The Case of Julian Assange & Western Political Repression

The case of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange in the context of political repression in the West, as well as the medical angle on the U.S. appeal on a British court’s ruling against Assange’s extradition. Guest speakers Flick Ruby, Scott Ludlam, Joe Lauria, Nigel Parry & Doctors for Assange Thomas G. Schulze & Bill Hogan. In light of the announcement that the Biden administration will appeal the UK’s refusal to extradite on medical grounds, join us for a vital discussion about Julian Assange’s health, and also about the reasons for a possible cross-appeal by the defence on other aspects of the Jan. 4 judgement not to extradite Assange on medical grounds. According to the defence lawyer Edward Fitzgerald, both scenarios are possible in the High Court. Prosecutor Clair Dobbin began her preview of the upcoming appeal by saying to Judge Vanessa Baraitser at Assange’s bail hearing: “Your judgement hangs by a single thread” – a presumption that the accused would commit suicide in a U.S.