John Pilger: This Is An Assault On Journalism and Citizenship + Assange’s Arrest Is A Message To Journalists All Over The World

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with John Pilger

goingundergroundRT on Apr 13, 2019

We speak to legendary journalist and film-maker John Pilger who discusses the arrest of Julian Assange after his asylum status was revoked by Lenin Moreno of Ecuador and subsequent removal from the Ecuadorian Embassy. He discusses the importance of Wikileaks’ work, why it is a threat to the United States, the danger the arrest poses to journalists everywhere and the possibility of extradition to the US.

John Pilger: The Prisoner Says No To Big Brother + Transcript

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John Pilger – Rally to Free Julian Assange

Rally held 3 March 2019 in Martin Place, Sydney, organised by the SEP-AU.

Britain’s Colonial Authority Over The Chagos Islands Is No Longer Legal by John Pilger

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by John Pilger
John Pilger, Feb. 25, 2019
March 1, 2019

The International Court of Justice in The Hague has handed down a momentous judgement that says Britain’s colonial authority over the Chagos Islands is no longer legal. John Pilger, whose 2004 film, Stealing a Nation, alerted much of the world to the plight of the islanders, tells their story here.

Abby Martin: US Sanctions are Crimes Against Humanity + The War On Venezuela Is Built On Lies by John Pilger

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Empire Files on Feb 22, 2019

On the eve of another US war for oil, Abby Martin debunks the most repeated myths about Venezuela and uncovers how US sanctions are crimes against humanity with UN investigator and human rights Rapporteur Alfred De Zayas.

John Pilger: Julian Assange Needs Public Popular Support, interviewed by Joe Lauria

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with John Pilger and Joe Lauria

Consortium News on Dec 22, 2018

John Pilger says Julian Assange called Guardian report he met Paul Manafort a “fabrication.” He discusses Assange’s health, legal situation and the need for public protests to free him.

John Pilger: William Blum Was One Of The Great American Renegades

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with John Pilger

goingundergroundRT on Dec 22, 2018

On this episode of Going Underground, legendary journalist and filmmaker John Pilger discusses the events of 2018, including the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in Yemen, events in Syria, Brexit, the Integrity Initiative, and more!

John Pilger: The New Rulers of The World

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‘The New Rulers Of The World (2001) analyses the new global economy and reveals that the divisions between the rich and poor have never been greater – two thirds of the world’s children live in poverty – and the gulf is widening like never before.

John Pilger: America and the Presidency Without a Mask is Trump

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goingundergroundRT on Oct 3, 2018

On this episode of Going Underground, legendary journalist John Pilger discusses Syria and it’s ally Iran and the Trump administration’s policies towards the two countries, the Venezuela crisis, Julian Assange, austerity and the concept of approved news and unapproved opinions!

Hold The Front Page. The Reporters Are Missing. by John Pilger + Julian Assange on the Future of Cyber Security

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by John Pilger
John Pilger
September 21, 2018

The death of Robert Parry earlier this year felt like a farewell to the age of the reporter. Parry was “a trailblazer for independent journalism”, wrote Seymour Hersh, with whom he shared much in common.

Like All Colonial Societies, Australia Has Secrets, by John Pilger

Parramatta Female Factory By Augustus Earle (1793-1838) – National Library of Australia, Public Domain, Link

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by John Pilger
John Pilger, July 6, 2018
July 8, 2018

John Pilger gave this address on the 200th anniversary of the establishment of the Parramatta Female Factory, a prison where women convicts from mostly Ireland and England were sent to Britain’s Australian colony in the early 19th century.

John Pilger: The Persecution of Julian Assange Must End + Transcript

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Updated: June 18, 2018

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WSWS on Jun 18, 2018

Hundreds of people participated in Sunday’s demonstration in Sydney Town Hall Square to demand Julian Assange’s safe return to Australia. The rally, organized by the Socialist Equality Party, featured speeches from SEP Australia national secretary James Cogan and independent journalist and filmmaker John Pilger.

John Pilger, et al: Australia’s Guns: Control, Culture, Bias

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with John Pilger

goingundergroundRT on Jun 8, 2018

Co-hosts Tyrel Ventura and Tabetha Wallace venture down under to Australia to interview a number of experts, including Pulitzer Prize winner John Pilger, on gun violence, gun culture, and the differences between gun ownership in the US and Australia.

John Pilger: Ecuador’s Talks With UK Over Assange ‘Defame Country’s Good Name’ + Julian Assange’s Asylum in Ecuador’s Embassy is Under Threat

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Sputnik
May 15, 2018

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Sputnik: Ecuador’s foreign minister has said that the country is in talks with Britain about Assange’s fate. What can you tell us about this?

John Pilger: We’re Seeing the Most Intense Campaign of Propaganda Since the Build Up to the Iraq War

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with John Pilger

goingundergroundRT on May 5, 2018

We speak to the legendary journalist and filmmaker John Pilger about the events behind the mainstream media headlines on Syria, Salisbury, Yemen and the Korean Peninsula.

If There is No Freedom of Speech for Julian Assange, There is No Freedom of Speech for Any of Us by John Pilger

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by John Pilger
John Pilger, April 1, 2018
April 3, 2018

In this letter, twenty-seven writers, journalists, film-makers, artists, academics, former intelligence officers and democrats call on the government of Ecuador to allow Julian Assange his right of freedom of speech.