After reading an eye-opening article yesterday by @Emptywheel, I’m finally beginning to understand the CFAA conspiracy charge against Julian Assange and I think it’s important that you do, too. It’s important so that we realize just how serious the indictment is, exactly what it entails, and that it’s not justContinue Reading
September 30, 2020 Pre-Hearing Day 17 from journalist @jlpassarelli: “Day 17 of the #AssangeHearing, with three days left, open justice has not been done in these proceedings. The Judge blocked 40 political and NGO observers (including @amensty & @RSF_inter) from monitoring the most important #FreeSpeech trial of the century.” AndContinue Reading
Please note that I haven’t confirmed these court documents from Assange’s case against David Morales/UC Global are legitimate.Continue Reading
September 29, 2020 Pre-Hearing Nothing unusual to report except that human rights groups and NGOs are still being denied entry to the hearing. The latest from @jlpassarelli, “Day 16 of the #AssangeCase proceedings. By this stage it is very likely that the 40 political observers that the judge arbitrarily bannedContinue Reading
September 28, 2020 Pre-Hearing Nothing unusual to report except that human rights groups and NGOs are still being denied entry to the hearing. From @jlpassarelli, “September 28th, day 15 of the #AssangeCase extradition proceedings. 40 political and #FreeSpeech advocate observers including @RSF_inter and @amnesty are still banned from observing theContinue Reading
September 25, 2020 Pre-Hearing Okay, so remember Juan’s tweet yesterday about how Assange’s attorney had to put his ear up to the glass box that the court is holding Assange in like a terrorist in order to hear his own client, and I was all “this is peak insanity but…howContinue Reading
September 24, 2020 Pre-Hearing Nothing unusual to report before the hearing today but I will throw this into the mix early on: 5 minute break. The camera pans to Julian who seems to be instructing Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald has to put his ear to the glass in order to hear #Assange.Continue Reading
September 23, 2020 Pre-Hearing Nothing unusual to report before the hearing today. Just my daily reminder that Belmarsh prison puts Assange through a five-hour ordeal every day just to take him to court which includes being handcuffed, strip-searched, and a three-hour round-trip transport. I’m wondering how many journalists and publishersContinue Reading
Pre-Hearing I noticed that journalist Juan Passarelli created his own daily reminder for his followers so I’m going to start adding it to mine because it’s an important message about the court’s determination to keep this hearing under wraps and sometimes they’re pretty funny: “Day 11 at #AssangeCase hearing. 40Continue Reading
September 21, 2020 Pre-Hearing No pre-hearing news today just my daily reminder: The media is still being shafted by the court in covering Assange’s hearing and every day Belmarsh prison puts Assange through a five-hour ordeal just to take him to court which includes being handcuffed, strip-searched, and a three-hourContinue Reading