The late 19th Century trial of the wrongly accused French military officer gives hope to the WikiLeaks editor about the fate of Julian Assange.
CN Live! Special Report: In Dreyfus Affair Hrafnsson Sees Hope For Assange
Category: Legal
CN Live! Special Report: Hrafnsson Tells CN Media is Essential to Assange’s Defense
WikiLeaks Editor-in-Chief Kristinn Hrafnsson spoke with CN Live! in an interview after his appearance at Australia’s National Press Club.
Trump Flouts Global Trade Rules with China, Embraces Them with EU
Charles Hankla says the U.S. president’s simultaneous moves — one outside international law, the other inside it — show that his approach to trade is not so much anti-establishment as it is opportunistic.
Appeal to Archbishop of Canterbury to Support Release of Julian Assange
A letter signed by 61 intellectuals from 16 countries was delivered to Lambeth Palace calling on Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, to use his moral influence to end the unjustified imprisonment of Julian Assange.
‘Psychologically Tortured’ Assange Victim of British ‘Rogue State’, London Conference Hears
Three months before his extradition hearing, imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange was defended as a pioneering journalist punished for exposing crimes of the state.
JOHN PILGER: Visiting Britain’s Political Prisoner
“I think I’m going out of my mind,” Julian Assange told John Pilger at Belmarsh Prison. “No you’re not,” Pilger responded. “Look how you frighten them, how powerful you are.”
With Assange Safely Locked up, Sweden Drops ‘Investigation’
He is caged, and public support for him has been deliberately demolished. The Swedish legal parody did its job, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Israel & the Problem of Localized Ethics
Meir Shamgar has been eulogized as an ethical hero. But Lawrence Davidson says he threatened civilized legal standards both at home and in the international arena.
A Judge’s ‘Doubtful Proposition’ on Nuclear Weapons
Brian Terrell reflects on the trial of the Kings Bay Plowshares 7.
Arbuthnot Out as Assange’s Judge, Says WikiLeaks Lawyer Jen Robinson
UPDATED: WikiLeaks lawyer Jen Robinson said Lady Emma Arbuthnot, the judge presiding over Julian Assange’s extradition proceedings who is embroiled in a conflict of interest, will no longer be sitting on the case.