CIA Director William J. Burns has refused to provide information regarding a Spanish company's espionage of Julian Assange, despite allegations that the CIA directed the spying operation. Various individuals and organizations have voiced concerns over Assange's prosecution, citing threats to press freedom and journalism. As the UK court decision on Assange's extradition approaches, his wife, Stella Assange, emphasizes the importance of protecting journalism. International support for Assange's freedom continues to grow, with calls from law professors, journalists, and the International Federation of Journalists to end his prosecution.
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CIA Director William J. Burns has invoked the National Security Act of 1947 and the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 to refuse to provide any information to a New York court judge investigating how a Spanish company spied on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange during his stay…
Alan Rusbridger, former editor-in-chief of The Guardian "The precedent that is going to be set by the case against Julian Assange should worry everybody" @democracynow #FreeAssangeNOW #FreeAssange https://t.co/1VGlmHW2Ut
'Spanish company spied on Julian Assange for the CIA - owner reveals that he sold data about the WikiLeaks founder’s legal defense strategy to US intelligence agency' | El Pais [Mar 2023] https://t.co/im0Qegu7UM
CIA director William J. Burns refuses to provide information on Spanish company’s espionage of Julian Assange | El Pais Link to court document: https://t.co/xyEIfrhTTc https://t.co/Qfz4xURpYj
New interview with wife of Julian Assange, @Stella_Assange, as May 20 extradition decision approaches: “There's a a very plausible argument that extraditing him would make it easier to assassinate him” @EuropinionUK #FreeAssange #FreeAssangeNOW https://t.co/2doWIqSqWT
International Federation of Journalists leaders call to free Julian Assange whose prosecution is "a threat to all journalists" @IFJGlobal #FreeAssangeNOW https://t.co/DZWUxgYUyB
"An existential threat to the First Amendment”: Law professors call for end to prosecution of Julian Assange Link: https://t.co/Y1nY6gkki5 https://t.co/VxZukEJPl6
Ai Weiwei: “Julian Assange truly represents a core value of why we are free: because we have freedom of the press - Let him be a free man” #FreeAssangeNOW https://t.co/F09aXjR7QW
UPCOMING DATES: THIS WEEK: 25 Apr - Anniversary Gitmo files publication 3 May: World Press Freedom Day 20 May: Julian Assange UK court extradition decision 3 July: Julian Assange's 53rd Birthday #FreeAssangeNOW https://t.co/PL24idZ9zp
CIA director William J. Burns refuses to provide information on Spanish company’s espionage of Julian Assange | El Pais https://t.co/xyEIfrhTTc https://t.co/Qfz4xURpYj
Julian Assange's wife Stella Assange spoke to LBC last month: "No assurances can address the core issue that Julian is being accused of committing journalism" @Stella_Assange @LBC #FreeAssangeNOW https://t.co/cnFae58bpn
There are only four weeks left (May 20) until Julian Assange finds out whether the UK will allow his extradition to the US for reporting which exposed war crimes and human rights violations All major free speech and human rights orgs have denounced his prosecution as an attack… https://t.co/1Wvmm6mBSR
Assange lawyers, journalists case: Four Americans, two attorneys and two journalists, allege that the CIA and Director Mike Pompeo directed a Spanish security company to carry out a spying operation against Julian Assange that violated their privacy https://t.co/kWQ1bYN34j
Why Julian Assange Must Be Freed https://t.co/5ITxfI1wQH
UPCOMING DATES: THIS WEEK: 25 Apr: Anniversary Gitmo files publication 3 May: World Press Freedom Day 20 May: Julian Assange UK court hearing 3 July: Julian Assange's 53rd Birthday #FreeAssangeNOW https://t.co/dEUuE1yuNj
The Guardian view on Julian Assange: why he should not be extradited | Editorial "Now is a time to stand by Mr Assange, and to do so on principle, for the sake of his freedom – and ours' https://t.co/rPKHQXGzwa
'Pressure Mounting On Biden': The Brother of Julian Assange talks to @RisingTheHill on the latest in the case against the WikiLeaks publisher, whose prosecution has been called an "existential threat to the First Amendment" https://t.co/1A3ctxYYM9
CIA director refuses to provide information on Spanish company’s espionage of Julian Assange | El Pais https://t.co/Qfz4xURpYj