While welcoming the news, the head of Defense for Children International-Palestine said that “each day that passes without an end to Israel’s genocidal campaign results in catastrophe for Palestinian children in Gaza.”
Among nations participating in the ICJ proceedings on Israel’s occupation, only the U.S. and Fiji are urging the court not to issue an opinion that declares the nearly six-decade occupation of Palestinian territory illegal.
The prosecution lawyers in the High Court seeking to ensure Julian’s extradition to the U.S. rely almost exclusively on the judicial opinions of Gordon Kromberg, a highly controversial U.S. attorney.
Chris Hedges and Alexander Mercouris joined CN Live! from London to discuss Julian Assange’s two-day hearing at the High Court.
A delusory tale that turns journalism into a unique evil because it exposes secret U.S. crimes was heard in a London courtroom on Wednesday with Julian Assange’s fate yet to be determined, reports Joe Lauria.
Susan Sarandon joined Margaret Kimberley, Margaret Ratner Kunstler, Katie Halper and other speakers at the British Consulate in New York on Wednesday in support of Julian Assange.
The WikiLeaks publisher’s legal trial has been a travesty and charade marked by undisguised institutional hostility. Now we are in the last-chance-saloon at the Royal Courts of Justice.
Lawyers for the WikiLeaks publisher — in a final bid on Tuesday to stop his extradition — fought valiantly to poke holes in the case of the prosecution to obtain an appeal.
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.
Chris Hedges interviewed Stella Assange, Jen Robinson and Kristinn Hrafnsson Monday about the hearing this week in Julian Assange’s extradition case.