(2024-02-07). UN expert calls on UK government to halt the extradition of Julian Assange. pressenza.com The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Alice Jill Edwards, yesterday urged the Government of the United Kingdom (UK) to halt the possible extradition of Julian Assange to the United States of America. In her press release dated 6 February 2024,…
(2024-02-07). Julian Assange faces final British appeal. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-02-07). Julian Assange and his possible extradition to the US: on the legal and procedural situation. cadtm.org
(2024-02-07). A Visit to Julian Assange in Prison. counterpunch.org 
In Mid-December 2023, Charles Glass, the esteemed writer, journalist, broadcaster, and publisher visited with Julian Assange, an inmate at Belmarsh Prison in the U.K. Assange has been confined there since April, 2019. He is awaiting his final appeal to quash U.S. efforts to extradite him to face some of the same Espionage Act charges I
(2024-02-06). Julian Assange faces final British appeal. greenleft.org.au
(2024-02-06). Julian Assange and his possible extradition to the US: on the legal and procedural situation. cadtm.org
(2024-02-06). Mary Kostakidis: Assange's Very Life Is at Stake. consortiumnews.com
(2024-02-06). Assange's Very Life Is At Stake. popularresistance.org In Julian Assange's extradition case, Magistrate Judge Venessa Baraitser determined he would not survive imprisonment in a U.S. Supermax facility — that he is very likely to commit suicide. | One of the final witnesses in the 4 week extradition trial in 2020 was an American lawyer whose client Abu Hamza was held in ADX Colorado where Julian is likely to be sent. Abu Hamza has no hands. He was extradited from the U.K. following assurances by the U.S. that the prison system was able to deal with the special requirements of such a prisoner. | His lawyer testified that despite assurances he would not be placed…
(2024-02-07). Turkish Bayraktar drones to start manufacturing in Ukraine. albawaba.com 
ALBAWABA — Baykar, the Turkish defense, has announced plans to open a plant in Kyiv, Ukraine to start manufacturing their infamous Bayraktar battle drones, employing over 500 workers to produce either TB2 or TB3 drones, according to CEO Haluk Bayraktar's interview with Reuters.During the World Defense Show in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Baykar spoke to Reuters about the upcoming factory, saying it is currently under construction and expected to start production in about a year with an output of 120 units per year, with investments into the project reaching $95 million.Baykar's Ukrainian factory has been in the we…
(2024-02-07). Turkish drones: A qualitative shift in relations between Cairo and Ankara. uwidata.com Reporting from Cairo, Egypt It seems that normalizing relations between Cairo and Ankara has already been completed, according to the expression of Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan. There was a major breakthrough in relations between the two countries after years of tension, on the sidelines of the opening ceremony of the World Cup, which was …
(2024-02-06). US Bombing Spree Won't Reverse Decline of US Primacy in Middle East. thealtworld.com Update on US military operations in the Middle East… | — US retaliates for deadly attack on US bases in the region by targeting Iranian-linked infrastructure and formations in Iraq and Syria; | — The US base was allegedly hit by a drone and despite attempts to depict it as a "lucky hit," it demonstrates how vulnerable US troops occupying the region have become; | — US air defenses are insufficient in terms of quantity and quality to protect US bases from a growing number of missiles and drones; | — While the US insists it is not seeking conflict in the region, its sole purpose in the region…
(2024-02-06). US to Increase Military Aid to Guyana Amid Tensions With Venezuela. news.antiwar.com The US will increase military aid to Guyana amid tensions with neighboring Venezuela over the disputed Guayana Essequibo region, The Associated Press reported on Monday. The AP report did not detail how much the US will provide but said the US will help Guyana acquire new helicopters, a fleet of military drones, and radar technology …
(2024-02-07). Wednesday 2/7: President Biden: Close Guantanamo Now! indybay.org UN Plaza | San Francisco Civic Center…
(2024-02-07). 'Another Lost Year on Guantanamo'. indybay.org "Many observers had hoped that the handful of transfers in the beginning of 2023 were a sign of, and momentum toward, significantly more to come. Over the summer and into the fall, it looked that way. Until it didn't…"
(2024-02-06). Wednesday 2/7: President Biden: Close Guantanamo Now! indybay.org UN Plaza | San Francisco Civic Center…
(2024-02-07). Tuesday 2/6: Webinar: The U.S. Military Industrial Complex and the Assault on Gaza. indybay.org
(2024-02-06). Tuesday 2/6: Webinar: The U.S. Military Industrial Complex and the Assault on Gaza. indybay.org
(2024-02-06). Abu Ghraib relived over 'naked Gaza man tortured by Israel'. newarab.com 
An image of a wounded Palestinian man, handcuffed and stripped down to his underwear, has highlighted possible continued abuses in Gaza despite a The photo shows a shackled, semi-naked, injured Palestinian man sitting on a chair with an Israeli soldier standing over him. | It was reportedly taken at a school in
(2024-02-06). Gaza doctor returns to work right after Israel torture. newarab.com 
A Palestinian pediatrician who was abducted and tortured by Israeli soldiers in Dr. Said Abdulrahman Maarouf says he was taken by Israeli soldiers from Gaza's He was detained for 45 days where he said was subject to severe torture an…
(2024-02-06). Monday 2/19: Webinar: Dissenters: Students Say No to the Military-Industrial Complex. indybay.org
Dear PM Trudeau and Minister Hussen, | I am still reeling over your decision to cut aid to UNRWA. What a disgrace! And, this, at a time when the people of Gaza (and elsewhere in the Middle East) are in desperate need of help. Allegations levelled at UNWRA, which emanate (through torture) from the Israeli military, are highly suspicious. They come on the heels of the ICJ's preliminary ruling and can only be construed as a vicious riposte against the UN, and as an