Liberties
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Assange Courtroom Drama Speaks to This Illusion of Justice
LONDON – Over the first two days of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s U.S. extradition hearing, the majority of the drama has taken place in the well of the court, but that all changed on Wednesday as the focus gradually drifted to the back of the room, behind adjoined panels of bulletproof glass. Continue reading
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USA v Julian Assange: Extradition Day 4
The first week of Julian Assange’s extradition hearing at Woolwich Crown Court has ended a day earlier than expected, with District Judge Vanessa Baraitser denying Julian Assange’s request to leave the glassed box known as a secure dock in the back of the courtroom. Continue reading
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Julian Assange News Links 26-27 February 2020
27 February 2020 • 20:30 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Russia urges global, human rights agencies to undertake efforts to protect Assange https://tass.com/politics/1124571 First They Came for Assange… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ActivistPost/~3/PEcSwvo8PBI/first-they-came-for-assange.html Continue reading
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Julian Assange, Political Offences and Legal Restraints: Day Three of Extradition Hearings
Wednesday, February 26, Woolwich Crown Court. Today, the focus shifted to the protagonist himself and the nature of the US-UK Extradition Treaty of 2003, a contentious document that shines all too favourably for US citizens. Continue reading
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LIVE UPDATES FROM LONDON: ASSANGE EXTRADITION HEARING—WEDNESDAY
Consortium News is in London to cover the formal extradition process of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange and will provide updates today and throughout the week. Continue reading
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Julian Assange, Political Offences and Legal Restraints: Day Three of Extradition Hearings
Wednesday, February 26, Woolwich Crown Court. Today, the focus shifted to the protagonist himself and the nature of the US-UK Extradition Treaty of 2003, a contentious document that shines all too favourably for US citizens. Continue reading
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USA v Julian Assange: Extradition Day 3
Assange on lack of access: “I am as much a participant in these proceedings as I am watching Wimbledon” Continue reading
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The British Kangaroo Court Proceedings Against Julian Assange
Britain is currently holding an obscene show trial against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. The hearing is designed to end with the extradition of Assange to the United States or with his death. In the U.S. he would be accused of a conspiracy to reveal secrets and put into jail for the rest of his life. Continue reading
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Julian Assange News Links 26 February 2020
26 February 2020 • 18:30 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Highlights from the Assange Trial Thus Far 26 February 2020 Assange blasts court for preventing communication with lawyers, alleges legal team is being SPIED on https://on.rt.com/abp2 Continue reading
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Julian Assange Against the Imperium: Day Two of Extradition Hearings
The second day of extradition hearings against Julian Assange and by virtue of that, WikiLeaks, saw Mark Summers QC deliver a formidable serve for the defence at Woolwich Crown Court. “It’s difficult to conceive of a clearer example of an extradition request that boldly and blatantly misstates the facts as they are known to be… Continue reading
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Your Man in the Public Gallery – Assange Hearing Day 2
This afternoon Julian’s Spanish lawyer, Baltasar Garzon, left court to return to Madrid. On the way out he naturally stopped to shake hands with his client, proffering his fingers through the narrow slit in the bulletproof glass cage. Assange half stood to take his lawyer’s hand. The two security guards in the cage with Assange… Continue reading
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‘Lies, lies and more lies’: Lawyer slams day 2 of Julian Assange’s US extradition hearing, here is how it went down
Day two of Julian Assange’s US extradition hearing saw his lawyers argue he made great efforts to ensure his leaks endangered no lives and even warned the White House when media outlets were about to dump unredacted files. Continue reading
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Julian Assange News Links 25 February 2020
25 February 2020 • 23:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back UK inexplicably bars WikiLeaks editor from extradition hearing day after Assange handcuffed 11 times & STRIPPED twice Assange lawyer brings up claim US mulled ‘kidnapping and Continue reading
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Defense debunks US claims of reckless dump and Assange-Manning conspiracy
Mark Summers QC, arguing for Julian Assange’s legal defense, spent the second day of Assange’s extradition hearing at Woolwich Crown Court thoroughly debunking two key allegations the US government makes against Assange in its extradition request. The US has alleged that Assange attempted to help Manning conceal her identity, and it has alleged that Assange… Continue reading
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Doctors treating Julian Assange in London faced intimidation and state surveillance
This week’s edition of the Lancet—the world’s pre-eminent peer-reviewed medical journal—carries a letter from 117 medical doctors in 18 countries, renewing their call for urgent action to save the life of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange. Their letter appears less than one week before the start of the US extradition hearing in London that may decide… Continue reading
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Bid to free Manning launched as explosive new evidence threatens to end Assange extradition
Lawyers acting on behalf of imprisoned whistleblower Chelsea Manning have lodged a motion, arguing for her release. This comes as WikiLeaks tweeted that Julian Assange‘s lawyers intend to produce ‘bombshell’ evidence at next week’s extradition hearing. Continue reading
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Julian Assange News Links 24 February 2020
24 February 2020 • 21:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Note the BBC headlines below (and elsewhere of course); they invariably emphasise the negative aspects, negative for Assange of course. So, ‘Julian Assange ‘put lives at Continue reading
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