It would be a “tragedy” if Assange died in London’s Belmarsh maximum security prison due to his poor health, Melzer replied when asked about such an unsettling scenario by host Afshin Rattansi. The official said he had visited Assange behind bars in May 2019 together with a team of medical …
Read More »Chris Hedges: The Assange case is the most important battle for press freedom in our time
For the past two days, I have been watching the extradition hearing for Julian Assange via video link from London. The United States is appealing a lower court ruling that denied the US request to extradite Assange not, unfortunately, because in the eyes of the court he is innocent of …
Read More »‘Kidnapping journalists’ on US behest: Assange’s father & supporters tell RT extradition ‘zombie case’ will have dire consequences
Prosecution of WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange has turned into a “zombie case” that continues to “raise itself from the dead” and just “won’t die,” his father John Shipton told RT, though it should have ended long ago due to the many scandals surrounding it. Shipton singled out the fact that …
Read More »US appeal hearing to extradite Julian Assange concludes in UK High Court with no immediate ruling
If extradited to the US, the WikiLeaks co-founder faces up to 175 years in prison if found guilty on charges that he violated the Espionage Act. Assange has been held in prison in London since 2019, with protesters highlighting his poor treatment while in confinement, where his health has reportedly …
Read More »Caitlin Johnstone: The Assange persecution lays out Western savagery at its most transparent
I wish I was kidding. In their write-up on Wednesday’s proceedings, The Dissenter’s Kevin Gosztola and Mohamed Elmaazi report that the prosecution argued that “the High Court should accept the appeal on the basis that the U.S. government offered ‘assurances’ that Assange won’t be subjected to Special Administrative Measures (SAMs) …
Read More »Amnesty says US vows not to torture Assange ‘aren’t worth paper they’re written on’ due to Washington’s dismal human rights record
During the second day of Washington’s appeal in London’s High Court to extradite Assange, Crowther warned that the assurances made by lawyers representing the US should not be trusted, pointing out that the country has a problem with respecting basic human rights. Noting that Amnesty International considers prolonged solitary confinement …
Read More »Julian Assange’s supporters hold rally outside London court as US launches extradition appeal (VIDEOS)
Assange, who has been held in the maximum-security Belmarsh prison since 2019, was ruled ineligible for extradition to the US in January this year over concerns for his mental health. However, Washington is appealing that decision. Hundreds of protesters rallied outside the court on Wednesday. They held aloft assorted placards …
Read More »Assange ‘wincing in pain’ on court video link as IFJ takes full page ad in Times calling for his ‘immediate release’
The IFJ, which represents journalists’ unions worldwide, condemned his persecution by the UK and US governments, as well as the recently revealed “credible accounts of plans” by the CIA to assassinate or kidnap him. “This week, the US will try to extradite Julian Assange, threatening him with a 175-year sentence. …
Read More »Washington to let Julian Assange serve sentence in Australia if convicted after extradition to US, legal document shows
The US government has begun its appeal against an initial decision by a UK court that denied a request to extradite Assange, claiming there was a high risk he would commit suicide if handed over to American law enforcement. At the start of the two-day hearing in the High Court …
Read More »Assange supporters rally in London, as US prepares new extradition attempt
Crowds of Assange supporters marched to the High Court in London on Saturday, demanding that the US government drop its charges against the publisher. As columns of protesters held banners aloft, a truck bearing Assange’s image and the message “Journalism is not a crime” drove along the protest route. Beginning …
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