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PEC Demands Release of  Burmese Journalist- filmmaker Shin Daewe

Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses serious concern over the imprisonment of fearless Burmese journalist-filmmaker Shin Daewe for life by the ruling military junta of Myanmar (also known as Burma and Brahmadesh) and demands her immediate…

ITHAKA with Julian Assange’s Father and Brother, John and Gabriel Shipton, in-person

Celebrating 50 years as Long Island’s Premier Not-for-Profit, Member-Supported, Independent Community Cinema Join us on Saturday, March 18th as we present ‘Ithaka’, featuring a discussion and Q&A with John and Gabriel Shipton, Father and Brother of Julian Assange. Get Tickets…

A past of exclusion: the abuses of the Algerian regime against the Kabyle people

Independent Algeria was born in 1962. However, Kabylia, as a region is the base of a population with its own characteristics and social organization, is the product of a long history. This indigenous population, the first inhabitants to arrive in…

Despite Assange’s ill-health, Swedish court rejects delay to hearing

By Oscar Grenfell A Swedish district court this week rejected an application by Julian Assange’s lawyers for a June 3 hearing into bogus sexual misconduct allegations to be delayed. The ruling was made despite the fact that the WikiLeaks founder…

54 journalists currently held hostage worldwide

Dear Friends, A total of 54 journalists are currently being held hostage worldwide, versus 40 this time last year – a 35% increase. Journalists are easy targets for radical groups such as the Islamic State and Al-Nusra Front, who use…