Watch the replay: WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange was denied bail on Wednesday and sent back to Belmarsh prison on remand pending U.S. appeals, two days after his extradition to the U,S, was blocked on health grounds.
Craig Murray expects Assange to be freed on bail and argues the weakness of a U.S. appeal.
We must not downplay the price being demanded of us for this victory, writes Jonathan Cook.
The judgement is concerning, but we are nonetheless delighted, writes Craig Murray, who aside from court officials was the only person in the public gallery on Monday.
Watch the replay of CN Live! webcast after Judge Vanessa Baraitser “discharged” Assange and blocked his extradition on humanitarian grounds, while agreeing with the U.S. on nearly every point, criminalizing journalism.
Caitlin Johnstone says the judge supported virtually every U.S. prosecutorial argument, no matter how absurd and Orwellian.
Information that is freed becomes more than just facts, writes Nozomi Hayase. It becomes a story trembling with urgency for people to remember their inherent obligations to one another.
Sept.’s extradition hearing heard testimony of US spying on Julian Assange at the Ecuador Embassy, normally grounds to toss the case. The judge will have to consider the U.S. misconduct. Here’s our report from that dramatic day of testimony.
Imperial narrative managers have been toiling for years to frame this persecution as something other than what it is, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
What would happen if Magistrate Vanessa Baraitser renders a split decision on the Julian Assange extradition case on Monday?, asks Alexander Mercouris.