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This fear, and the persistent cowardice of yielding to it, is the theme of Assange’s story. I’ve written about Assange several times. I visited him in Ecuador's embassy. Yet each time, I’ve found myself reluctant. Seven years ago, when I met him, Assange was ebullient and hopeful, even funny. Now, as Baraitser says, he is “a depressed and sometimes despairing man who is genuinely fearful about his future”. Assange, she said, was at “high risk of serious depression leading to suicide if he were to be extradited and placed in solitary confinement for a long period”. Advertisement

Victoria Jones/PA Images via Getty Images Peter Greste writes that he believes anyone who claims “press freedom” as a right also has responsibilities, he also believes the media must push back against anything that threatens its oversight role. When UK District Judge Vanessa Baraitser declared she was rejecting the US request to extradite Julian Assange, his partner Stella Moris wept with relief. In an emotional speech outside the court, Moris described the ruling as “the first step towards justice”, and called on President Donald Trump to halt further extradition efforts. According ...

Julian Assange on Wednesday lost his bid to be released from prison in London on bail as a UK judge ruled that it was only fair to first allow the US authorities to appeal against an order blocking his extradition on espionage charges | NewsBytes

Antiwar.com Original On January 4, 2021 the London Court will release the hearing verdict of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange’s US extradition case. The indictment against Assange is politically motivated. Judge Vanessa Baraitser, who is presiding over hearings, has even acknowledged the political nature of this case when she decided not to rule until at least after the US Presidential election on November 3, 2020. The verdict will not only determine the life of Assange, but also the future of journalism. The extra-territorial overreach involved in the US government ...

UN Experts: Trump Violated International Law in Pardoning Blackwater Mercenaries The choice to pardon the military contractors convicted of murder and manslaughter may violate the Geneva Conventions. Jared Rodriguez / Truthout The pardoning of four Blackwater mercenaries by President Donald Trump earlier this month was an action that violated international law, a group of experts at the United Nations (UN) said on Wednesday. Trump pardoned the four contractors — Nicholas Slatten, who was convicted of first-degree murder, as well as Paul Slough, Evan Liberty and Dustin Heard, all three who w...