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WikiLeaks demands answers as Twitter account LOCKED ahead of Assange extradition hearing

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WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson is seeking answers after the publisher’s official account was mysteriously locked, ahead of an extradition hearing for founder Julian Assange, who faces life in a US jail (or worse). … Read More >WikiLeaks demands answers as Twitter account LOCKED ahead of Assange extradition hearing

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‘They forgot about the clock expert?’ Excuses for spiraling Big Ben costs provokes bemusement and anger online

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The cost of repairing Big Ben, Westminster’s world famous Elizabeth Tower, has increased by £18.6m ($24.2) due to ‘unforeseen’ issues including WWII bomb damage and the need for a clock expert, triggering Twitter. … Read More >‘They forgot about the clock expert?’ Excuses for spiraling Big Ben costs provokes bemusement and anger online

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Simonyan Notes UK Citizens Had to Watch Johnson’s Live Brexit Day Speech on RT, Not on BBC

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RT and Sputnik Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan said on Monday that UK residents had to watch Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit Day televised address on Russia’s RT channel and not on the BBC, which refused to broadcast the address live. … Read More >Simonyan Notes UK Citizens Had to Watch Johnson’s Live Brexit Day Speech on RT, Not on BBC

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Justice for Assange: Belmarsh Prisoners Remind Us of Our Duty of Civil Disobedience

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On January 24, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is detained in London’s Belmarsh prison solely for the purposes of the US extradition request, was moved out of solitary confinement. He is now placed into a different wing of the prison, where he can interact with other inmates. … Read More >Justice for Assange: Belmarsh Prisoners Remind Us of Our Duty of Civil Disobedience

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‘Major defeat for the US’: Backlash at home & abroad for BoJo’s govt after allowing Huawei a role in 5G network rollout

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The UK government’s decision to allow Chinese telecoms giant Huawei to continue working on Britain’s 5G networks – with ‘restricted’ access – has provoked anger from high profile figures in both the UK and the US. … Read More >‘Major defeat for the US’: Backlash at home & abroad for BoJo’s govt after allowing Huawei a role in 5G network rollout

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‘No One is Above the Law’: Lawyer for Epstein’s ‘Sex Slave’ Warns an Uncooperative Prince Andrew

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Prince Andrew had been friends with Jeffrey Epstein, but claims to have cut ties with the convicted paedophile after learning about his crimes. What many considered an unsatisfying interview about their connection ultimately lead to Prince Andrew being compelled to give up his royal duties. … Read More >‘No One is Above the Law’: Lawyer for Epstein’s ‘Sex Slave’ Warns an Uncooperative Prince Andrew

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‘So much for special relationship’: UK foreign sec roasted online after US rejects extradition request for American agent’s wife

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British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has been ridiculed on social media for a weak response to Washington rejecting the extradition request for Anne Sacoolas, a US agent’s spouse charged with teenager Harry Dunn’s death. … Read More >‘So much for special relationship’: UK foreign sec roasted online after US rejects extradition request for American agent’s wife

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‘We simply can’t get in’: Assange lawyer complains about lack of access to WikiLeaks founder

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A lawyer representing Julian Assange has told a London court that the WikiLeaks founder’s legal team is being restricted from meeting him and it is hampering preparation for his trial on extradition to the United States. … Read More >‘We simply can’t get in’: Assange lawyer complains about lack of access to WikiLeaks founder

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Demonstrators Call For Juan Guaidó To Be “Put On Trial”, Not Legitimised by UK Government

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Over two dozen people gathered across from the UK Prime Minister’s residence to denounce a visit by Venezuelan opposition figure Juan Guaidó. The protest was arranged at the last minute by the Hands Off Venezuela (HOV) campaign following the announcement that Guaidó would be speaking to members of the Venezuelan diaspora in Bethnal Green later on 21 January. … Read More >Demonstrators Call For Juan Guaidó To Be “Put On Trial”, Not Legitimised by UK Government