The Nation blogs media-fix, news about wikileaks every day
← thenation.com - blogs media-fix [en]
The Telegraph news wikileaks, the latest news and video on WikiLeaks
← telegraph.co.uk - news wikileaks [en]
transleaks Japanese, translates WikiLeaks to Japanese
← transleaks - Japanese [jp]
we will not be censored, supports the work of WikiLeaks and free speech
← wewillnotbecensored.com [en]
whistleblower-net, an association about whistleblowing in Germany
← whistleblower-net.de [de]
whistleblowers protection blog, advocates whistleblower rights
← whistleblowersblog.org [en]
whistleblowing Italia, whistleblowing in Italy
← whistleblowing.it [it]
Wikileaks Australian Citizens Alliance, the goal is justice, the method is transparency
← waca.net.au [en]
← facebook - page Wikileaks Australian Citizens Alliance [en]
WikiLeaks Deutschland, Germany’s WikiLeaks
← facebook - page WikiLeaks Deutschland [de]
wikileaks-forum, it’s time to open the archives
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← facebook - page wikileaks-forum.com [en]+[xx]-
WikiLeaks Italian, news about WikiLeaks in Italian
← facebook - page WikiLeaks Italian [it]
WikiLeaks Serbia, support from Serbia
← facebook - page WikiLeaks Serbia [sr]
WikiLeaks Türkiye, Turkey’s WikiLeaks
← facebook - page WikiLeaks Türkiye [tr]
WikiLeaks Vienna, the bohemian rhapsody
← wikileakswien.wordpress.com [de]
wlcentral, provides WikiLeaks news, analysis and action
← wlcentral.org [en]
Die Zeit leaks blog, the German weekly Die Zeit on WikiLeaks, OpenLeaks and the consequences
← zeit.de - leaks blog [de]
yahoo news wikileaks, news on yahoo
← yahoo - news wikileaks [en]+[xx]-
other whistleblowing web-sites:
Al Jazeera transparency unit, whistleblowing on Al Jazeera
← transparency.aljazeera.net [en]
AnonNews, open posting, everything anonymous
← anonnews.org [en]
BalkanLeaks, the Balkans are not keeping secrets anymore
← balkanleaks.eu
BayernLeaks, Bavaria leaks
← bayernleaks.de [de]
deaddrops, an anonymous, offline, peer to peer file-sharing network in public space
← deaddrops.com [en]
EnviroLeaks, undermining just got easier …
← enviroleaks.org [en]
FaceLeaks, leak you friends, anonymously
← faceleaks.info [en]
FrenchLeaks, France leaks
← frenchleaks.fr [fr]
GlobaLeaks, creates a worldwide leak amplification network
← globaleaks.org [en]
IndoLeaks, Indonesia leaks
← indoleaks.org [ind]
IrishLeaks, sheds light on abuses of power within the Republic of Ireland
← irishleaks.ie [en]
IsraeliLeaks, comes soon to an occupied territory near you
← israelileaks.org [en]
KanariLeaks, leaks focused on the canary islands
← kanarileaks.org [es]
LocaLeaks, submit news tips to news organizations
← localeaks.com [en]
OpenLeaks, makes whistleblowing safer and more widespread
← openleaks.org [en]
PinoyLeaks, in the governments of the Philippines, beware of the eagle
← pinoyleaks.org [en]
PirateLeaks, Czech leaks
← pirateleaks.cz [cz]
Quebec leaks, Quebec in Canada leaks,
← facebook - page QuebecLeaks [fr]
RadioLeaks, whistleblowing by the Swedish radio
← sverigesradio.se - RadioLeaks [sv]
RoSpil, fights theft in Russia
← rospil.info [ru]
RuLeaks, Russia leaks
← ruleaks.net [ru]
secrecy news, news on government secrecy
← fas.org - secrecy news [en]
Serbian WikiLeaks, new Belgrade affairs
← novibeogradafera.blogspot.com [sr]
TradeLeaks, openness and transparency in trade and commerce
← tradeleaks.com [en]
TuniLeaks, Tunisia leaks
← tunileaks.appspot.com [en]
UniLeaks, keeps education honest
← unileaks.org [en]
VatiLeaks, the Vatican leaks
← vatileaks.com [en]
WikiSpooks, a wiki to build a comprehensive reference source of deep political structures and events
← wikispooks.com [en]
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Nearly two thousand supporters of US Army PFC Bradley Manning rallied and marched on Fort Meade, Maryland, this afternoon for the young whistle-blower.
Under a sweltering sun, Pentagon Papers whistle-blower Daniel Ellsberg, former political prisoner-turned-human rights advocate Sarah Shourd, LGBT activist and US Army LT Dan Choi, and retired US Army Col. Ann Wright addressed supporters at the Llewellyn Gate, nearest the military courtroom.
The demonstration, which lasted several hours, comes two days before Manning’s trial is set to begin at Ft. Meade, on June 3, and three years after his arrest. The government is charging Manning with indirectly “aiding the enemy” for releasing hundreds of thousands of war logs, diplomatic cables, and military videos to the transparency website WikiLeaks.
PFC Manning has said that he hoped the releases would “spark a domestic debate on the role of the military and our foreign policy in general as well as it related to Iraq and Afghanistan.”
A dozen chartered buses brought supporters from across the northeast, including three buses from New York City. Military veterans and activists traveled from around North America—some arriving from as far as Michigan, Montreal, and Mexico City.
“People came from great distances to stand with a true American hero,” said Jeff Paterson, director of the Bradley Manning Support Network. “From Bradley’s demeanor in court, it’s clear he takes strength from the outpouring of support.”
Today’s rally was held with the assistance of many national organizations, including Veterans for Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War, CODEPINK Women for Peace, World Can’t Wait, and Courage to Resist.
Photo credit: Owen Wiltshire, Bradley Manning Support Network
Protest marks Bradley Manning's 1,000 days in prison - London, 23.02.2013
As part of a global day of action, protesters gathered at the US Embassy in London today to mark US Army Private Bradley Manning's 1,000th day in prison without trial over the leaking of classified US Army documents now known as the "Iraq War Logs" to whistleblowing website Wikileaks which revealed shocking details of war crimes committed by the US Army in Iraq, including the notorious "Collateral Damage" helicopter gunship cockpit video which showed American pilots indiscriminately murdering civilians and journalists.
Denied a speedy trial, and having been subjected to cruel and punitive treatment in military prisons which have been classified as torture by Amnesty International and other Human Rights organisations, Manning's supporters are calling for the US Army's prosecutors to stop hindering Manning's legal team access to important evidence at every turn.
Branded a traitor by many in the USA, and a hero by many others globally for exposing American crimes in Iraq, Manning is being charged under the US Espionage Act and an egregious “aiding the enemy” charge which could see him executed, even though it has been proven that not a single American has been harmed as a result of Manning's exposure of criminal behaviour. A spokesman from BradleyManning.org in the US said in a statement this week "There has never been a more important time to broadcast our message of support for exposing war crimes, international justice, and people's right to know what the government does in our name."
Interestingly, Bradley Manning's purported massive leak of documents - many of which detailed corruption, collusion and ex-judicial murder by various Middle Eastern despots - is said by many to have been the inspiration for the Arab Spring...
Groups supporting Manning at the American Embassy in London (owned by Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company) included 'Wise Up Action', 'Veterans for Peace UK', 'Queer Strike', 'All African Women's Network', 'Women Against Rape', 'PayDay Men's Network', 'London Catholic Worker' and 'OccupyLondon'.
For information on UK campaigns, visit Wise Up Action
For information on Global campaigns, visit www.bradleymanning.org