On January 4, 2021, District Judge Vanessa Baraitser gave a ruling wherein she blocked Julian Assange’s extradition to the US under Section 91 of UK’s Extradition Act (EA) 2003, citing health reasons. The US government has decided to appeal this decision. Section 91 of EA 2003 prohibits extradition if “the physical or mental condition of the person is such that it would be unjust[Read More...]
La décision est tombée lundi matin. La justice britannique refuse l’extradition de Julian Assange vers les États-Unis. Le combat judiciaire du fondateur de Wikileaks n’est pas pour autant terminé. Les autorités américaines ont notifié le tribunal de leur intention de faire appel de la décision rendue par la juge Vanessa Baraitser. Si cette dernière a […]
A London court has ruled against those seeking Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition to the US. Assange is charged with 17 counts of espionage as well as hacking.
The post Journalists Angered by Assange Ruling first appeared on Dissident Voice.
As is clear from the memoir of one of his attorneys, Michael Ratner, the ends have always justified the means for those demanding his global persecution.
The post Chris Hedges: The Empire is Not Done with Julian Assange appeared first on MintPress News.
Julian Assange will not be extradited to the United States as many feared, but his fate still hangs in the balance as it was the integrity of his mental health, not the right to a free press, that saved him.
The post “No Victory for Press Freedom” – Assange Wins Case but Judge Sets Worrying Precedent appeared first on MintPress News.
The unexpected decision by Judge Vanessa Baraitser to deny a US demand to extradite Julian Assange, foiling efforts to send him to a US super-max jail for the rest of his life, is a welcome legal victory, but one swamped by larger lessons that should disturb us deeply. Those who campaigned so vigorously to keep […]
La justice britannique a rejeté lundi la demande d'extradition du fondateur de WikiLeaks Julian Assange vers les Etats-Unis, qui veulent le juger pour espionnage après la publication de centaines de milliers de documents confidentiels. "Terroriste high tech" ou héros traqué de la liberté d'informer, le fondateur de WikiLeaks Julian Assange, réclamé par les Etats-Unis qui veulent le juger pour espionnage, fait figure d'ardent défenseur de la transparence à tout prix, dont (...)
La justice britannique a rejeté lundi la demande d'extradition du fondateur de WikiLeaks Julian Assange vers les Etats-Unis, qui veulent le juger pour espionnage après la publication de centaines de milliers de documents confidentiels. "Terroriste high tech" ou héros traqué de la liberté d'informer, le fondateur de WikiLeaks Julian Assange, réclamé par les Etats-Unis qui veulent le juger pour espionnage, fait figure d'ardent défenseur de la transparence à tout prix, dont (...)
The unexpected decision by Judge Vanessa Baraitser to deny a US demand to extradite Julian Assange, foiling efforts to send him to a US super-max jail for the rest of his life, is a welcome legal victory, but one swamped by larger lessons that should disturb us deeply. Those who campaigned so vigorously to keep Assange’s case in the spotlight,[Read More...]
A British judge on Monday rejected the United States’ request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges, saying he was likely to kill himself if held under harsh U.S. prison conditions. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser rejected allegations that Assange is being prosecuted for political reasons or would not receive a fair trial in the United States. But[Read More...]
