EP.848: Julian Assange is Being Prosecuted for Exposing Human Rights Abuses- UN Torture Rapporteur

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to the UN’s Special Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer about the persecution of Julian Assange. He discusses the threat Assange’s persecution poses to press freedom, why mainstream media are starting to slowly support the Wikileaks founder, the allegations Julian Assange faced in Sweden, governments not cooperating with him despite his UN mandate and more! Next, we speak to Antony Loewenstein, author of Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside The Bloody War on drugs. He discusses the dirty secrets of the US’ war on drugs in Latin America, why Honduras is more violent today than it was in the 80s, how the US has made Honduras’ problems worse, why he believes in legalising drugs and more!