(2023-06-09). Julian Assange prepares for last-ditch legal appeal after UK High Court dismisses plea against extradition. peoplesdispatch.org As the Wikileaks founder is brought "dangerously close" to being extradited to the US, Assange and his family will attempt a last-ditch effort with a renewed appeal to the UK High Court…
(2023-06-09). Julian Assange: Ese pedazo de libertad que nos falta. globalizacion.ca
(2023-06-09). High Court Denies Assange Right To Appeal. popularresistance.org The single judge on the court, Sir Jonathan Swift, issued the 3-page decision on Tuesday. It is not yet publicly available on the High Court's website. | In December, Assange appealed to the European Court of Human Rights. The court could issue an emergency injunction to stop Assange's extradition until it examines the case. | Assange initially won the case against extradition in the lower court based on his health and conditions of U.S. prisons. This was overturned by the High Court after the court accepted U.S. written assurances that Assange would not be mistreated in U.S. prisons.
(2023-06-09). Tribunal de Londres rechaza apelación de Julian Assange. telesurtv.net La esposa de Assange, Stella Assange, declaró que el martes de la próxima semana, su esposo "presentará una nueva solicitud de apelación ante el Tribunal Superior".
(2023-06-09). British High Court rejects Assange appeal: Extradition an imminent threat. wsws.org Assange has only one option of appeal remaining within the British legal system and it could be rejected next week.
(2023-06-08). UK: Julian Assange Dangerously Close to Extradition Following High Court Rejection of Appeal. scheerpost.com 
By Reporters Without Borders Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is deeply concerned by the UK High Court's decision rejecting WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange's appeal against his extradition order, bringing him dangerously close to being extradited to the United States, where he could face the rest of his life in prison for publishing leaked classified documents in …
(2023-06-08). Justice Severely Delayed and Denied: UK High Court Rejects Assange's Request For Appeal After Nearly A Year. thedissenter.org 
(2023-06-08). The Framing of Jeremy Corbyn. strategic-culture.org 
By Craig MURRAY | On Sunday I spoke alongside Jeremy Corbyn and others at a packed meeting in Oslo to discuss freedom in the modern world, with particular reference to Julian Assange and to Guantanamo. It was a truly inspirational event. | It finished at 6.30 pm local time. The speakers were then mobbed by well-wishers and those wanting to give contact details or request campaigning help. Books were given and signed, and a great many selfies were taken. I saw Jeremy pose literally for dozens of selfies with beaming supporters. | Finally making it out of the hall and into the street, Jeremy was approached by a cou…
(2023-06-10). Perspectives] Upending the model of AI adoption. thelancet.com In 2016, Geoffrey Hinton, a pioneer of deep learning artificial intelligence (AI), predicted radiologists' extinction within 5 years. 7 years later, radiologists have yet to be replaced, and radiology AI—use of AI for image interpretation—is not widely implemented in many high-income countries. Yet adoption has been rapid for certain use cases in some low-income and middle-income settings.
(2023-06-09). FBI Helps Ukraine Censor Twitter Users and Obtain Their Info, Including Journalists. orinocotribune.com 
By Aaron Maté — Jun 7, 2023 | The FBI aided a Ukrainian intelligence effort to ban Twitter users and collect their data, leaks reveal. Twitter declined to censor journalists targeted by Ukraine, including Aaron Maté. | The Federal Bureau of Investigation has aided a Ukrainian intelligence effort to censor social media users and obtain their personal information, leaked emails reveal. | In March 2022, an FBI Special Agent sent Twitter a list of accounts on behalf of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), Ukraine's main intelligence agency. The accounts, the FBI wrote, "are suspected by the SBU in spreading fe…
(2023-06-08). Ukraine Chief of Intelligence Drops the Mask on Forcible Reoccupation of Crimea and Partition of Russia. orinocotribune.com 
By Paul Atkin — May 26, 2023 | The 26th May is the ninth anniversary of the beginning of the shelling of Donetsk by Ukrainian forces in 2014. For the Donbass Ukrainians that opposed the new Maidan regime this event marked the point of no return. It followed the burning alive of the anti-maidan protestors in Odessa on May 2nd 2014 and Ukrainian forces trying to storm Mariupol that same week. The shelling has continued daily ever since, including today, killing several people. Yet, listen to the news here and there is silence about that. The casualties caused by a Russian missile strike in Dnipro were reported…
(2023-06-08). Torture, Restraint of Children in Care, and LGBTQ+ Rights in Uganda: The Weekly Round-Up. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
In the news The UK's role in the torture of detainees following the 9/11 attacks, is in question. Last week, the investigatory powers tribunal announced that, on grounds of public interest, they will examine complaints "of the gravest possible kind" which were brought by Mustafa al-Hawsawi against the UK's intelligence services. Al-Hawsawi was detained in …
(2023-06-08). Twitter Files: FBI Helps Ukraine Censor Twitter Users And Obtain Their Info, Including Journalists. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Authored by The Federal Bureau of Investigation has aided a Ukrainian intelligence effort to censor social media users and obtain their personal information, leaked emails reveal. | In March 2022, an FBI Special Agent sent Twitter a list of accounts on behalf of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), Ukraine's ma…
(2023-06-08). Cuba gainsays alleged Chinese base installation to spy on USA. plenglish.com Havana, Jun 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Ministry (MINREX) on Thursday rebuffed the information about possible installation of a Chinese intelligence base in Cuba to spy on the United States.
