Tomorrow at 10:30 the UK High Court will hold a preliminary hearing in the US government’s appeal against the court decision opposing @wikileaks publisher Julian Assange’s extradition to the US.
A reading list of @RSF_inter materials for those interested (thread).
#FreeAssange
A reading list of @RSF_inter materials for those interested (thread).
#FreeAssange
Please note that we are the only NGO that has monitored the full extradition proceedings, despite severe restrictions imposed by the court. Our analysis is based on in-person observations of each stage of these proceedings. 2/
.@RSF_inter’s observations and analysis of the first week of proceedings at Woolwich Crown Court in February 2020 when legal arguments were heard, underscoring the US’ lack of evidence for the charges against Assange: rsf.org/en/news/uk-leg… 3/
A snapshot from one of the monthly administrative hearings held in Assange’s case in April 2020, highlighting barriers to observation of even such perfunctory hearings, as well as Assange’s risk of exposure to Covid 19 in Belmarsh prison: rsf.org/en/news/uk-leg… 4/
.@RSF_inter’s reaction to the US government’s new superseding indictment against Assange, filed at a very late stage just weeks before the evidentiary portion of the extradition proceedings started. rsf.org/en/news/rsf-re… 5/
An open letter signed by @RSF_inter + 40 rights groups calling on the UK to release Julian Assange: rsf.org/en/news/forty-… 6/
A spambot attack on @RSF_inter’s #FreeAssange petition after Downing Street refused to accept delivery of the petition: rsf.org/en/news/rsfs-f… 7/
.@RSF_inter’s observations and analysis of the full four-week evidentiary portion of the hearing at the Old Bailey, where we documented extensive barriers to open justice: rsf.org/en/news/usuk-j… 8/
Yet another call for Julian Assange’s release as Covid 19 infections sharply rose in Belmarsh Prison: rsf.org/en/news/uk-rsf… 9/
.@RSF_inter’s reaction to the 4th January court decision, which opposed extradition on mental health grounds, but left the door open for future prosecutions of journalists and publishers on similar grounds: rsf.org/en/reports/uk-… 10/
.@RSF_inter’s reaction to the “unnecessarily cruel” 6th January decision to deny Julian Assange bail and keep him detained despite the extradition decision in his favour: rsf.org/en/news/rsf-co… 11/
And finally, the announcement that the High Court granted limited permission to the US government to pursue its appeal: rsf.org/en/news/uk-hig… 11/
These are just highlights! There’s more on our website, as well as videos on our YouTube channel, and live-tweet threads from past proceedings on my account and @RSF_inter for those who are very interested. More tomorrow! /END
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