I have only ever known Julian Assange in detention. For nine years now, I have visited him in England bearing Australian news and solidarity. To Ellingham Hall I brought music and chocolate, to the Ecuadorian embassy I brought flannel shirts, Rake, Wizz Fizz and eucalyptus leaves, but to Belmarsh prison you can bring nothing—not a gift, not a book, not a piece of paper.
Geopolitics
AP: Activists stopped in Libya and Egypt ahead of planned march on Gaza
Egyptian authorities detained more activists planning to march to Gaza in protest of restrictions on aid reaching the territory, while security forces in eastern Libya blocked a convoy of activists en route to meet them. […]
Finance
Basic Income Earth Network: Finland shares unconditional money, but the public view remains polarised
A good update on the Universal Basic Income experiment in Finland. Read here
EU politics
Al Jazeera: Populist billionaire Andrej Babis’s party set to win Czech election
With most votes tallied, Babis’s ANO party is ahead, but it appears set to fall short of a majority in parliament. Read Article HERE Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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