01/29/12

On WikiLeaks: 

• American attorney, author, and journalist Andrew Kreig wrote a summary on recent analyses of human rights issues in cases of Julian Assange and Bradley Manning.
• Reformist members of the Australian Health Services Union will launch a WikiLeaks-style website this week, to provide a forum for claims of wrongdoing, cronyism, and nepotism in the HSU.
    

On Julian Assange:

• A list has been compiled of ways to support Julian Assange at his Supreme Court hearing, no matter where you are in the world.
• Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt's recent comments about Julian Assange have been translated into English and posted on the Justice for Assange website.

On Bradley Manning:

• Daniel Ellsberg was at a screening of the documentary about him, 'The Most Dangerous Man in the World,' where handouts calling for the freedom of Bradley Manning were handed out. Ellsberg is still admired as a truth-telling icon.
• An article at Global Research covers the lack of justice in Bradley Manning's case and recent Article 32 Hearing.

Upcoming Dates:

02/01/2012: Julian Assange will appeal to the Supreme Court.
02/01/2012: Vigil for Julian Assange at UK Supreme Court, 8:30AM. 
02/01/2012: Vigil for Julian Assange in Sydney, 5:00PM.
02/17/2012: "Don't Shoot the Messenger" panel in Sydney, with Christine Assange et al. 
02/17/2012: Forum on Bradley Manning w/ Daniel Ellsberg at UC Berkeley.
02/26/2012: Announcement of Academy Awards. "Incident in New Baghdad" is in the running. 
04/25/2012: Kristinn Hrafnsson to speak at International Journalism Festival in Perugia.
05/23/2012: Julian Assange to speak at EIM2012 in The Netherlands.

WikiLeaks has been financially blockaded for 422 days.
(more info: http://wikileaks.org/Banking-Blockade.html)

Julian Assange has been under house arrest without charge for 419 days.  

(more info: http://justice4assange.com/) 

Bradley Manning has been detained for 616 days.  

(more info: http://www.bradleymanning.org/)