Iceland may soon become a safe haven for investigative journalists and media in repressive states looking to protect sensitive information. Once again, the website Wikileaks is a trail-blazer. Al-Jazeera reports:
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Wikileaks must survive for the sake of transparency
A black day for the crusading website Wikileaks: The anonymous whistleblower website Wikileaks, which has been a thorn in the side of governments and big business for three years, has shut down temporarily because it has run out of money. The document repository, founded by an Australian living in East Africa, has been the catalyst…
The Orwellian censorship of Wikileaks
The following article appears in today’s edition of Crikey: Internet censorship is something we normally associate with countries such as Iran or China, but increasingly Western governmental and legal authorities are aggressively restricting the ability of users to view information unimpeded. Such is the story with Wikileaks, one of the most essential websites launched in…
Democracy Now! interview on celebrating the release of Julian Assange
My interview on Democracy Now! about the legacy of Wikileaks, the release of Julian Assange and the massive number of Palestinian journalists killed by Israel in Gaza since 7 October 2023.
Talking to The Washington Post about the US/Australia client state relationship
After the release of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, I was interviewed by The Washington Post about the toxic, client state relationship that usually exists between Australia and the US: That was affecting sentiment about Assange, said Antony Loewenstein, an Australian journalist who has known Assange since WikiLeaks was founded and has campaigned for his release.…
ABC News Australia interview on the release of Julian Assange
My interview on ABC News Australia about the work of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.
The high stakes in the case of Julian Assange
Since its inception in 2006, Wikileaks has been a vitally important news organisation. As founder Julian Assange fights for his life and freedom, Al Jazeera English interviewed me about his case: “It’s an invaluable resource that remains utterly essential to understand how power works, not just US power, but global power,” Antony Loewenstein, an independent…
TRT World interview on Assange and prospects of freedom
Talking on global broadcaster TRT World’s The Newsmakers program on the case of Wikileaks Julian Assange, the prospects of his freedom and the vital role of Declassified Australia’s contributor writer, Kellie Tranter, and her FOI work around the case.
Belmarsh Tribunal on Julian Assange co-sponsored by Declassified Australia
I’m happy to announce that Declassified Australia, the news website that I co-founded in 2021, will be co-sponoring the upcoming Belmarsh Tribunal at Sydney University on 4 March. It’s the latest in a long tradition of similar events around the world, aiming to hold the powerful to account. In this case, it’s about highlighting the…
The rise of Declassified Australia
Declassified Australia was launched nearly one year ago by journalist Peter Cronau and me. We’ve published more than 20 stories since on a range of issues including spying, social media manipulation, Afghan refugees and Australia’s foreign policy. We have big plans for ramping up the reach and scale of the outlet so stay tuned. This…