Day: February 24, 2020

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Live Updates: Week-Long Assange Extradition Hearing Kicks Off at Woolwich Court – Video

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Julian Assange was given shelter in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London from 2012 until April 2019, when he was arrested by British police after Quito revoked his asylum status. He now faces extradition to the United States on multiple spying charges for his involvement in leaking classified US military information. … Read More >Live Updates: Week-Long Assange Extradition Hearing Kicks Off at Woolwich Court – Video

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‘Best weapons on the planet’: Trump confirms $3bn weapons deal with New Delhi during massive rally in India

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Donald Trump has confirmed that a long-anticipated $3 billion deal with New Delhi to acquire US-made military helicopters will be finalized during his trip to India. The US leader also listed other areas of cooperation. … Read More >‘Best weapons on the planet’: Trump confirms $3bn weapons deal with New Delhi during massive rally in India

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‘Oppression, arbitrary detention & torture will happen to journalists if extradition is successful’ – Assange’s father

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If Julian Assange’s transfer to the US isn’t stopped, other journalists and publishers face the imminent risk of being persecuted, detained or even tortured, his father exclaimed as his extradition trial got under way in London. … Read More >‘Oppression, arbitrary detention & torture will happen to journalists if extradition is successful’ – Assange’s father

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‘Every journalist should feel a cold, icy hand running down their spine’: Assange’s extradition case examined in new RT doc

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With Julian Assange’s US extradition hearing getting under way in London, RTD’s new film sheds light on why the WikiLeaks founder’s landmark case may lay the path for future prosecution of journalists. … Read More >‘Every journalist should feel a cold, icy hand running down their spine’: Assange’s extradition case examined in new RT doc

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Police clash with violent pro- and anti-CAA protesters in Delhi hours before Trump set to visit Indian capital

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Delhi police have used tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrators for and against a new citizenship law. Protesters threw stones and set fires, hours before Donald Trump is scheduled to arrive in the capital. … Read More >Police clash with violent pro- and anti-CAA protesters in Delhi hours before Trump set to visit Indian capital

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‘History will be kind to Julian Assange, not to his corrupt accusers and Judges’ – Kim Dotcom on extradition trial

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Tech entrepreneur and activist Kim Dotcom took to Twitter on day one of the extradition hearing of journalist and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, launching a scathing attack on both the US prosecutors and the mainstream media. … Read More >‘History will be kind to Julian Assange, not to his corrupt accusers and Judges’ – Kim Dotcom on extradition trial

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‘We should talk war crimes & killing civilians, not US espionage claims in this court’ – WikiLeaks head Kristinn Hrafnsson

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It is “outrageous” that Julian Assange stands trial in London on “hollow US claims” that haven’t changed in the last ten years, Kristinn Hrafnsson said, promising the defense has some strong arguments to avert the extradition. … Read More >‘We should talk war crimes & killing civilians, not US espionage claims in this court’ – WikiLeaks head Kristinn Hrafnsson