Ola Bini’s trial resumes. What has happened so far?
The trial against Ola Bini, Swedish software developer and digital rights activist, resumed on May 16. His trial only began in January this year after years of delays
Trial of Ola Bini resumes in Ecuador
The final leg of the trial against Swedish software developer Ola Bini started in a criminal court in Quito on Monday, resuming proceedings from an earlier three-day session in January. The ongoing trial comes after multiple delays and documented due process violations since Bini’s arrest in 2019
Case against Ola Bini has consequences for all of Latin America, says report
Bini, digital rights activist and friend of Julian Assange may be sentenced to up to 5 years in prison by an Ecuadorian court
The many trials of Australian whistleblower David McBride
Whistleblower David McBride, who revealed details of possible war crimes by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan, faces a trial in September. He talks about the legal campaign against him
British court sanctions extradition of Julian Assange
The Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London passed the order sanctioning Julian Assange’s extradition to the US. The final decision will now be made by Home Secretary Priti Patel of the ruling Conservative government
The growing call to free Julian Assange now!
On the three year anniversary of the imprisonment of Julian Assange, progressive leaders from across the world called for Joe Biden to drop the charges against him
Progressive voices demand Assange’s release on third year of his imprisonment
As the extradition to the United States looms large for the Wikileaks founder, progressive figures, movements and supporters have renewed calls for his release
Assange’s appeal against extradition rejected
If extradited Assange will face a federal grand jury in the US for 18 counts of charges, 17 of which are under the Espionage Act for a maximum prison sentence of 175 years.
UK court rejects Assange’s appeal against extradition, Home Office to have final say
Assange’s lawyers are preparing to fight the case once again at the district court, on grounds that were previously raised by not considered. The Home Office decision will come after this
Demand to release Assange echoes across the world
Assange has been imprisoned in Belmarsh Prison since 2019, while the United States government has been waging a legal battle to fight for his extradition.
Vijay Prashad: “War itself is a crime”
Vijay Prashad delivers a moving address on the horrors of war, hunger and the necessity of fighting for peace for all
Second Belmarsh Tribunal on US war crimes and for Julian Assange’s release to be held in New York
The upcoming Belmarsh Tribunal in New York coincides with with the date of the opening of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility by the US in occupied parts of Cuba
- First commercial flight in last six years takes off from Yemen’s Sanaa airport
- Cuba describes easing of US sanctions as “a limited step in the right direction”
- Communists demand ouster of US military and NATO from Turkey
- Women in Croatia say enough to conservative obstruction of right to abortion
- Belgian workers demand scrapping of Wage Margin Act of 1996
