The Belmarsh Tribunal D.C. — The Case of Julian Assange

On January 20, 2023, Democracy Now! is livestreaming the Belmarsh Tribunal from Washington, D.C. The event will feature expert testimony from journalists, whistleblowers, lawyers, publishers and parliamentarians on assaults to press freedom and...

How Chevron Polluted the Amazon and Fought Environmental Lawyer Steven Donziger

Polluters want to use me as a symbol to silence the advocacy that is needed to save the planet, says Steven Donziger.

The Belmarsh Tribunal

Inspired by the Russell-Sartre Tribunals of the late 1960s, which put the US government on trial for its war crimes in Vietnam, the Belmarsh Tribunal will expose the crimes of the so-called War on Terror 20 years after the first prisoners were...

The Belmarsh Tribunal

Inspired by the Russell-Sartre Tribunals of the late 1960s, which put the US government on trial for its war crimes in Vietnam, the Belmarsh Tribunal will expose the crimes of the so-called War on Terror 20 years after the first prisoners were...

Chevron’s Prosecution of Steven Donziger

Documents reveal a close collaboration between the oil giant, its law firm, and the “private prosecutor” who sent the environmentalist lawyer to federal prison.

'Huge Step Forward': Steven Donziger Transferred From Federal Prison to House Arrest

Steven Donziger says he is "so grateful" for his transfer to house arrest, but that "the battle for my freedom and to hold Chevron accountable continues."

'Extractive Industries Everywhere Are Watching': 9 Democrats Urge DOJ to Free Steven Donziger

"The DOJ must intervene in this case to show polluting companies that the Chevron model for avoiding responsibility for environmental catastrophe will not be tolerated by our justice system."

Lawyer Steven Donziger, Who Sued Chevron over “Amazon Chernobyl,” Ordered to Prison After House Arrest

The environmental and human rights lawyer Steven Donziger joins us just before he is ordered to report to jail today, after a years-long legal battle with the oil company Chevron and 813 days of house arrest. In 2011, Donziger won an $18 billion...

Facing Prison, Steven Donziger Refuses to Be Silenced

The environmentalist lawyer says Chevron has “to try and destroy what I represent.”

Paul Paz y Miño on Chevron v. Steven Donziger

Chevron v. Donziger is a case a major fossil fuel company wanted to see silenced that has in fact had that effect.

Opinion | Steven Donziger and the Judicial Executioners of the Corporate State

"These corporate judges, who epitomize what Hannah Arendt called the banality of evil, now routinely make war on workers, civil liberties, unions, and environmental regulations."

Is Chevron’s Vendetta Against Steven Donziger Finally Backfiring?

A judge sentenced the human rights lawyer to six months in prison—but the calls for environmental justice are only growing.

Steven Donziger proved oil company Chevron dumped billions of tons of toxic waste. But he's the one going to jail. | Boing Boing

I shared an article here back in April about the trials and tribulations of Steven Donziger, a lawyer who tried to help a group of Indigenous people and rural farmers in Ecuador get some climate ju…