Liberties
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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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REVEALED: Chief magistrate in Assange case received financial benefits from secretive partner organisations of UK Foreign Office
The senior judge overseeing the extradition proceedings of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange received financial benefits from two partner organisations of the British Foreign Office before her appointment, it can be revealed. Continue reading
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We’re Asking One Question In Assange’s Case: Should Journalists Be Punished For Exposing War Crimes?
Tomorrow in the UK a judge will start the process of answering a very important question. It’s a question that many of us knew was the heart of this debate back in 2010, ten years ago, when this all started. It’s a question that they have been obfuscating, bloviating, huffily denying, smearing, gaslighting, and distracting from–basically doing… Continue reading
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USA v Julian Assange Extradition Hearing
The US is seeking to imprison Julian Assange for obtaining and publishing the 2010/2011 leaks, which exposed the reality of the Bush Administration’s “War on Terror”: Collateral Murder (Rules of Engagement), Afghan War Diaries, Iraq War Logs, Cablegate, and The Guantanamo Files. Continue reading
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Julian Assange News Links 23 February 2020
23 February 2020 • 19:30 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Veteran Journalist Andrew Fowler Denounces Australian Government’s Refusal to Defend Assange https://www.globalresearch.ca/andrew-fowler-denounces-australian-government-refusal-defend-assange/5704408 Julian Assange “Stop Extradition Protest” in London https://dissidentvoice.org/2020/02/julian-assange-stop-extradition-protest-in-london/ Continue reading
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Roger Waters on Julian Assange
Roger Waters has become one of the most eloquent and persistent supporters of Julian Assange. He is prepared to challenge the propagandists of the mainstream media head-on in a way that many more people should do. Continue reading
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Julian Assange News Links 22 February 2020
22 February 2020 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Bid to free Manning launched as explosive new evidence threatens to end Assange extradition http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCanary/~3/uFnKO20SN7o/ Demonstration to free Julian Assange this Monday in Montreal http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/22/mont-f22.html Continue reading
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Assange’s Indictment on Political Offense Runs Counter to Extradition Treaty
The Trump administration is seeking extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States for trial on charges carrying 175 years in prison. On Feb. 24, a court in the U.K. will hold a hearing to determine whether to grant President Donald Trump’s request. The treaty between the U.S. and the U.K. prohibits extradition for a… Continue reading
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The Assange Hearing: A Reticent Request
Julian Assange will stand next week in the armoured dock, accused of the “crime” of publishing. It is worth recalling that Wikileaks has a 100% record of accuracy. Nothing it has published has ever been shown to be inauthentic. Julian stands accused of the crime of telling the truth – more than that, of telling… Continue reading
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PARDONING JULIAN ASSANGE: DONALD TRUMP, WIKILEAKS AND THE DNC
The central pillar to Democratic paranoia and vengefulness regarding the loss of Hillary Clinton in 2016 was the link between Russian hacking, the servers of the Democratic National Committee and the release of emails via WikiLeaks. Over time, that account has become a matter of hagiography, an article of faith, with grave conclusions: WikiLeaks and… Continue reading
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Julian Assange News Links 21 February 2020
21 February 2020 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Veteran “Four Corners” journalist Andrew Fowler denounces Australian government’s refusal to defend Assange http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/21/afow-f21.html UK Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell visits Julian Assange in Belmarsh Prison http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/21/mcdd-f21.html Continue reading
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