John McEvoy, Author at Canary

23 January 2020

On 15 January, former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva - better known as Lula - sat down with...

Charges against Glenn Greenwald are a threat to press freedom everywhere

22 January 2020

On 21 January, Brazilian federal prosecutors charged American journalist Glenn Greenwald for "cybercrimes". The prosecutors claim that Greenwald "helped, encouraged...

Protest in London as Venezuelan opposition figure Juan Guaidó meets UK government

21 January 2020

On 21 January, Venezuela's self-declared 'interim president' Juan Guaidó arrived in London to meet with UK government officials and members...

After UK government silence, over 100 medical doctors urge Australia to defend Assange

16 December 2019

On 22 November, over 60 medical doctors signed an open letter to the UK government concerning WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange....

Medical doctors lambast home secretary’s failure to respond to concerns over Julian Assange

4 December 2019

On 22 November, over 60 doctors signed an open letter concerning WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, saying: "we have real concerns,...

Boomtown officially responds to Canary investigation highlighting working conditions at the festival

21 November 2019

On 17 November, The Canary published an article detailing the horrific working conditions at Boomtown Fair, a festival held yearly...

Boomtown staff’s ‘traumatic’ weekend reveals the darkest side of the gig economy

17 November 2019

4

The story that follows reveals one of the darkest sides of the gig economy. Several subcontracted bar staff at Boomtown...

Fear, confusion, and resistance after far-right coup in Bolivia

12 November 2019

On the evening of 10 November, sections of the Bolivian military and police launched a successful coup against left-wing president...

‘Lenin Moreno is a Shakespearean traitor’ – former Ecuadorian foreign minister discusses the betrayal of Julian Assange

21 September 2019

This is part 3 of a 3-part interview with Guillaume Long, the former foreign minister of Ecuador. Part 1 covers lawfare...

‘We need to think about systemic corruption’ urges former Ecuadorian foreign minister

18 September 2019

This is part 2 of a 3-part interview with Guillaume Long, the former foreign minister of Ecuador. Part 1 covers...

In an exclusive interview former Ecuadorian foreign minister explains how lawfare is an attempt to ‘blur the collective memory of the people’

18 September 2019

CORRECTION: The headline was changed for clarity from "In an exclusive interview former Ecuadorian foreign minister explains how lawfare has...

Corporate media enters realm of the absurd with claim that Venezuela is ‘cocaine capital of the world’

8 August 2019

The latest instalment of creative storytelling about Venezuela has come in the form of a Yahoo! Finance news video entitled...

Amid mass shootings, leading historian says ‘white supremacy is baked into the US constitution’

7 August 2019

The Second Amendment of the US Constitution becomes the focus of intense and polarised debate in the wake of each...

Trump announces total economic embargo on Venezuela, collectively punishing civilian population

7 August 2019

On 5 August, Donald Trump used an executive order to announce a total economic embargo on Venezuela. The embargo comes after...

Author discusses ‘monstrous’ prospects for NHS after no-deal Brexit

5 August 2019

This is part 2 of a 2 part interview with political analyst Tim Coles. Part 1 focuses on the historical...

Academic warns of a ‘furnace of ultra-neoliberal free trade deals’ after Brexit

5 August 2019