Showing posts with label christine assange. Show all posts
Showing posts with label christine assange. Show all posts

Tuesday, 4 September 2012

Video: Green Left TV interviews Christine Assange on Ecuador


Green Left TV is based in Australia. They recently interviewed Christine Assange about her son Julian and on her impressions of Ecuador as a democratic country.
John Pilger of Green Left Weekly states on their home page, "Australia has the most restrictive media in the western world. Censorship by omission denies Australians their democratic right to make sense of whole stratas of political and foreign policy. That's why Green Left Weekly is a beacon, doing a job of honourable journalism, as an agent of people, not power." ... read more and listen to interview.

Tuesday, 21 August 2012

Christine Assange: Radio host suspended after Nazi taunt


Christine Assange, mother of Julian, was interviewed on radio in Australia on Sunday. A radio host was suspended after making Nazi taunts during her interview.
Management of the 3AW radio station suspended John-Michael Howson from broadcasting for four weeks after he chanted a Nazi slogan at Julian Assange’s mother during the Sunday Morning program.
Howson, who is co-host on 3AW's Sunday morning program was unhappy, after Christine Assange canceled a pre-planned phone interview with him.... read more.

Tuesday, 14 August 2012

Ecuador President Correa to make decision on Assange shortly


Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa will make an "informed decision" on Assange's asylum request, after a meeting on Wednesday with Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino and diplomats in London.
Regarding WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange and his request for political asylum, President Correa said in a televised address on Monday:
­“We expect to have a meeting on Wednesday [with Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino and diplomats in London] and I hope to make an announcement before the end of the week." ... read more.

Thursday, 2 August 2012

Video: Exclusive interview with Christine Assange about her son


In an exclusive interview with Julian Assange's mother Christine, an insight is given into Assange, his background, where he came from, and where he is today.
Digital Journal reported on July 29, that Christine Assange was to travel to Ecuador to plead her son's case.
While Julian Assange is awaiting Ecuador's decision on his appeal for political asylum, his mother, Christine is in Quito, to discuss her son's fate with the country's foreign minister and President Rafael Correa... read more and watch video.

Sunday, 29 July 2012

Julian Assange's mother visits Ecuador to plead son's case


Christine Assange has arrived in Quito, Ecuador to meet government officials and the country's foreign minister. She hopes to plead her son's case for political asylum.
The official El Ciudadano (Spanish language) news outlet in Quito reports that Christine Assange has arrived in Ecuador to speak with government officials and the Ecuadorian foreign minister, Ricardo Patino... read more.

Wednesday, 20 June 2012

UK police wish to arrest Assange for breaking his bail conditions


By staying overnight at the Ecuadorian Embassy, Assange has broken his bail conditions and is subject to arrest, and RT interviews Assange's mother on her feelings about the extradition.
While Assange has taken refuge at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, United Kingdom, the police are apparently ready to arrest him for breaching his bail conditions.
On a warrant issued in Sweden, Assange was arrested by the Metropolitan Police Service's Extradition Unit on December 7, 2010. Sweden wants him in connection with allegations of rape and sexual molestation... read more and view interview with Christine Assange.