Tag: WikiLeaks

Assange Statement on the First Day of Manning Trial

Alternative News

Monday 3rd June 2013, 22:00 GMT Statement by Julian Assange As I type these lines, on June 3, 2013, Private First Class Bradley Edward Manning is being tried in a sequestered room at Fort Meade, Maryland, for the alleged crime of telling the truth. The court martial of the most prominent political prisoner in modern […]

04/06/2013

WikiLeaks wins case against Visa contractor ordered to pay ‘$204k per month if blockade not lifted’

Zeitgeist

Iceland’s Supreme Court has ruled that Valitor (formerly Visa Iceland) must pay WikiLeaks $204,900 per month or $2,494,604 per year in fines if it continues to blockade the whistle-blowing site. The court upheld the decision that Valitor had unlawfully terminated its contract with WikiLeaks’ donation processor, DataCell. “Today’s decision marked the most important victory to […]

25/04/2013