Germany's National Broadcaster (DW English) to Air Julian Assange Film This Coming Week

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 15, 2026

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In recent years we've written a lot about what it takes to expose high-level crimes and all the obstacles that exist.

Julian Assange has been in Australia for over two years. Prior to that he was tortured for merely being the publisher for high-profile whistleblowers. German politicians and media have been relatively friendly towards him because many Germans are sceptical of American military presence in their country and Wikileaks helped shed light on the nature of this secretive arrangement.

In the next few days German media will air a sort of documentary [1], his Australian counsel is in the news again [2], and "a courageous whistleblower", also an Australian [3-4], "walks free on parole".

It seems rather sad that we live in a world where rich thugs can get away with so many horrible things. Those who oppose or expose them get in a lot of trouble.

Then again, wasn't it always like this (throughout history)? █

Censorship/Free Speech stories this month:

1. Julian Assange - Silenced

   For some he's a hero. For others, he’s public enemy number one. Certainly, his revelations challenged US power. This film follows the WikiLeaks founder’s extraordinary life story.

2. Jennifer Robinson is a champion of justice

   With clients including Julian Assange and Amber Heard, Jennifer Robinson has never baulked at taking on heated cases that have exposed her to the darker side of human affairs.

3. Australian war crimes whistleblower David McBride released from prison

   David McBride, a courageous whistleblower, was released from prison in Canberra on Thursday. McBride had been behind bars for 27 months, not for any wrongdoing, but for having helped to expose war crimes, including murders, committed by Australian special forces during the US-led neo-colonial occupation of Afghanistan.

4. Jailed whistleblower David McBride walks free on parole, provides sad update

   A whistleblower who handed over damning defence secrets to journalists has been released from a Canberra prison after being granted parole.

   David McBride, who served more than two years after stealing top secret defence material, is beginning life on the outside following his release on Thursday morning.

   However, news of his release was bittersweet for campaigners who fought for him after he revealed he was being treated for early-stage lung cancer.