In a phone conversation with Vaughan Smith, Julian Assange, apparently uninfected, says the virus is “ripping through” Belmarsh prison and that he spends 30 minutes a day in a crowded prison yard.
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JOHN PILGER: Freedom From Fear
T.J. Coles interviews the world-renowned journalist and filmmaker, John Pilger, about the coronavirus crisis in the context of propaganda, imperialism, and human rights.
‘Collateral Murder’ and the My Lai Massacre
Comparing the reaction to the evidence of two war crimes reveals how much the United States has changed in the past 50 years, writes Joe Lauria.
COVID-19: ‘Some 70 Nations’ Now Back Call for Global Ceasefire
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said 70 nations now back his call for a global ceasefire to combat Covid-19, including nine countries in conflict.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Assange Won’t Be Released Amid Virus Crisis, Australian Newswire Reports
The British Ministry of Justice has told the Australian Associated Press that Julian Assange is not eligible for early release from prison in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis.
CN Live! Documentary: ‘The Extradition of Julian Assange’
NEW: Watch an expanded documentary by CN Live! Executive Producer Cathy Vogan based on Consortium News‘ reporting from London on the first week of Julian Assange’s extradition hearing.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Doctors Warning on Assange in a Covid-19 Breeding Ground
In a prison cited for failing to curb infections, Doctors4Assange warn that Julian Assange is at high risk of contracting the deadly coronavirus.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Assange Denied Bail, Further Visits, Despite Virus Risk
UPDATED: Despite fears by his lawyers and doctors that Julian Assange is at high risk of being infected in prison, his judge on Wednesday denied him bail, reports Joe Lauria.
COVID-19: The American Mask of Death
Health industry executives themselves are at risk because they’ve put profit before public health, says Joe Lauria.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: The Armoured Glass Box is an Instrument of Torture
Judge Vanessa Baraitser had a hand-written judgement ready even before she heard the defence argument that Assange be allowed to leave his glass cage, as Craig Murray observed.