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‘Heading to a dark place’: Brits slam police commissioner’s call for power to enter homes to enforce Covid-19 lockdown

Posted on January 7, 2021January 7, 2021By Editor

Twitter has erupted in fury after West Midlands Police Commissioner David Jamieson suggested that the government should give police officers the right to force entry into homes of those suspected of violating lockdown rules. … Read More >‘Heading to a dark place’: Brits slam police commissioner’s call for power to enter homes to enforce Covid-19 lockdown

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Judge’s denial of Assange bail ‘unfair & illogical,’ no reason to keep him behind bars – WikiLeaks editor-in-chief

Posted on January 6, 2021By Editor

It makes absolutely “no sense” to keep Julian Assange locked up any longer, WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson said shortly after a judge in London rejected his latest bail request. … Read More >Judge’s denial of Assange bail ‘unfair & illogical,’ no reason to keep him behind bars – WikiLeaks editor-in-chief

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Parts of the UK could be overwhelmed by Covid-19 ‘in two or three weeks,’ Liverpool mayor warns

Posted on January 6, 2021January 6, 2021By Editor

Liverpool City Mayor Steve Rotheram has warned that parts of the UK could be overwhelmed by Covid-19 cases in “two or three weeks’ time,” as infections continue to spike at a “genuinely worrying” rate. … Read More >Parts of the UK could be overwhelmed by Covid-19 ‘in two or three weeks,’ Liverpool mayor warns

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‘Journalists should be worried’: UK court’s ruling was victory for Assange but not for journalism, former Ecuadorian consul warns

Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021By Editor

The UK court has spared WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from extradition to the US, but Monday’s ruling came as a grim verdict for free speech, Fidel Narvaez, a former Consul at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, told RT. … Read More >‘Journalists should be worried’: UK court’s ruling was victory for Assange but not for journalism, former Ecuadorian consul warns

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The system won and spit him out: UN torture rapporteur blasts UK’s near-total embracement of US case for extraditing Assange

Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021By Editor

A UK court’s refusal to extradite Julian Assange to the US on medical grounds is a blow to journalism since the judge has sided with the US in its justification for prosecuting him, UN rapporteur Nils Melzer told RT. … Read More >The system won and spit him out: UN torture rapporteur blasts UK’s near-total embracement of US case for extraditing Assange

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‘It’s shocking’: China Daily chief calls out NYT, WaPo, & Australian PM for refusal to defend Julian Assange

Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021By Editor

China Daily EU bureau chief Chen Weihua publicly shamed the New York Times, Washington Post, and Australian PM Scott Morrison for their lack of support for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as he faced extradition to the US. … Read More >‘It’s shocking’: China Daily chief calls out NYT, WaPo, & Australian PM for refusal to defend Julian Assange

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London police hassle old woman for feeding birds, tell her to ‘DISPERSE’ because of Covid-19 restrictions

Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021By Editor

Feed the birds, tuppence a bag? Not in the new UK coronavirus lockdown. A video circulating on social media shows an elderly woman, who was feeding bread to pigeons, being told by London police to ‘disperse.’ … Read More >London police hassle old woman for feeding birds, tell her to ‘DISPERSE’ because of Covid-19 restrictions

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UK PM Johnson Announces Third National Lockdown as New Strain Runs Riot

Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021By Editor

More than 50,000 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the UK on Sunday, despite almost the entire country being under the two most-severe levels of restrictions and almost a million people already immunised against the virus. … Read More >UK PM Johnson Announces Third National Lockdown as New Strain Runs Riot

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‘Brutal’ US incarceration system key factor in judge denying extradition of Assange

Posted on January 4, 2021January 4, 2021By Editor

The conditions faced by prisoners in the United States’ incarceration system was the key factor in a judge’s decision not to extradite Julian Assange to face espionage charges. … Read More >‘Brutal’ US incarceration system key factor in judge denying extradition of Assange

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Boris Johnson says he’s ‘reconciled’ to a TOUGHER lockdown – and thinks Brits are ‘reconciled’ TOO

Posted on January 4, 2021January 4, 2021By Editor

Though Prime Minister Boris Johnson insists that schools across the UK are safe to reopen, he said he’s “reconciled” to the fact that he’ll have to implement a “tougher” lockdown in many parts of the country. … Read More >Boris Johnson says he’s ‘reconciled’ to a TOUGHER lockdown – and thinks Brits are ‘reconciled’ TOO