1/ What I find so markedly different about so-called Russian propaganda in comparison to the West is that when Russia makes a big claim, say like Pentagon-funded biolabs in Ukraine, they provide evidence... 2/ Now, I'm yet to fully go through the documents (over 23mb large) and haven't authenticated their veracity, but any journalist that omits the existence of these files without at least trying to verify them is not doing their job. disk.yandex.ru/d/62hsNB8kC7MX…

1/ Breaking in #Assange case: The British High Court will hand down a ruling as to whether the WikiLeaks publisher can appeal his US extradition case to the Supreme Court at 10.45am on Monday, 24 January. 2/ The ruling will determine whether the High Court "certifies" that the grounds raised by Assange's defence have sufficient legal merit and public importance. If the application is certified, the Supreme Court appeal can proceed.

(1/) New article from @JoanCantarero of Público in Spain reports that the country's Audencia Nacional (National High Court) is investigating 5 separate criminal complaints with respect to spying on Julian Assange in the Ecuadorean embassy in London:
publico.es/internacional/… (2/) The first complaint is on behalf of Assange himself. Another, according to Cantarero, is a complaint filed by German journalists, WL staff and Assange's lawyers. A third complaint is from @SMaurizi. The fourth is from former Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa.

As many will be aware, the defence for Julian Assange delivered their closing submissions to the court a week on Friday. It goes without saying that – in the interests of truth, justice and transparency – this document should be available to all: tareqhaddad.com/wp-content/upl… Like Mr Ellsberg eloquently stated in his witness testimony, Julian believes "in open government and democracy," and that it is his political belief in transparency, antagonising a US government that has increasingly become more secretive, that has spurred this prosecution.

Update from #Assange hearings: after District Judge Vanessa Baraitser asked Assange’s lawyers to check on him as her seemed tired. He then stood up to address the court: “I’m as much a participant in these proceedings as I am a spectator in Wimbledon. “I’m having enough difficulty concentrating as it is. I can’t speak to my lawyers with any confidentiality. There is no point in participating in these proceedings if I can’t communicate with my lawyers without any privacy.

(1/10) Summary from #Assange hearing at Westminster Magistrates Court this morning: As was the case in previous hearings, main issue discussed was the amount of time lawyers had access to their client. (2/10) His lawyer Gareth Peirce raised concerns about this lack of access and told District Judge Vanessa Baraitser she has only had 2 hours with Assange since the last hearing.

Yesterday I resigned from Newsweek after my attempts to publish newsworthy revelations about the leaked OPCW letter were refused for no valid reason. I have collected evidence of how they suppressed the story in addition to evidence from another case where info inconvenient to US govt was removed, though it was factually correct.