Hundreds of human rights organizations urge Biden to release Alex Saab
The Venezuelan diplomat has been illegally detained since 2020, a victim of the US hybrid war against Venezuela
UK Home Secretary authorizes extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
Assange’s legal team will now have 14 days to appeal against the decision in the High Court. The move has been widely condemned as a“dark day for press freedom”
Over 1,000 Palestinians face illegal expulsions in the Occupied West Bank and other stories
Today we look at Israel’s attempts to displace Palestinians from Masafer Yatta, the approval of the US extradition of former Honduran President Hernandez, and more
Outsourced Facebook content moderators face trauma, exploitation and other stories
Today we look at the exploitation faced by outsourced Facebook workers in Kenya, the worsening crisis in Yemen amid a UN aid shortfall, and more
Extradition of Alex Saab: US takes effort to starve Venezuelans to new lows
Venezuelan official Alex Saab was arrested over a year ago in Cape Verde and in March 2021 the country’s Supreme Court approved his extradition to the United States
Assange is a champion of the cause of freedom, says Brazil’s Lula in letter
The ex-president’s letter published on Monday September 21 in The Guardian warned about the risks of Assange’s extradition to the US
Colombian President Ivan Duque to be investigated over corruption and electoral fraud
Former congresswoman Aída Merlano revealed that Duque had knowledge that people bought votes to secure him the presidency in 2018
Ahead of Assange’s extradition hearing, Wikileaks’ Twitter account gets locked for several hours
Assange has been detained at the high-security Belmarsh prison in accordance with the ruling by a local judge in London, while he awaits the conclusion of his extradition trial
Westminster court denies Assange’s request to postpone extradition proceedings
Assange’s lawyers sought a delay in proceedings on a US extradition request, citing new developments in the case. The judge, however, refused and said the hearing would begin on February 25, 2020
Julian Assange’s asylum under greater threat as Ecuadorian court rejects his plea to revoke new restrictions
New restrictions have been imposed on Assange who is living under asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, barring visitors and phone calls
- Israeli tourists attack vigil in Cusco in support of Palestine
- During Red April, Brazil’s MST restates the importance of agrarian reform
- German authorities’ crackdown on Palestine Conference sparks widespread outrage
- As elections approach, India’s farmers count government’s broken promises
- Argentine unions call another general strike for May 9
