📣The world's major media outlets are urging charges against Assange be dropped. Have they begun to understand something? Share your opinion on the creator of WikiLeaks in the comments.

A letter to Washington was sent by the outlets that published excerpts of 250,000 classified documents 12 years ago. These files had been obtained by Assange from different sources. The newspapers subsequently published sensational headlines regarding alleged US war crimes. This eventually led to Assange having to flee the country, to get away from US authorities.

Now, The New York Times, The Guardian, The Times, Le Monde, El País, and Der Spiegel are arguing that the prosecution of the WikiLeaks founder threatens freedom of speech in the US, saying: ‘Holding governments accountable is part of the core mission of a free press in a democracy.’

Many of the files concern allegations of US government crimes. The video shows gruesome footage of the killing of civilians in Iraq during the war there (2003-2011). The US military shot people, including children, and Reuters reporters.

Julian Assange is now in prison in the UK, which wants to extradite him to the US. There he could be sentenced to up to 175 years in prison. Discover more about the Australian fighter for truth in our film - Assange Story.

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⚡Germans continue rallying against anti-Russian sanctions and arms supplies to Ukraine. People are also demanding, ‘Cheap Russian gas’ back!

‘It’s important for all of us. I want Nord Stream 2 and Pipeline 1, I want Russian gas. We had good contracts, and I want it to be put into operation again,’ said one representative of the hundred German protesters gathered.

Despite the discontent of many citizens, the West is maintaining its tough anti-Russian policy. However, its sanctions against Russia are ‘strangling’ Europeans themselves. Watch our documentary Sanctions: Boomerang Effect.

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▶Protect Oak Flat

Native Americans are coming out for rallies to demand that US authorities kill their plan to destroy sacred Indian lands. Many ordinary Americans support these indigenous people in their efforts to prevent copper mining at Oak Flat: ‘It would be the same if you just firebombed the Vatican.’

Oak Flat is home to hundreds of archaeological sites dating back about 1,500 years. But, beneath it, lie the world’s largest untapped copper deposits, estimated to be worth more than a billion dollars.

What damage could mining do here? Find out during the premiere of Protect Oak Flat.

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Tune in right now to watch Young Guard Reborn to meet the young heroes of Donbass defending their homeland.

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🍽Could Christmas dinner be unaffordable for some Britons?

Anti-Russian sanctions have plunged the country into an energy crisis, while prices have skyrocketed for nearly all goods and services.

Two-thirds of British residents fear they simply won’t have enough money to put food on the Christmas table. ‘If so, many people are worried they can’t even afford one of the most important meals of the year. It’s a red flag that poverty is creeping further into our communities,’ said Lieutenant Colonel Dean Pallant of the Salvation Army international charity.

Life is getting more expensive across Europe. In Greece, some people plan to economize on gifts for children, while others intend to make them themselves.

The West does not intend to lift anti-Russian sanctions. It only comes up with new ones. How are the restrictions affecting ordinary people’s lives? Watch Ice Station Europe to find out.

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