Month: October 2020
Assange’s Extradition Hearings End With Warnings That ‘Journalism is on Trial’ From WikiLeaks Chief
The substantive hearings in the extradition case of Julian Assange came to a close one day early after nearly four full weeks of intense witness testimony and cross-examination. Closing submissions will be made by the parties in late October and mid-November and the judge’s decision will be delivered in January 2021. …
Navalny accuses Putin, but does poisoning make sense? (Full show)
Kremlin critic and opposition figure Alexei Navalny, recovered from his apparent poisoning, has given his first public interview since his coma. He blames the Russian government and President Putin for the crime, despite the dearth of real evidence. The Kremlin has flatly denied all allegations. Russian FM Sergei Lavrov slammed western “arrogance,” …