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Court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook of Julian Assange in the dock as his defence team, Edward Fitzgerald QC (left) and Mark Simmons QC, address Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in London for the Wikileaks founder's extradition hearing
JULIAN ASSANGE said today that he feels unable to participate in his own extradition proceedings because he fears his conversations with lawyers are being spied on.
The Wikileaks founder is wanted in the US on 17 charges under the Espionage Act and conspiracy to commit computer intrusion after the publication of hundreds of thousands of classified documents in 2010 and 2011.
He is fighting to avoid being handed over for extradition and addressed Judge Vanessa Baraitser from the dock during a third day of legal argument at Woolwich Crown Court, which is sitting as a magistrates’ court.
ANSELM ELDERGILL looks at the legality of the wars in the Middle East and the means used to fight them. It is said that truth is the first casualty of war, so what is the truth with regard to the legality of America’s and Israel’s wars in Iran, Palestine and Lebanon?
From anonymous surveys claiming Chinese students are spying on each other to a meltdown about the size of China’s London embassy, the evidence is everywhere that Britain is embracing full spectrum Sinophobia as the war clouds gather, writes CARLOS MARTINEZ
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the government’s proposals to further limit the right of citizens to trial by jury
