From Prison, Assange Expresses Regret That WikiLeaks Can No Longer Expose War Crimes
WikiLeaks founder says whistleblowers are no longer as willing to risk the consequences of being caught sharing documents with the media organization
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Journalist Charles Glass visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at His Majesty’s Prison Belmarsh in London, where he has been jailed for over four and a half years as the United States government pursues extradition.
In a report for The Nation on his prison visit, Glass asked Assange about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Israel’s assault and siege on Gaza. “Now is an important time for whistleblowers to send documents to WikiLeaks.”
However, Assange shared his regret that “WikiLeaks is no longer able to expose war crimes and corruption as in the past.” He believes that the U.S. government’s war on WikiLeaks has had a considerable impact in convincing whistleblowers to steer clear of submitting documents to the organization. Assange is also afraid that “other media outlets are not filling the vacuum.”
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Indeed the attack on Assange and Wikileaks was to silence and stop others rising up in self actualised power!
On every level, a travesty -- of justice and of common decency. Julian Assange. Gonzalo Lira. All who have sacrificed to reveal the ongoings of deceit -- on every level.