Activist Ola Bini sentenced to one year in prison after Ecuadorian court overturns acquittal
Arrested on the same day as his friend Julian Assange in 2019, software developer and activist Ola Bini has faced years of persecution in Ecuador. Despite being declared innocent in 2023, an appeals court has now convicted him for “Attempted Non-Consensual Access to a Computer System”.
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In today’s episode, we bring you stories of protests by Palestinian prisoners, the acquittal of Ola Bini, the struggle of trade unions in France, and Egypt’s IMF bail out deal
Digital rights activist Ola Bini declared innocent by Ecuadorian court
Ola Bini, who was charged with illegal access to a computer, was acquitted in a unanimous verdict by a three-judge tribunal
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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
Israeli forces raze Salhiya family home, violence continues in Negev and other stories
Today we look at the demolition of a Palestinian family’s home in Sheikh Jarrah, a strike by hundreds of social workers in Georgia, and more
After recurrent delays, trial of software developer and activist Ola Bini set to begin
According to the defense team representing Ola Bini in Ecuador, the pre-trial process alone was littered with over 65 due process violations, prompting rights groups both within and outside Ecuador demanding charges be dropped against him
Protests spread amid severe shortages and soaring prices in Lebanon and other stories
Today we look at the crisis in Lebanon as the state cuts subsidies, the trial ordered against digital rights activist Ola Bini in Ecuador, and more
Ecuadorian judge refuses to annul case against Ola Bini
The judge held that the case against Ola Bini is without prejudice or irregularities, despite the defense providing over 120 documented instances of irregularities in due process
Ola Bini’s pre-trial hearings suspended for two weeks
The hearings are set to resume on December 16, but without any observers. Ola Bini, a digital privacy rights activist and software developer, was arrested in April 2019
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