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wiki leaks walks like a hospital told us that talks like a hot cold turkey. well the u.s. was after julian assange under barack obama the u.s. was after drawing a sausage under donald trump we've not seen a pardon from him and it looks like we're nowhere near it with joe biden coming in who once famously called julian assad a high tech terrorist ok thank you. for trying. if you're watching us the international be back with more news on this. story the breaking news the softening is that he has been denied bail by a london court that followed a decision on monday to block his extradition to the united states. the world is driven by dreamers shaped by one person with those words. the day or thinks. we dare to ask. can use an r.t. to the dismay of his supporters wiki's co-founded you in the song has been denied by you and will remain in custody pending washington's appeal on his extradition u.k. court turned down the u.s. request on monday over concerns that a song would commit suicide but a song is legal to say he hasn't given up they are they are saying that they are going

to the material that wiki leaks. yes that's. everything that you have is that right. and. that's. what did that mean that. the ability without your. rockery. if they wanted it that's correct. there's no attempt to. protection program and i was tempted. to write. haven't they for people. all right joining us now is taylor hudak a journalist and editor with active years in the munich taylor thank you so much for joining us you've you've followed the julian assange saga hand his extradition trial very closely over the last few years what makes the release of this alleged conversation between the u.s. state department so shocking and so vitally important. yes this is an extraordinary scene as you can't development in this case what we see here is that it's julian astonished extensive measures to ensure that there was harm reduction and that no one was put at risk as a result of the release of these cables songe called. harrison call to the state department and they returned a phone call and this all is between chile and his son and an attorney with the state department under hillary c

after me ok you watching this story today we focus on the legal situation of a full screen guest wiki leaks founder julian assange he's a legal situation has been going on feel he has a brief recap i'm going to start in a pool 2019 that was with the u.s. chance to silence me smite the intrusion. in the same month a songe was removed from the ecuadorian embassy in london and we fast forward to may 2019 when the us bring 17 espionage charges against a sentence and then his june $21000.00 u.s. seeks a songes extradition from the u.k. that brings us all most up to date to week when this headline was going around the world u.k. judge blocks the u.s. request to extradite a someone so now what happened study's one of many questions i'm sure. so you couldn't jump in jack comment section and you cheat and be part of today's discussion. if your sons' was extradited to the united states he would place a battery of nearly 2 dozen charges very grave serious charges carrying a maximum penalty of around 175 years behind bars and he would serve that time in a supermax prison where conditions are extr

asylum in the ecuadorian embassy in london the un special rapporteur on torture claims the founder of wiki leaks has been tortured by u.k. authorities since his capture by scotland yard and this week the trump administration seeks to extradite just lacked that could see him die in a u.s. prison his supporters include amnesty international reporters without borders as well as even mainstream news outlets cognizant that the court of controversial english judge in their separate could lead to the nail in the coffin of free speech in britain as sanchez millions of supporters around the world here are a few who have spoken to us here and going underground it would be cruel. if the british were not to exceed 'd to the us then tradition. would be sure they've already committed many crimes. assizes offense is not being bill and if he's extra good it comes up for trial on the us as spinoza's laws which even carry a potential to. it's trial is being. committed the crime of littering the general population know things that they have a right to know and that powerful states don't want them to know any

huge day for wiki leaks founder julian assange british judge rules against the extraditing him to the u.s. speak of mental health concerns but that's the current editor in chief of wiki leaks points questions over press freedom. when. the u.s. has already announced it will appeal but. we've been speaking. to a london courthouse. whatever. just the guy. around the clock across the world this is our team international from the team and myself you know me well hello and welcome to the program. posed a fresh. inning and the british prime minister said he hopes the curbs will be enough to contain a highly contained just variant of covert currently spreading around the country. the u.k. is pushing towards nearly $60000.00 new cases. we now have a new variant of the virus and it's been both frustrating and to see the speed with which the new variant is spreading. scientists have confirmed this new variant is between 50 and 70 percent more transmissible in england was therefore going to a national lock down which is tough enough to contain this barrier and come back full circle to to last mar

