"[W]hen UN Special Rapporteur on #Torture Nils Melzer was asked to look into his case in 2018, he found himself surprisingly uninterested. One allegation after another had come to cloud the narrative of #Assange, liberator of #StateSecrets. But Melzer has since investigated them all – and he discovered that the level of deception is staggering."
guest: #NilsMelzer, author of #TheTrialOfJulianAssange
https://omny.fm/shows/the-take/another-take-the-trial-of-julian-assange
#JulianAssange #Wikileaks #whistleblowers #StateCrime #books
Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on January 26, 2022. None of the dates or references from that time have been changed. Julian Assange has waged a long fight against extradition from the UK to the US, and after years, a final decision is imminent. But when UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer was asked to look into his case in 2018, he found himself surprisingly uninterested. One allegation after another had come to cloud the narrative of Assange, liberator of state secrets. But Melzer has since investigated them all – and he discovered that the level of deception is staggering. In this episode: Nils Melzer, (@NilsMelzner) author of “The Trial of Julian Assange” Episode credits: This episode was updated by Sonia Bhagat with Tamara Khandaker. The original production team was Alexandra Locke, Amy Walters, Negin Owliaei, Priyanka Tilve, Ruby Zaman, Ney Alvarez, Tom Fenton, Stacey Samuel, and Malika Bilal. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
Eines von vielen sehenswerten Interviews von #NilsMelzer, dem ehemaligen UN-Sonderberichterstatter für Folter zum Fall #Assange. #JulianAssange #FreeJulianAssange
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an interview with John McDonnell by Sabrina Provenzani.
John McDonnell, Caroline Lucas, Jeremy Corbyn and David Davis
just requested the UK #JusticeSelectCommittee of the UK Parliament an inquiry on the role of the #CPS in the #JA case, based on my #FOIA and on #NilsMelzer's work:
È veramente importante che ANCHE il nuovo Relatore Speciale ONU contro la #tortura, #AliceJillEdwards, ha chiesto alle autorità inglesi di NON estradare Julian #Assange, come già fatto dal precedente, #NilsMelzer
thank you, #CharlesGlass, for your excellent review of #NilsMelzer's book #TheTrialOfJulianAssange #VersoBooks and my book #SecretPowerWikiLeaksAndItsEnemies,foreword by #KenLoach, #PlutoPress, in #TheTimesLiterarySupplement !
Informare il pubblico dei crimini e dell’impunità delle "democrazie imbiancate", rivelando documenti riservati, ha trasformato Assange in un pericoloso nemico che i governi intendono perseguire a ogni costo, non esitando a praticare la tortura. Enrico Zucca, sostituto procuratore generale di Genova, ha letto per noi il libro di Nils Melzer