The Australian government has been relatively quiet on the U.S. assurances on Julian Assange. CN Live! speaks to an Australian senator, lawyer and former diplomat for their views.
Assange Assurances: An Australian Response
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The Assange ‘Death Plots’
Now that the WikiLeaks publisher faces imminent extradition to the United States, another death risk arises, Kellie Tranter reports.
WATCH: CN Live! — Saving Assange, Saving US Face
Will Julian Assange be released in two months, as an Australian Broadcasting Corporation senior correspondent has predicted? CN Live! asks Greg Barns SC, an Assange campaign counsel for 11 years, and former Australian Senator Christine Milne at noon EST Monday.
WATCH: CN Live! — ‘Has Hope Run Out for Assange?’
After the U.K. Supreme Court rejected his petition to appeal, hope seems to be running out for Julian Assange. We discuss the court’s ruling and the way forward. Watch the replay.
WATCH: CN Live! Special: Politicians Around the World Urge UK to Free Assange
Lula, Rousseff, Morales, Zapatero, Corbyn, Correa, Paul, Galloway, Gravel, Varoufakis are among politicians calling for Assange’s immediate release. Lawyers for Assange members discuss the latest development on this CN Live! special.
WATCH: A CN Live! Exclusive: Whistleblowing, Journalism and Democracy; Prominent Australians on Julian Assange
‘No One is Above the Law’ (Except the U.S.A.)
Julian Assange’s Australian lawyer and a European human rights attorney argue that the conduct of the U.S. regarding the WikiLeaks publisher blatantly disregards numerous laws.
Dear Social Media Judges: Don’t Forget the Fundamentals of a Fair Trial
Julian Assange’s Australian lawyer and his EU advisor say the publisher should not be tried in social media and must be given a fair hearing in court.