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Julian Assange

Those with power and authority have always wanted to cut the whistleblowers

Notification: MODERN TIMES's appendix ORIENTERING is devoted to warning and truth.

Wallraff: "Assange has become a scapegoat"

Assange: "It is incomprehensible that an undermining of the rule of law to such an extent can take place in a democracy like Sweden," says Günter Wallraff in a conversation with MODERN TIMES about the Julian Assange case. And adds: "The death sentence is as good as handed down."

Like the trial in Old Bailey against Julian Assange

Assange: In this interview with journalist John Pilger, he discusses the trial of Julian Asange, as well as the freedom to hold authorities accountable, the freedom to challenge, to point out hypocrisy and to protest.

Being threatened with death can make most people keep a low profile

FREEDOM OF SPEECH: The opportunity to say something is always very limited, says MODERN TIMES's regular writer in this essay about different authorities' use of force. Away from today's mass media, an "underground" network of intellectuals has now emerged, including experienced journalists, intelligence officers, renowned professors and politicians.

"A murderous system"

SWEDEN ACTIONS: Why do not Swedish authorities cooperate with the UN mechanisms and respect the principles of transparency, accountability and law when it comes to the Assange case, asks Swedish Arne Ruth.

"A murderous system is being created"

Assange: "If Julian Assange is convicted, a murderous system is about to emerge right before our eyes. It will be the death knell for the freedom of the press and the legal community, ”says Nils Melzer, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture.

What's new in the uprising

NEWSPAPER EDITORIAL: The new form of protest mentioned by the anarchists does not want an overall "narrative" about the events in Hong Kong.

"When we act, we create reality."

CHRONICLE: Is there any reason to cheer for the arrest of Julian Assange?

Chaos always triumphs over order

Assange: WikiLeaks is a Puritan illusion.

I'm Julian

Assange: Ultimately, it is a matter of legal and moral duty to expose war crimes.

Assange and the free word

The arrest of Assange is about an "arrest of democracy".

Today it is Assange. Who's next?

THE ABUSE OF POWER: What will the arrest of Assange mean for freedom of the press and respect for law?

Illiberal trends in Norwegian media

Harsh attacks on skeptical dissent and lack of criticism of those in power: Is the mass media helping to restrict freedom of expression? Ny Tid has spoken with media researcher Rune Ottosen and Fritt Ord's director Knut Olav Åmås. 

The Holberg debate: Essential falsehoods and immaterial truths

Why do ordinary journalists react so strongly to media criticism of the kind Assange and Pilger bring to square one? Dagbladet and Bergens Tidende were quick to call the two "conspiratorial".

The factual basis for the slaughter of the Holberg debate

Assange: While Dagbladet's Inger Merete Hobbelstad claimed Julian Assange was allowed to speak "unanswered," Bergens Tidendes's Eirin Eikefjord gave him the psychiatric diagnosis of being paranoid. Did they have a basis for it?

Clinton's stupid revenge

16. In October, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation sent an interview with Hillary Clinton: one of many to promote her vindictive book on why she was not elected President of the United States.