day for wiki leaks founder julian assange british judge rules against extraditing him to the u.s. because of mental health concerns the current editor in chief he makes points questions for press freedom still. with win. win for journalists in the u.s. . court decision we've been speaking throughout the day just supporters outside the london courthouse. whatever this fantastic. speech. is. he's just because he's a terrific guy. could potentially walk free after 9 years of near total isolation. and the chilling message. to the world. and to you. chris. just a few minutes into a brand new day here in moscow the 1st tuesday of the year and the names you know neal you're welcome to art. boris johnson has imposed a fresh national lockdown in england the british prime minister said he hopes the fresh curbs will be enough to contain a highly contagious variant of covert currently spreading around the country as the u.k. is pushing towards nearly $60000.00 new cases every day we now have a new variant of the virus and it's been both frustrating and alarming to see the speed with which the

soil avoiding extradition to the united states is supposed to celebrate british jumps back at the wiki leaks founder on the grounds that an extradition would be oppressive to his mental health history and remains in prison a decade after his 1st arrest. also coming up britain open opens a 2nd front against the coronavirus the country begins ministering vaccine number 2 developed by oxford university and drug maker astra zeneca. and here in germany government is under fire for its coronavirus strategy with infections remaining stubbornly high on vaccinations off to a sluggish stop the country's knocked down is said to be extending. welcome to the program british judge has ruled that wiki leaks founder julian assange cannot be extradited to the united states to face spinoffs charges that the judge said extradition would be oppressive to his mental health your strain could have faced up to 175 years in prison if convicted of violating the u.s. acts we'll speak to one of those lawyers in a moment but 1st let's take a look at how this day unfolded. no sooner had means trickled out of the co

operatives judge rules against extraditing the wiki leaks founder julian assange is to the u.s. for mental health concerns but as the current editor in chief of wiki leaks points out questions over press freedom remain. a day of with when for julian assange. we have for you cautious it is not necessarily a win for journalists and. broadcasting live from moscow to the world this isn't international quarter taking you through your world news stories welcome to the program worst johnson has imposed another national lockdown in england the country's 3rd since the spring the british prime minister said he hopes the move will be enough to contain a highly contagious variant of covert currently spreading around the country that's as the u.k. is pushing towards nearly $60000.00 new cases a day we know have a new variant of the bars and it's been both frustrating and looming to see the speed with which the new variant is spreading. scientists have confirmed this new variant is between 50 and 70 percent more transmissible in england was therefore going to a national lockdown which is toug

a british judge rules against extraditing the wiki leaks founder julian assange is to the u.s. soil for mental health concerns but as the current editor in chief of wiki leaks points out questions over press freedom remain. a day 0 with wind for julian assange.

wiki leaks walks like a hostile intelligence or talks like a hostile takeover. so what's with the biggest decision makers in america the presidents that have the right to pardon mr. obama it became abundantly clear what the administration's line is when it comes to the whistleblower but under donald trump there was hope that there could be some kind of u.-turn because we know the reputation of mr truro trump of basically everything. which is totally opposite to what barack obama was up to but the rhetoric didn't change much there were no decisions that were announced that run run counter to what we previously saw and even this free of pardoning that has been up to lately joining us wasn't on the list now we've got joe biden the president elect we can remember how and when the 10 he called you in this saga high tech terrorists so in this regard it looks like things will change in any case and like we heard from department of justice they will be appealing they still want that extradition and if it happens we know that julian could be facing almost 2 centuries. ok

wiki leaks he walks like a hospital told us sort of talks like a hot cold turkey. ok well to discuss this further than i would join in the. good afternoon obviously the us has been doing this for a number of years not giving up the case and they were opposing today's by a lot and they've at least one battle just run through in terms of background why they are so intent on bringing the u.s. for trial well 'd it goes back to president barack obama's 1st term and if you look at the espionage act which is basically behind all this which was something that many journalists suffered from when it comes to the u.s. justice system. it is really this some would say destroying america's image with all the classified documents that julian assad once revealed from the war in iraq from the war in afghanistan everything that the entire world saw as a result of leaks revelations this was really something that infuriated you was politicians this was something that never changed under donald trump because we know that so many things president donald trump was doing completely opposi

