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USA + UK vs. Assange: 4th Jan 2021 - Extradition Verdict
BREAKING ! : Judge DENIES the extradition of Julian Assange !
The US is appealing the decision.
☞ Full judgement available here
S01E03 - The Empire Has No Clothes
The show trial that has been Julian Assange's extradition hearing has so far unfolded in two acts:
- Act One - The Set Up (Woolwhich Crown Court, London - Febuary 24-28th 2020),
- Act Two - The Confrontation (The Old Bailey, London - September 7th October-1st 2020).
Now, Act Three - The Resolution…in which History is written. Jan 4th 2021 : as the UK breaks away from Europe, will it brazenly spurn its Convention on Human Rights by ruling in favour of extraditing Assange to the US, where he faces up to 175 years in a supermax prison for revealing war crimes? Will the UK be complicit in the jailing of a publisher revealing public interest information, and hence set a precedent for anybody needing to hold power to account?
The judgement is scheduled to be pronounced on Monday Jan 4th. 2021 at 10am GMT at London's Old Bailey courthouse.
Global action vs. extradition
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Documenting the extradition verdict
Background info
- USA + UK vs. Assange: UK Extradition Hearing S01E01 (24-28 Feb 2020), a page dedicated to documenting the first part of the extradition hearing + more links to essential background.
- USA + UK vs. Assange: UK Extradition Hearing S01E02 (7th Sept - 1 Oct 2020), a page dedicated to the second part of the extradition hearing. Includes court documents, witness statements and links to daily press coverage.
Julian Assange's extradition case
Essential reading and viewing
Suggestions by twitter users: a mega-thread with links to background articles and videos about the #AssangeCase.
Press coverage ahead of the verdict
Read:
- Let's Be Absolutely Clear What's At Stake In The Assange Case Caitlin Johnstone (Jan. 2 2021)
- ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Legal Teams Likely Informed Already of Judge’s Decision Consortium News (Jan. 2 2021)
- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to learn extradition fate on Monday Evening Standard (Jan. 2 2021)
- UK Judge To Give Decision On Assange Extradition On Monday ZeroHedge (Jan. 1 2021)
- I Am Guilty of Violating the Espionage Act NY Times (Dec. 21 2021)
- Biden’s Choice on Julian Assange and the First Amendment The Intercept (Dec. 1 2021)
- The Unprecedented and Illegal Campaign to Eliminate Julian Assange The Intercept (Oct. 6 2020)
Watch:
- Free Assange Vigil Live in DC Action4Assange (Jan. 3 2021)
Where ?
The extradition verdict will be delivered at The Old Bailey, the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales (commonly called the Old Bailey, after the street on which it stands), in Central London.
Access
City Thameslink, Farringdon, St Paul's. Stay tuned for information about mutualized/organized trips to the hearing…
Actors
Magistrate : Vanessa Baraitser (doing the front job for her boss Emma Arbuthnot)
Defence team: Solicitor Gareth Peirce (Birnberg, Peirce & Partners); Barrister Edward Fitzgerald QC, Doughty Street Chambers, Barrister Mark Summers QC, Matrix Chambers
(Source : Press Briefing)
Accusation team: James Lewis QC, …
Read/write more about the actors.
