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On February 20 and 21, Julian Assange will go through what might be his last hearings in the UK. If he loses, he will be extradited to the US, where he will spend the rest of his life in prison. All of this, for publishing truthful information about war crimes and crimes against humanity. Kevin Gosztola from The Dissenter joins me to discuss the Assange trial and the future of freedom of the press- Assange's defense (including donations) assangedefense.org Visit Kevin's The Dissenter at thedissenter.org Buy Kevin's Book: sevenstories.com/books/4493-guilty-of-journalism For more info on the topics discussed: "The Kafkaesque Imprisonment of Julian Assange Exposes U.S. Myths About Freedom and Tyranny" greenwald.substack.com/p/the-kafkaesque-imprisonment-of-julian "Why even Julian Assange’s critics should defend him " unherd.com/2024/02/why-even-julian-assanges-critics-should-defend-him Debunking Assange smears: caityjohnstone.medium.com/debunking-all-the-assange-smears-a549fd677cac On "Collateral Murder" youtube.com/watch?v=Zok8yMxXEwk&t=0s On "FRAGO 242": theguardian.com/world/video/2010/oct/23/iraq-war-logs-torture-frago242 theguardian.com/world/2010/oct/22/iraq-detainee-abuse-torture-saddam aljazeera.com/news/2010/10/24/left-to-die-in-jail On The Guardian editor publishing the password to the diplomatic cables: wikileaks.org/Guardian-journalist-negligently.html web.archive.org/web/20200510000103/https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/08/wikileaks-suing-guardian-over-security-breach/338457 cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/assange-brands-guardian-negligent-over-wikileaks-password Wikileaks and the "Arab Spring" theguardian.com/world/2011/may/13/amnesty-international-wikileaks-arab-spring Footage: US Flag waving: youtube.com/watch?v=2SpgJf1OqYM&t=0s John Kiriakou interview youtube.com/watch?v=iFNtxL2QPsE&t=0s (@consortiumnews8744 ) Amnesty International on solitary confinement: youtube.com/watch?v=3umxsT-6eYk&t=0s (@amnesty ) Music "Night Vigil" by Kevin Macleod "Autumn Breeze" by Teknoaxe

VIDEO FROM FEB. 2017 Full References and Sources: https://www.metalblast.net/editorblogs/the-blm-boycott-marduk/ SUPPORT US on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/metalblast VISIT US @ http://www.metalblast.net / metalblastzine Black Lives Matter and ANTIFA groups are calling for the Boycott of the North American tour of Marduk. Do their accusations hold any water? Metal Blast =========================================== Music Credits: 1. Teknoaxe: teknoaxe.com 2. Die Morgendammerung Des Valhalla: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Die... 3. The Great Cold: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The... Chapters

For an edited transcript with additional sources check: https://www.metalblast.net/interviews/carnifex_2023/ A new interview with Scott Ian Lewis of Carnifex, where we discuss merch rates, Live Nation, the difficulties of the music business, and comic books. SUPPORT US on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/metalblast VISIT US @ http://www.metalblast.net metalblast.substack.com http://www.facebook.com/metalblastzine ===========================================

(Originally on Oct 11, 2021) Want to support this project? visit: https://www.metalblast.net/donate/ or https://metalblast.substack.com ENGLISH CAPTIONS AVAILABLE FOLLOW: - Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/jmetalblast - Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/metal_blast and http://www.twitter.com/jmetalblast -Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/metalblastzine​ VISIT US http://www.metalblast.net​ The first in our series on the threat of blasphemy laws, and the attacks on secular values. On this episode we focus on blasphemy laws used in Christian nations, and how they are used to attack dissidents and minorities. We pay special attention to the cases of Podlesna, Prus, and Izkandar, as well as Nergal (Behemoth's Adam Darski) in Poland. CORRECTION: The video mistakenly claims that Iceland still has a blasphemy law. It was actually repealed in 2015. 00:00. Opening 03:13. Warning 03:53. What is Blasphemy? 07:32. Doda's case 09:45. Arguments (supposedly) in favor 15:45. George Grosz' case 17:45. Gay News case 21:30. Rainbow Madonna case 28:40. Dorota Nieznalska's case 31:00. Nergal's case 44:33. Why oppose blasphemy laws

TRANSCRIPT COMING SOON STAY UP TO DATE: https://metalblast.substack.com/ TIPS AND PATREON: https://www.metalblast.net/Donate Video on the Satanic Verses Affair, the stabbing of Salman Rushdie, and the current state of free expression. -- Background music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMqbFMH9l44 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVleYU7NxY8

SUPPORT US: https://www.metalblast.net/donate/ For the rest of our videos check our video archive on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/metalblasttv A video on the situation of women in Iran, through the prism of "Forbidden to See us Scream in Tehran", a short film about an Iranian female-fronted metal band. Desperate at their situation, they decide to report themselves to the police in order to get a good cause to receive asylum outside of Iran. FOLLOW: - Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/jmetalblast - Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/metal_blast and http://www.twitter.com/jmetalblast -Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/metalblastzine​ VISIT US http://www.metalblast.net​ RESOURCES (more will be added) - UN Special rapporteur on Iran: https://www.ohchr.org/FR/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=26862&LangID=E#main - WPS Index 2021/2022: https://giwps.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/WPS-Index-2021-Summary.pdf - Amnesty International report on Iran: https://www.amnesty.org/en/location/middle-east-and-north-africa/iran/report-iran/ - VICE on hijab protests: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryE14q4pn-w - Interview against mandatory hijab: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_uylr6inYs **Related books and films** IMPORTANT: These are Amazon affiliate links (i.e. we'd get a commission if you buy using them). Persepolis graphic novel: https://amzn.to/3rabGo1 Persepolis film (not sure if it's streaming anywhere else): https://amzn.to/32pafaY Iran: Everything Forbidden, Anything possible; https://amzn.to/3xmNIaa Background Music: https://Bensound.com & https://teknoaxe.com/Home.php DISCLAIMER:This is an independent and subjective commentary of the film. It was made independently from the filmmakers, and its conclusions do not represent the views of anybody involved with the film.