the fact he remains in custody on the americans launch an appeal on one say the wiki leaks co-founder will find out if it has been successful. while the extradition denial is good news of course for a songe press freedom groups are dismayed because the judge maintained that the u.s. had a solid case against him she was concerned rather that extradition would adversely affect his already deteriorated mental health. takes a look at the message the ruling sense to journalists. it may not yet be true but are these a wean a songe the now has been span being fed into the muscle a sma can until mouth of the u.s. justice system. was. 6 the verdict was a damning indictment of the songes mental health will how it must have deteriorated for a judge in such a politically charged case to have made it the chief consideration she just didn't believe he'd survive in the u.s. jail the overall impressions of a depressed and sometimes despairing man who is generally fearful about his future the risk to mr science will commit suicide is a substantial one for years we've heard about the psychological tort

a huge day for wiki leaks founder julian british judge rules against. mental health concerns but as the current editor in chief of wiki leaks points questions over press freedom. journalists. will appeal the court's decision we've been speaking for today. for whatever reason it's fantastic he's standing up. to tell the truth. just because he's a terrific guy. could potentially. walk free. the verdict still. world. and. broadcasting live from moscow every hour of the day this is your international my names you know me welcome to the program. today's top story a british court house rejected a u.s. extradition request for julian due to concerns about his mental health washington see it will appeal the decision still wants to try him on charges of espionage. the president of mexico has offered political asylum to the wiki leaks founder let's take a look they reaction to supporters outside the courthouse when the verdict filtered through. i mean yes. it's true i was there are you. there are you. the. as long as julian has to endure suffering in isolation as

attention now turns to his bail and washington's appeal we hear from high profile supporters of the wiki leaks founder. we his supporters have to be saying you have bailed him out he has. and he suffered and should be to see him for his. crime. press freedom groups are ringing the alarm though after the court largely supported washington's case against assad's with the judge only refusing extradition over mental health concerns. does not inspire confidence that the u.s. government or the another state might not the time to pursue somebody else in the same way the judgment went very very far in comparing me. to crash and now that underlie us. and it is a good defense of the criminal why that investigative journalist. wherever you are whenever you are whoever you are you're watching our international donald quarter bringing the news from moscow to you welcome to the program. after a british court blocked the extradition of julian assads to the us the whistleblower supporters are turning their attention to the fact that he remains in custody while washington launches an appeal the what the

to the dismay of his supporters wiki leaks co-founder. denied bail and would remain in custody pending washington's appeal on his extradition u.k. court had turned down the u.s. request on monday over concerns of the sonship would commit suicide. legal c. hasn't given up saying they are going to appeal wednesday's decision. most likely would leave your field behind. within hours few days. we. will expect to be all over to. and counting is on the way in the u.s. state of georgia for the 2 remaining american senate seats there's all to play for with control of the chamber still in reach should be the past i guess discuss the possibility. we're going to have a divided government and a very government should still be waiting to see. boring in this country. although the good evening just gone 6 o'clock here in the russian capital watching on some international that wiki leaks founder julian assange has been denied bail by a london court it does follow a decision to block his extradition to the united states over concerns that he posed a suicid

headlines this hour to the dismay of his supporters wiki leaks founder julian assange has been denied bail remain in custody and think washington's a bagel on his extradition u.k. court turned down u.s. request on monday over concerns the soundtrack would commit suicide for sound his legal team hasn't given up hope though they say they will appeal wednesday's decision and this in iowa basically the most likelihood look the appeal to the high court within hours you're a few days. we. will expect this to be over to. germany extend its lockdown until the end of the month could tougher and pandemic groups than before. oh get even just concept talk and more scary of watching. the wiki leaks founder julian the sanchez being denied bail by a london court it does follow a decision to block his extradition to the united states over concerns that he posed a suicide risk. with stash he has more to. so the united kingdom earlier today has denied judean a songe bail of course that comes just 2 days after they will not say actually that your innocence to the united states has been 'd lonely long le

