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
Tag: High Court of England and Wales
US Issues Assurances on Assange
UPDATED WITH TEXT OF DIPLOMATIC NOTE: The U.S. Tuesday filed assurances on the death penalty and the 1st Amendment, the latter of which Stella Assange called a “non-assurance.”
How Britain Would Be Obliged to Free Julian Assange While Biden ‘Considers’ Ending the Case
UPDATED: The High Court ruled the U.S. must assure free speech and no death penalty for Julian Assange or the court might have to free the publisher who marked five years in prison today, reports Joe Lauria.
Assange’s Fate Awaits US ‘Assurances’
The High Court on Tuesday rejected six Assange grounds for a new appeal, agreeing he had only three legitimate arguments but that the U.S. could nullify them with new “assurances,” reports Joe Lauria.
WATCH: CN Live! — ‘The Assange Defence’
An Australian senator and an MP discuss a letter to the U.K. home secretary requesting “an urgent, thorough and independent assessment” of Julian Assange’s health risks, should he be sent to the U.S.
WATCH: Assange’s Most Critical Moment
Brian Becker interviews CN Editor Joe Lauria about the latest developments in the Julian Assange case.
Jonathan Swift’s Lilliputian Reasoning
The High Court justice gave short shrift to serious grounds of appeal to stop the extradition of imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange, reports Tareq Haddad.
High Court Denies Assange Right to Appeal Putting Him Perilously Close to Extradition
The High Court of England and Wales in a three-page decision rejected all eight grounds for appeal, opening Julian Assange up to extradition to the U.S.
The Espionage Act & the 4th Year of Assange’s Arrest
If Julian Assange is extradited he will face prosecution under a severe espionage law with roots in the British Official Secrets Act that is part of a history of repression of press freedom, reports Joe Lauria.
The Unreluctant Vassal
Unlike Germany and France, for instance, which at times reluctantly follow Washington’s orders, Britain is an eager co-participant in U.S. adventurism, says Joe Lauria.