The British home secretary is under pressure as she’s about to decide whether to extradite WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange.
Pressure Mounts on Patel Over Assange Decision
Category: Legal
WATCH: CN Live! — The Latest in Assange Case
Consortium News is in London as the home secretary decides whether to extradite Julian Assange. Watch Stella Assange’s address at the Home Office plus a CN Live! interview with Kristinn Hrafnsson.
Rights Groups Call for Full Probe After Israeli Forces Kill Journalist
Rights advocates are demanding accountability and justice for Shireen Abu Akle, the well-known Al Jazeera correspondent killed Wednesday while covering an IDF raid.
Chris Hedges: Jesus, Endless War & US Fascism
The Democratic Party is hoping to thwart an election rout by running against the expected Supreme Court decision on abortion. This is all that is left of its political capital.
Craig Murray: Donziger — a Tale for Our Times
This case shows how we are all, in a sense, the prisoners of corporations which dictate the terms on which we live, work and share knowledge.
PayPal Cancels CN Account; May Seize Balance
The online payment system gave no warning or reason why Consortium News‘ account has been “permanently limited.” PayPal indicated that only if “applicable” will the balance be returned.
Biden Admin Reaches New Low Prosecuting Corporate Crime
The consumer advocacy group Public Citizen finds the Biden administration continuing a decline in corporate prosecutions that sped up under Trump.
Donziger Free After ‘Completely Unjust’ Detention
After expressing relief and thanking his supporters, the human rights attorney emphasized that Chevron still intends to pursue a civil case against him.
WATCH: Europe and Press Freedom, with Roger Waters
Brussels Free University presents a discussion on Europe, justice and press freedom: the Julian Assange case, at 1:30 pm EDT today. Live!
US Trashes ICC, But Wants It to Charge Russians
Marjorie Cohn delves into the U.S. double standard in using an international court to prosecute war crimes.