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Life in Supermax for the Crime of 'Merely Doing Journalism'? UK Court Told Assange Likely to Be Sent to Notorious US Prison

Demonstrators protest the possible extradition of jailed WikiLeaks whistleblower Julian Assange from Britain to the U.S. on September 7, 2020 at Old Bailey court in London. (Photo Richard Baker/Getty Images)

'A Farce': Trump Critics, European Allies Challenge Pompeo Claim About Snapback of UN Sanctions on Iran

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

"With a track record of failure on Iran, the Trump administration's spin machine appears to be going into overdrive heading into November."

Daniel Ellsberg Tells UK Court That US Seeks Both 'Revenge' Against Julian Assange and to 'Crush' Future Whistleblowers

Brett Wilkins, staff writer

Julian Assange (L) and Daniel Ellsberg meet in London on October 25, 2010. (Photo: Robert Wallis/Corbis/Getty Images)

The Pentagon Papers leaker previously called Assange's prosecution the most "...

'This is Not Normal': Human Rights, Press Freedom Advocates Denied Remote Access to Assange Hearing

Lisa Newcomb, staff writer

The WikiLeaks founder, who exposed U.S. war crimes, faces up to 175 years in...

'We Need a Free Press But Do Not Have It': Extinction Rebellion Defends Blockade of Murdoch's Media Empire

#WeWantToLive: Extinction Rebellion Launches Fresh Wave of UK Protests Demanding Climate Action

Extinction Rebellion Activists Launch Ocean-Focused Offshoot With Direct Actions Targeting Luxury Cruise Liner

Decrying 'Unacceptable' Brutality, UK Lawmakers Join Half a Million Britons in Calling to Halt Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets Exports to US

'No One Is Free When Others Are Oppressed': Thousands in Spain and UK Rally at US Embassies in Solidarity With America's Anti-Racist Uprising

Global Protests Erupt in Solidarity With Racial Justice Defenders in US

With COP 26 Pushed to Late 2021 Due to Pandemic, World Leaders Urged Not to Delay Climate Action

'One Crisis Doesn't Stop Because Another Starts': 2,000+ Kids' Shoes Form Climate/Covid Protest in London

Warnings of 'Pro-Corporate Agenda' on Eve of Post-Brexit US and UK Trade Talks

'Condition of the Prime Minister Has Worsened': Battling Covd-19, UK's Boris Johnson Moved to Intensive Care

Delaying #COP26 Over Coronavirus, Say Green Groups, 'Is Not an Excuse to Postpone Climate Ambition!'

Weeks After Saying 'I Shook Hands With Everybody' at Hospital, Boris Johnson Tests Positive for Coronavirus

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London As It Is

Lest we forget, amidst the post-Brexit chaos and hate crimes there is this: Protests, flashmobs, media campaigns, petitions to revote, widespread assertions of our common humanity, and this fabulous selfie of London Mayor Sadiq Khan breaking Ramadan fast with Christians, Jews, Sikhs, young people all insisting, Yes, we can live like this. One U.K. pol on Brexit: "This isn’t taking our country back, this is turning Britain into a place we have never, ever been."