A THREAD:

Quick view of some of the speeches outside the court (from livestreams). Clips will no doubt follow.

#FreeJulianAssangeNow #PardonAssangeNOW
Speech from @JohnWRees:

"I would say 95% of this judge's judgment was to uphold the prosecution's case for extradition.

She refused extradition at the last moment ... because [putting him] under SAMs in the US would be an oppressive act."

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Speech from @CraigMurrayOrg:

"We heard arguments today from the judge that are deeply concerning ...

[He list a number of them.]

But all of that is for tomorrow. Today, we are swept away by our joy that he will shortly be with us."

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Speech from Fidel Narvaez:

"I want to thank all of you ... for supporting Julian Assange - the man, the journalist, the activist, the freedom fighter.

This is a victory of all the people who never gave up!"

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5 Oct 20
A THREAD:

Extradition Hearing #JulianAssange Phase 2:
7 Sept to 1 Oct 2020

DEFENCE WITNESS STATEMENTS
(in the order present in court or read into the record):
DAY 1 (7 Sept 2020)

Witness #1: Mark Feldstein

"The administration has already won a partial victory. Even if the espionage charges against Assange are ultimately dismissed, this politicized prosecution will still produce dividends ..."

Full PDF: tareqhaddad.com/wp-content/upl…
DAY 2 (8 Sept 2020)

Witness #2: Clive Stafford Smith

"WikiLeaks cables have contributed to court findings that US drone strikes are criminal offences & that criminal
proceedings should be initiated against senior US officials ..."

Full PDF: tareqhaddad.com/wp-content/upl…
Read 22 tweets
5 Sep 20
Get your reading glasses out. Here it comes:

A THREAD:

(1) Briefing Paper for Phase 2 of the UK Hearing of the US Request to Extradite #JulianAssange (starts 7 Sept 2020) from @DEAcampaign

dontextraditeassange.com/wp-content/upl…

Note: Phase 1 Briefing Paper here: defend.wikileaks.org/2020/02/23/usa… Image
(2) "Julian Assange's Extradition Case: Previewing A Major Three-Week Hearing" from @kgosztola of @shadowproofcom.

This analysis lists key legal issues and likely defence witnesses for each point.

dissenter.substack.com/p/julian-assan…
(3) The new (2nd) superseding indictment from the US DOJ - issued 24 June 2020 (but not yet before the UK court).

DOJ Statement: justice.gov/opa/pr/wikilea…
DOJ Indictment: justice.gov/opa/press-rele…

DOJ 1st superseding indictment (23 May 2019): justice.gov/opa/pr/wikilea…
Read 12 tweets
3 Sep 20
Short THREAD:
This article addresses the recent (19 Aug 2020) #Facebook policy change:

"An Update to How We Address Movements and Organizations Tied to Violence"
about.fb.com/news/2020/08/a…
On the face of things, most people would agree that it is better not to allow the glorification &/or encouragement of violence.

But where does the real celebration - nay glorification - of violence come from?

[HINT: think Hollywood, online "games", the military ... ] Image
Then there is the issue of why violence is shown at all on our screens.

To CELEBRATE violence - almost as art form?

Or to EXPOSE the violence of states (& those they employ) - done in our names?

Here is a Case Study from another social media platform:

twitter.com/i/events/11635…
Read 4 tweets
25 Aug 20
Please help @CraigMurrayOrg:

"I am EXTREMELY keen for you to follow tomorrow’s procedural hearing where the question of what evidence is permitted will be addressed."

Wed 26 Sep 2020 9:45am BST
Dial (+44)-207 660 8149
Access code 137 161 9904
Rules: scotcourts.gov.uk/coming-to-cour…
See comments on Craig's blog for updates re procedural hearing today, but main point seems to be:

"The Judges rejected the Crown application & basically said all the Defence evidence needs to be considered at the full hearing where they will decide if it is relevant or not."
Well, well, what have we here?

Seems it IS possible to do something about corruption in high places - at least in #Scotland. This might fix one tiny corner but looks like a very big broom is needed for the rest of the mess.

thenational.scot/news/18677006.…
Read 4 tweets
2 Apr 20
A THREAD

There's been a meme around for a long time that goes like this:

"First they came for the journalists. We don't know what happened after that."
Of course, it was obvious to all those who looked with open eyes that #JulianAssange was the canary in the #FreePress coal mine.

Or was, perhaps, Alexander Pope's butterfly - broken on a (Catherine) wheel. [From Pope's "Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot"]
Some journalists argued that Julian #Assange was "not a journalist" - maybe that made them feel safer.

Most just looked away - maybe after a carefully crafted sentence at a state-sponsored, glittery #FreePress event (where news platforms like #RT were shut out in the cold).
Read 10 tweets

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