department of justice to drop all charges against the wiki leaks co-founder. we heartened that a british court has denied the united states' request to extradite julian assange launch the us government's decision to charge the wiki leaks founder said a harmful legal precedent for the prosecution of journalists around the world simply for interacting with their sources we as the u.s. department of justice to refrain from further pursuing extradition through appeals and to drop all charges against a stone age but u.s. prosecutors have already indicated they will appeal the extradition denial they have 2 weeks in which to do that. a closer look at washington's war against the whistleblower. so a huge win for julian a son but the usa is still not ready to back down while we are extremely disappointed in the colts ultimate decision we are gratified that the united states prevailed on every points of law raised in particular the culture jets and all of mr saunders arguments regarding political motivation political offense fair trial and freedom of speech we will con

up british judge rules against extraditing the wiki leaks founder julian assange to the us over mental health concerns but as the current editor in chief of wiki leaks points out questions over press freedom remain. what they are with when what julian assange. will be happy pushes it is not necessarily a win for journalists in. the u.s. says it will appeal the decision we've been hearing reaction from a song army of supporters. somehow feel that he's. being discharged for whatever reason is fantastic he's standing up for freedom of speech he's got nothing to tell the truth this is absolutely remarkable to see this guy he's just because he's a terrific guy. broadcasting live from moscow to the world this is arch international i'm donald corner taking you through your world news stories welcome to the program. boris johnson has imposed another national lockdown in england the country's 3rd since the spring the british prime minister said he hopes the move will be enough to contain a highly contagious variant of covert currently spreading around the country that's as the u.k. is pushing t

to the material that wiki leaks. that's. the thing that you have is that right. and. the ability of that here. let it go and get it straight. is not attempted. protection program you know we can't get our. case to the right. which is having people think for people. all right joining us now is taylor hudak a journalist and editor with t.v. isn't the taylor thank you so much for joining us you've you've followed the julia saunders saw going on his extradition trial very closely over the last few years what makes the release of this alleged conversation between of the u.s. state department so shocking and so vitally important. yes this is an extraordinary thing can't development in this case what we see here is that julian astonished took extensive measures to ensure that there was harm reduction and net no one was put at risk as a result of the release of these cables songe called. harrison call to the state department and they returned a phone call a warning or some sort of note you did in your birthday former with unix employee 2 knots and it circulates this well up t

wiki leaks walks like a hostile intelligence sort of like a hostile takeover sort of. well among the latest reaction we've been getting it to developments this week was from the general secretary of the european federation of journalist ricardo gutierrez who believes mr a son should be offered the same protection as any investigative reporter. we simply cannot understand the decision from from the british british court. we believe that if there is no reason no good reason to extradite him then there is no reason to keep him in detention you believe that this decision is a political one julian assange age in our view should be considered as a political prisoner we are still very concerned by. the mentation of the british call didn't didn't take into consideration all the good reasons you know to release. julian assange. as a journalist you know or just as an actor or a media actor he committed a journalistic act you know by revealing. war crimes. by u.s. government in. iraq and afghanistan so all you know one of you who acted as a journalist and eastwards protection as

turning their attention to the fact he remains in custody while the americans launch an appeal the wiki leaks co-founder will learn tomorrow if his bail application has been successful. well while the blocking of the extradition is of course good news for a songe press freedom groups remain this made is because the judgment tain that the us has a solid case against them and only refused to send him stateside because of concerns over his frail mental health as the of has been looking at the message the brewing sends to journalists. it may not yet be but of these a when a songe the now has been span being said into the muscle a sma can kill mouth of the u.s. justice system. was. 6 the verdict was a damning indictment of the songes mental health will how it must have deteriorated for a judge in such a politically charged case to have made it the chief consideration she just didn't believe he'd survive in the u.s. jail the overall impressions of a depressed and sometimes despairing man who is generally fearful about his future the risk to mr science will commit suicide is a substantial one

