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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:

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

Join a #FreeAssange action near you or online, on and around the day of the verdict! Check updates and list your own actions (sign up required) using the calendar below:

Documenting the extradition verdict

Background info

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

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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, …

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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

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Live Outside the Court

Media Coverage


Livestreams


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Replay: CN LIVE! ‘Judgement Day’- Consortium News


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Replay: Analysis of the #AssangeCase judgement - Don't Extradite Assange (DEA) Campaign


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Replay: Julian Assange Extradition Hearing Decision: What Next? - The Canary


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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
Twitter Nitter Youtube


Mary Lostakidis
Twitter Nitter


James Doleman
Twitter Nitter Personal website Assange Court Report


Richard Medhurst
Twitter Nitter Youtube


Stefania Maurizi
Twitter Nitter Personal website


Bill Goodwin / Computer Weekly
Twitter Nitter Computer Weekly


Court News UK
Twitter Nitter Court News UK


Action4Assange
Twitter Nitter Action4Assange Youtube


Tareq Haddad
Twitter Nitter Personal website


Stefan Simanovitz
Twitter Nitter Personal website