John McEvoy
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Chilean president Sebastián Piñera met by protests on secretive UK visit
Forty-eight years after Pinochet's coup, the UK government welcomes another Chilean president accused of human rights abuses → Read More
Exclusive: Juan Guaidó paid UK legal fees with looted Venezuelan money
Venezuela, the Bank of England, and US$2bn of gold → Read More
Colombian police are killing civilians. British police are training them.
Over recent days, the Colombian national police have killed a number of civilians protesting a proposed tax hike on basic goods. Many more civilians have been injured, and Colombia’s riot police reportedly sexually assaulted a woman. Though numbers remain unclear, human rights group Isais Cifuentes de Cali has estimated up to 14 people have died. Documents obtained by The Canary can reveal that… → Read More
Exclusive: Presidential frontrunner's advisor discusses Ecuador's crucial election
'Regional integration, that’s exactly what the US and Europe don’t want' → Read More
The left eyes victory as Ecuador goes to the polls
The return of the Citizens' Revolution? → Read More
Breaking: Judge rules that Julian Assange should not be extradited to the US
Judge Vanessa Baraitser has ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to the US. The judgment on whether to extradite Assange was handed down on the morning of 4 January 2021. Baraitser rejected the extradition request based on Assange’s risk of suicide, and conditions in the US prison system. Baraitser’s decision follows a week of extradition proceedings at Woolwich… → Read More
Exclusive: Labour right linked to campaign to shut down The Canary
On 2 August 2019, an anonymous internet campaign named Stop Funding Fake News (SFFN) celebrated its apparent success in downsizing The Canary. For six months, SFFN had been trying to demonetise The Canary by lobbying companies to remove advertisements from its website. The Canary can now reveal that Morgan McSweeney, Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, launched the organisation that now runs SFFN.… → Read More
Journalism on trial: an eyewitness account of Julian Assange’s extradition hearing
Throughout September, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been the subject of a major extradition hearing in the Old Bailey Criminal Court, London. Assange is accused of violating the US Espionage Act on 17 counts and of one count of conspiracy to commit a computer crime. This would be the first time that a US or extraterritorial publisher is indicted under the Espionage Act for the publication… → Read More
Noam Chomsky tells court that Julian Assange has 'exposed power to sunlight'
Assange has "performed an enormous service to all" → Read More
Julian Assange versus Washington’s boot – the hearing so far
The greatest press freedom trial in recent history → Read More
Western leaders 'not serious on climate change': Vijay Prashad talks Trump's Cold War with China
The Canary speaks with Vijay Prashad about the new Cold War with China. Prashad is a historian, prolific journalist, and public speaker → Read More
Jeremy Corbyn and former heads of state demand freedom for Julian Assange
UK government must grant Assange "his long overdue freedom" → Read More
Value of Venezuelan gold withheld by Bank of England likely double amount reported
On 2 July, the BBC reported that the UK High Court had ruled against the Venezuelan government’s request for access “to $1bn (£820m) of gold stored in the Bank of England”. CNN similarly reported that the Venezuelan government had lost access to “$1 billion in gold”. The Venezuelan government of Nicolás Maduro requested access to the gold in order to fund its response to the coronavirus… → Read More
No Extradition: New film documents Julian Assange's plight for freedom
On Thursday 13 August, the new documentary No Extradition: Julian Assange’s Father & The Struggle for His Son’s Freedom will premiere. It’s about the ongoing extradition proceedings against WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange. The 32-minute film, which also screens on Saturday 15 August, features exclusive interviews with Assange’s father John Shipton and activists fighting for Assange’s… → Read More
'The United Kingdom lies': Venezuelan government lambasts UK response to 'reconstruction' plans
> The Venezuela Reconstruction Unit is a small (one Head, and three part-time members including an external consultant) team in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, which was established in 2019 to coordinate the UK approach to the international response to the dire economic and humanitarian situation in Venezuela. The UK is committed to working with international partners to bring a peaceful… → Read More
Venezuela calls on UK government to 'abandon coup-mongering plans' after The Canary's investigation
Following an investigation by The Canary, the Venezuelan government has formally called on the UK to “abandon Washington’s coup-mongering plans and any destabilizing initiative”. Venezuela Reconstruction Unit On 13 May, The Canary revealed the existence of a specialist unit within the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) dedicated to the ‘reconstruction’ of Venezuela. Files obtained… → Read More
Revealed: Secretive British unit planning for 'reconstruction' of Venezuela
Documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act have exposed a secretive Foreign Office unit aimed at the ‘reconstruction’ of Venezuela. The files also reveal private discussions between Venezuelan opposition figures and UK officials, detailing proposals for the promotion of British business after a planned coup. UK support for coup attempt in Venezuela Over the past 16 months, the UK… → Read More
UK extends its 'immense gratitude' to Cuba for helping British cruise ship
UK ambassador to Cuba Dr Antony Stokes has formally thanked the Cuban government for taking in British cruise ship MS Braemar. The vessel, with a number of people infected with coronavirus (Covid-19) onboard, was refused permission to dock in the Bahamas and Barbados. But the Cuban government offered to take it in and, as a result, 43 Cuban workers who helped had to go into quarantine for two… → Read More
Why Lisa Nandy's appointment as shadow foreign secretary is a cause for concern
On 5 April, Keir Starmer named Wigan MP Lisa Nandy as Labour’s shadow foreign secretary. The appointment was met with surprise and confusion. Nandy, who had campaigned for revolutionising British towns throughout the leadership election, is now charged with directing the party’s foreign policy. Nandy’s past ties, sources of funding, and voting record raise major questions about her appointment.… → Read More
The Tories choose a 'longtime' associate's company to manufacture crucial ventilators
The mass production of ventilators is required to help those who contract coronavirus (Covid-19) and develop respiratory problems. The UK estimates that it requires an additional 20,000 ventilators to cope with the pandemic. But it seems the Conservative government has chosen a ‘longtime’ associate’s company to manufacture them. “Nothing” The UK government requested help from ventilator… → Read More