i pro 2010 and what wiki leaks reveal to the world caused a sensation my. u.s. military video kept classified for 3 years to a helicopter gunship attack in baghdad at least 12 iraqis were killed including a royce's petaca and his driver. the u.s. military said it was engaging what it calls insurgents armed groups that claim that's contested to this day i believe that if those killings were lawful under the rules of engagement than the rules of engagement are wrong. deeply wrong. it was this another such showpiece revelations that put judy innocent in the spotlight and through the intense hostility of the u.s. government later in 2010 percent his legal battles began after swedish prosecutors opened a rape and sexual assault investigation against him he was arrested in london some observers found wiki leaks increasingly problematic after the. rape allegations where songs should have gold. the site became more and more reckless and the songs became more and more reckless and latterly you know didn't actually you know hasn't been very careful with documents large am

the wiki leaks founder will not be extradited to the u.s. to face espionage charges for the publishing of classified military and diplomatic documents and 201011 the u.s. claims the leaks broke the law and endangered lives and will appeal the ruling. outside the court assault just beyond say joined by the new editor in chief of wiki leaks welcome the news that said the fight isn't over let's not forget the indictment in the u.s. has not been dropped. her extreme we concerned that the u.s. government has decided to appeal this decision. it continues to want to punish julian. and make him disappear into the deepest darkest hole of the u.s. prison system there should be a call outs and pressure on the u.s. sides to drop the appeal to say enough is enough. we've had enough of this we have a plan to deal with in his new year but not this. arrived at court from london's belmarsh prison where he's been held since april 29th teen his defense team has always insisted the case was politically motivated powered by u.s. president donald trump's administ

court set to rule on whether to extradite the wiki leaks founder julian assange to the u.s. to face charges of a leaking military and diplomatic documents. so a recording has been leaked to the public in which we hear u.s. president donald trump telling the top election official in the state of georgia to quote find enough votes to overturn his election defeat there george are of course one of the battleground states that flipped in favor of president elect. joe biden has an unprecedented move by a sitting president with just a few weeks to go before biden takes office trump still refuses to concede he's lost repeating unsubstantiated claims of fraud and fisher reports from atlanta georgia. from a president who insists evidence the election was stolen from him pressure on a tough election official to find votes to help form overturn a result the audio of the hour long call from the oval office to georgia's secretary of state was 1st obtained by the washington post and captures donald trump even warming of big legal consequences if you didn't do something i here's one of. $11

court to extradite the wiki leaks founder to the united states. was this his supporters celebrated the ruling outside courts songs as blunted by the u.s. on espionage charges for publishing thousands of secret american military documents the judge denied the request citing concerns over songes mental health the u.s. is expected to appeal against the decision they've bollock reports from outside the court. it is for now at least the result you supporters had wanted was the wiki leaks founder will not be extradited to the u.s. to face espionage charges for the publishing of classified military and diplomatic documents some 2010 and 11 the u.s. claims the leaks broke the law and endangered long leaves and will appeal the ruling. outside the courts assan just fiance joined by the new editor in chief of wiki leaks welcome the news that said the fight isn't over. let's not forget indictment in the u.s. has not been dropped. very extremely concerned that the u.s. government has decided to appeal this decision. it continues to want to punish julian. and m

court is set to rule on whether to extradite the wiki leaks founder julian assange to the united states as charges that are leaking military and diplomatic documents brazil gives the green light to import 2000000 doses of a coronavirus vaccine but there's frustration about how long it's taken to approve one. and buyers of bitcoin reaping the rewards as wall street starts to pay attention to the crypto currency. so in a recording that's been leaked to the public u.s. president don't trump told top election officials in the state of georgia to find enough votes in order to overturn his election defeat george of course one of the battleground states that flipped in favor of president elect joe biden it is an unprecedented move by a sitting president just a few weeks. ago before biden takes to go before biden takes office trump still refuses to concede he's actually lost repeating unfounded claims of for the details now with alan fischer in atlanta georgia. from a president who insists without evidence the election was stolen from him pressure on a tough election official to find votes to h