Coverage of the verdict - Monday 4th January 2021
Threadreader:
Assange Defense Kevin Gosztola Rebecca Vincent Mohamed Elmaazi James Doleman Richard Medhurst Stefania Maurizi Bill Goodwin Stefan Simanowitz Mary Kostakidis
Read:
- District Court Ruling Courage Foundation
- Assange Extradition Hearing Ruling Assange Court Report
- Julian Assange: Imminent Freedom Craig Murray
- The Assange Verdict: What Happens Now Craig Murray
- In Assange Case, British Judge Rejects US Government’s Extradition Request Kevin Gosztola, Shadowproof
- US Incarceration System Deemed Too Cruel For Julian Assange Kevin Gosztola, Shadowproof
- Judge Rules Against Extraditing Julian Assange to the US, Purely Based On His Risk of Suicide Mohamed Elmaazi, Sputnik News
- JUDGE BLOCKS ASSANGE EXTRADITION, PENDING US APPEAL Consortium News
- WikiLeaks revelations ‘shed light of truth’ on war on terror, court hears Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
- Will Assange be able to appeal to the European Court of human Rights to fight his extradition to the Us? Stefania Mauritzi, Il Fatto
- IFJ welcomes decision not to extradite Julian Assange Interantional Federation of Journalists (INJ)
- NUJ welcomes Assange's extradition victory National Union of Journalists (NUJ)
- IPI welcomes UK court decision not to extradite WikiLeaks’s Julian Assange International Press Institute (IPI)
- CPJ welcomes UK decision not to extradite Julian Assange, urges DOJ to drop charges Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
- ECPMF welcomes UK court decision not to extradite Assange to USA European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
- Assange extradition decision a huge relief; US must now end prosecution Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (Oz)
Watch:
Live Outside the Court
- Julian Assange Hearing - Outside the Old Bailey Subject Access (5 hours)
- Live from Court #AssangeCase DEA Campaign (3 hours)
- Rebecca Vincent from RSF on Assange Case DEA Campaign
- Fidel Narvaez statement on Assange Case DEA Campaign
- Assange Verdict: Statements from WikiLeaks, Assange's Partner, Reporters Without Borders & more Taylor Hudak, AcTVism Munich
- Gordon Dimmack reacts to the verdict Gordon Dimmack (twitter)
- Scenes outside the old Bailey #Assange Gordon Dimmack (twitter)
- JUBILANT scenes outside the #OLDBAILEY! Gordon Dimmack (twitter)
Media Coverage
- Julian Assange Extradition Decision: Shadowproof's Kevin Gosztola Reports Kevin Gosztola, Shadowproof
- Kevin Gosztola Talks With John Kiriakou About The Assange Extradition Decision Kevin Gosztola, Shadowproof
- Craig Murray on the Assange Verdict Randy Credico
- NEW ASSANGE-UPDATE: No Extradition but Judge sides with U.S. government Taylor Hudak, AcTVism Munich
- UK court rejects Julian Assange's extradition to the US ABC NEWS Australia
- UK Denies Assange Extradition to US! Jimmy Dore
Livestreams
Replay: CN LIVE! ‘Judgement Day’- Consortium News
Replay: Analysis of the #AssangeCase judgement - Don't Extradite Assange (DEA) Campaign
Replay: Julian Assange Extradition Hearing Decision: What Next? - The Canary
Replay: #AssangeCase Online Press Conference - Assange Defense
Reporting from the Old Bailey
See the Guide To Journalists And Organizations Covering Assange Trial compiled by Kevin Gosztola (Shadowproof, The Dissenter).
Courage Foundation
Twitter Nitter Daily coverage of Julian Assange’s extradition hearing in London
Assange Defense
Twitter Nitter Live blog
DEA Campaign
Twitter Nitter Official website
Rebecca Vincent / Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
Twitter Nitter RSF
Craig Murray
Twitter Nitter Blog
Mohamed Elmaazi
Twitter Nitter Sputnik News
Kevin Gosztola / Shadowproof
Twitter Nitter Shadowproof The Dissenter Youtube
Consortium News
Twitter Nitter Website Youtube
Taylor Hudak / acTVism Munich
Twitter Nitter acTVism Munich Youtube
Juan Passarelli
Twitter Nitter IMDb The War on Journalism (documentary)
EF Press
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Mary Lostakidis
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James Doleman
Twitter Nitter Personal website Assange Court Report
Richard Medhurst
Twitter Nitter Youtube
Stefania Maurizi
Twitter Nitter Personal website
Bill Goodwin / Computer Weekly
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Court News UK
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Action4Assange
Twitter Nitter Action4Assange Youtube
Tareq Haddad
Twitter Nitter Personal website
Stefan Simanovitz
Twitter Nitter Personal website