In this show, John explores the astonishing story of the persecution of a journalist. Julian Assange has published material which is embarrassing, indeed damming to the US government. The story is told through the lens of UN Special Rapporteur, Nils Melzer. Melzer's book, The Trial of Julian Assange, is an invaluable resource which examines the Assange story in great detail and exposes the failure of Western democracies to live by their own standards.