His legal team successfully convinced the court that Assange is being denied his First Amendment rights, and that these protections cannot be guaranteed for him if transferred to the US. Stella Assange, wife of the WikiLeaks founder, via EPA-EFE According to CNN, “His legal team made the case that Assange could be discriminated against on […]
Posts Tagged ‘extradition’
Assange Wins High Court Victory In Temporary Reprieve From Extradition To US
Assange Extradition Case Moves Forward While The CIA Covers Its Tracks
As Assange himself tweeted in 2017, “The overwhelming majority of information is classified to protect political security, not national security.” Source Views: 0
British Judge Overseeing Extradition Case of WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Worked for Defense Industry
A report from Declassified UK peered into the records of Justice Jeremy Johnson, a judge overseeing Assange’s extradition case, and found that Johnson once worked for the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) and their Ministry of Defence, their nation’s version of the Deep State. Source Views: 0
‘Day X Is Here’: Assange Granted Hearing That May Be Last Opportunity To Stop Extradition
The United Kingdom’s High Court of Justice granted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a final appeal hearing that will be held on Feb. 20-21, 2024. Source Views: 0
SBF Changes Mind On Extradition To US After Four Days In Bahamian Jail
After spending just five days in a Bahamian jail cell, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is backpedaling on his decision to contest extradition to the United States to face fraud charges, Reuters reports, citing a person familiar with the matter. According to the report, SBF will appear in court on Monday to formally consent to extradition – which will pave […]
Court of Human Rights Makes Landmark Decision to End Extradition to China From Europe: Safeguard Defenders
The European Court of Human Rights (Court) unanimously found that the extradition of a Taiwanese to China, which Poland’s courts had cleared earlier, would place him at significant risk of torture, ill-treatment, and deprivation of the right to a fair trial, the European human right NGO, Safeguard Defenders, reported. The NGO indicated that the unanimous […]
New Zealand Foreign Minister Believes CCP Will ‘Abide’ by Promises for Extradition of Resident to China
New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta is confident that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will not torture or give an unfair trial to the New Zealand (NZ) permanent resident facing extradition to China. According to documents obtained by the Associated Press, Mahuta believes the CCP will abide by its promises due to the otherwise negative […]
French court rejects extradition requests for 10 former Italian Red Brigades
The case. which saw President Emmanuel Macron go against the so-called Mitterand doctrine, has poisoned relations between Rome and Paris for 40 years. Source Views: 0
UK Approves Extradition Of Julian Assange, Allowing The US Government To Continue Criminalizing Journalism
It appears all but inevitable that Julian Assange will be receiving an all-expenses-paid (except for his defense!) one-way trip to the United States to face espionage charges for, mostly, performing acts of journalism. The Wikileaks founder has done plenty of self-inflicted damage to his reputation over the past few years, but his organization was instrumental […]
Dark Day For Press Freedom As British Court Orders Assange Extradition
A British magistrates court ordered the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States and sent the request for his extradition to Home Office Secretary Priti Patel for approval. Views: 0
Ex Romanian minister to appear before extradition judges in Bulgaria after fleeing 6-year sentence
Elena Udrea, a former Romanian tourism minister, is set to appear before judges today in Bulgaria after fleeing her home country hours before an appeal against a six-year prison sentence was rejected. Udrea, 48, a past presidential candidate and close political ally of Traian Basescu, Romania’s president from 2004 to 2014, was sentenced by a […]
JuIan Assange ‘Fighting for His Life’ After Deep State Prepares Extradition to U.S.
Julian Assange is currently fighting for his life after suffering a devestating stroke following the news that the ‘Deep State’ can legally extradite him to the U.S. The WikiLeaks founder was left with a drooping right eyelid, severe cognitive impairment and signs of neurological damage after a High Court ruling ordered that the U.S. government […]
TLAV: Maxwell Trial Facade, Assange Extradition & The “Vaccine Equity” Hypocrisy
Whitney joined TLAV to discuss her perspectives on the recent UK ruling regarding Julian Assange’s potential extradition, the utter facade that is the Ghislaine Maxwell trial, and how the Omicron variant has exposed an inherent hypocrisy in the stance of those calling for “vaccine equity” while pretending to be anti-imperialists. https://odysee.com/@TLAVagabond:5/Whitney-Webb-Interview-12-10-21:4 https://www.thelastamericanvagabond.com/whitney-webb-interview-maxwell-trial-facade-assange-extradition-vaccine-equity-hypocrisy/ Source Views: 0
Whitney Webb Interview – Maxwell Trial Facade, Assange Extradition & The “Vaccine Equity” Hypocrisy
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Subscribe: Email | RSS Joining me today (12/10/21) is Whitney Webb, here to discuss her perspectives on the recent UK ruling regarding Julian Assange’s potential extradition, the utter facade that is the Ghislaine Maxwell trial, and how the Omicron variant has exposed an inherent hypocrisy in […]
On Contact: Julian Assange Extradition Case
On the show, Chris Hedges discusses the extradition hearing of Julian Assange in London with Joe Lauria, editor-in-chief of Consortium News. For the past two days, Chris Hedges has 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 […]
Assange in jeopardy: US extradition appeal hearing begins in London
Today the UK High Court begins a two-day hearing of a United States government appeal aimed at securing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition to the US. The hearing is the culmination of a campaign of rampant criminality by American imperialism and its allies, stretching over a decade. Its character is summed up in revelations during […]
A Guide To The US Government’s Appeal In The Assange Extradition Case
Above photo: Attorney General Merrick Garland, head of the U.S. Justice Department under President Joe Biden. NOTE: Kevin Gosztola will remotely cover the Assange appeal hearing on October 27-28 and will have live updates on proceedings that can be followed on Twitter from @kgosztola. London – On October 27, the High Court of Justice in the […]
Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab Fights Latest US Extradition Maneuvers
Above photo: Provided by author. Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab remains defiant after over 14 months under US-ordered arrest in the African archipelago country of Cabo Verde. A special envoy of the Venezuelan government, he is fighting extradition to the US for the “crime” of trying to procure humanitarian supplies of food, fuel, and medicine from […]
US lawyers appeal UK decision to block Julian Assange extradition
Lawyers acting on behalf of the U.S. government on Wednesday challenged a British judge’s decision to block the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges in the United States, arguing that assessments of Assange’s mental health should be reviewed. The British judge, Vanessa Baraitser, ruled in January that Assange was likely to […]