Julian Assange’s lawyers on Tuesday argued before the High Court about why the imprisoned publisher must be allowed to appeal against his extradition order, reports Joe Lauria.
DAY ONE: Assange Timeline Exposes US Motives
Category: Assange extradition
WATCH: Reporter’s Roundtable on Assange Hearing Day 1
Craig Murray, Chris Hedges, Mohamed Elmaazi and Consortium News‘ Cathy Vogan and Joe Lauria discussed the first day’s hearing on the Truth Defence channel.
WATCH: LIVE Stream at Assange Courthouse — Day 1 & 2 LIVE!
Follow all of the activities in the street outside the Royal Courts of Justice on Tuesday, the first day of Julian Assange’s hearing before the High Court of England and Wales.
WATCH: Facing Injustice
Chris Hedges interviewed Stella Assange, Jen Robinson and Kristinn Hrafnsson Monday about the hearing this week in Julian Assange’s extradition case.
Assange Judge Worked for MI6 & Defence Ministry
As with previous judges who have ruled on the WikiLeaks publisher’s case, Justice Jeremy Johnson raises concerns about institutional conflicts of interest, write Mark Curtis and John McEvoy.
The Assange ‘Death Plots’
Now that the WikiLeaks publisher faces imminent extradition to the United States, another death risk arises, Kellie Tranter reports.
US Deceptions at the Heart of Assange Case
Lawyers for the WikiLeaks publisher charge that while British courts looked the other way, the U. S. has been distorting and withholding evidence to engineer his extradition, Cathy Vogan reports.
Coverage of Julian Assange Hearing
Consortium News will be inside the Royal Courts of Justice this week for what could be Julian Assange’s last hearing in Britain. Journalists overseas have been barred from remote coverage.
WATCH: All Hands on Deck for Assange
Days before his son’s hearing in London, John Shipton, Julian Assange’s father. addressed a gathering at the National Assembly in Paris this week after a screening of the film Ithaka.
Dear Mr High Commissioner: Help Free Assange
In an open letter, Christophe Peschoux, recently retired from the U.N. Human Rights Office, calls on his former boss to help the WikiLeaks publisher, whose legal appeal will be heard in London later this month.