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Julian Assange Arrested in London After Ecuador Withdraws Asylum; U.S. Requests Extradition
7Ecuador’s Embassy in London, where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange lived until his arrest on Thursday. Photo: Alastair Grant/AP Julian Assange Arrested in London After Ecuador Withdraws Asylum; U.S. Requests Extradition This breaking news report will be updated throughout the day. JULIAN ASSANGE, the WikiLeaks founder, was arrested on Thursday inside Ecuador’s Embassy in London, where he […]
Murdered Slovak Journalist Was Investigating Prime Minister’s Aide Linked to Suspected Italian Mafia Figure
Murdered Slovak Journalist Was Investigating Prime Minister’s Aide Linked to Suspected Italian Mafia Figure BEFORE HE WAS murdered last week with a single shot to the chest, and his body left alongside that of his fiancée, who was killed with one shot to the head, the Slovak investigative journalist Ján Kuciak had been amassing evidence […]
British Exit From EU Not Inevitable, Despite Referendum
British Exit From EU Not Inevitable, Despite Referendum IN THE FIRST HOURS after the British public voted to exit the European Union, amid all sorts of triumphal statements and recriminations, one declaration was notably absent: the formal notification to the EU that the United Kingdom intends to leave the organization, which is required to start the […]
Panama Papers Source Wants Whistleblower Immunity to Aid Law Enforcement
Panama Papers Source Wants Whistleblower Immunity to Aid Law Enforcement THE ANONYMOUS SOURCE responsible for leaking the vast document trove known as the Panama Papers said in a manifesto published on Friday that she or he “would be willing to cooperate with law enforcement” to ensure the prosecution of wrongdoing revealed by the paper trail — but only once “governments […]
Germany Could Charge Comic for Insulting Turkey’s President
Germany Could Charge Comic for Insulting Turkey’s President AMERICANS WONDERING WHAT life might be like in the near future — after a President Donald Trump acts on his promise to “open up our libels laws,” so that politicians with easily bruised egos can sue reporters or commentators for hurting their feelings — should pay attention to what is […]
Turkey Wants Ban on Mocking Its Leader Enforced Abroad Too
Turkey Wants Ban on Mocking Its Leader Enforced Abroad Too NOW THAT that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has nearly completed a crackdown on dissent at home — closing down opposition newspapers, prosecuting students for joking on Twitter about officials, and putting journalists on trial — he seems intent on silencing critics in other countries as well. After the president arrived […]
Egypt Bars Journalist From Leaving Country as Crackdown on Dissent Widens
Egypt Bars Journalist From Leaving Country as Crackdown on Dissent Widens One of Egypt’s leading investigative journalists, Hossam Bahgat, was prevented from boarding a flight to Jordan today when officials at Cairo International Airport informed him that his name had been added to a list of citizens barred from traveling abroad. Bahgat, who was detained […]