(2023-06-09). Snowden Warns Today's Surveillance Technology Makes 2013 Look Like 'Child's Play'. scheerpost.com 
"We trusted the government not to screw us," said Edward Snowden. "But they did. We trusted the tech companies not to take advantage of us. But they did. That is going to happen again, because that is the nature of power."
(2023-06-09). Cuban Official Condemns Wall Street Journal's Claim About Chinese Base. popularresistance.org Cuba's Vice Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío held a press conference on the afternoon of June 8, wherein he rejected accusations leveled by US corporate media giant The Wall Street Journal that the island had reached a "secret" agreement with the Chinese government to establish a spying base. He said the information the WSJ published was "completely dishonest and unfounded". | The report authored by Warren P. Strobel and Gordon Lubold called the alleged agreement a "brash new geopolitical challenge by Beijing to the US" and claimed that the "eavesdropping facility in Cuba, roughly 100 miles from Florid…
(2023-06-08). Cuban official condemns Wall Street Journal's claim about Chinese base as "unfounded" peoplesdispatch.org The US-based media outlet published an "exclusive" report alleging that Cuba and China had reached a "secret" agreement to build a spying base on the island…
(2023-06-09). Black Alabama voters score stunning Supreme Court victory against racist gerrymandering. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON (AP)—This week's Supreme Court decision ordering Alabama to redraw its congressional districts was seen by many lawmakers of color and voting rights activists as a stunning victory with the potential to become a major stepping stone for undoing political maps that dilute the strength of communities of color. Hank Sanders, a former Alabama state lawmaker who …
(2023-06-08). Twitter Files: FBI Helps Ukraine Censor Twitter Users And Obtain Their Info, Including Journalists. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Authored by The Federal Bureau of Investigation has aided a Ukrainian intelligence effort to censor social media users and obtain their personal information, leaked emails reveal. | In March 2022, an FBI Special Agent sent Twitter a list of accounts on behalf of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), Ukraine's ma…
(2023-06-08). Cuba gainsays alleged Chinese base installation to spy on USA. plenglish.com Havana, Jun 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Ministry (MINREX) on Thursday rebuffed the information about possible installation of a Chinese intelligence base in Cuba to spy on the United States.
(2023-06-09). Snowden Warns Today's Surveillance Technology Makes 2013 Look Like 'Child's Play'. scheerpost.com "We trusted the government not to screw us," said Edward Snowden. "But they did. We trusted the tech companies not to take advantage of us. But they did. That is going to happen again, because that is the nature of power."
(2023-06-09). Cuban Official Condemns Wall Street Journal's Claim About Chinese Base. popularresistance.org Cuba's Vice Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío held a press conference on the afternoon of June 8, wherein he rejected accusations leveled by US corporate media giant The Wall Street Journal that the island had reached a "secret" agreement with the Chinese government to establish a spying base. He said the information the WSJ published was "completely dishonest and unfounded". | The report authored by Warren P. Strobel and Gordon Lubold called the alleged agreement a "brash new geopolitical challenge by Beijing to the US" and claimed that the "eavesdropping facility in Cuba, roughly 100 miles from Florid…
(2023-06-08). Cuban official condemns Wall Street Journal's claim about Chinese base as "unfounded" peoplesdispatch.org The US-based media outlet published an "exclusive" report alleging that Cuba and China had reached a "secret" agreement to build a spying base on the island…
(2023-06-09). Black Alabama voters score stunning Supreme Court victory against racist gerrymandering. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON (AP)—This week's Supreme Court decision ordering Alabama to redraw its congressional districts was seen by many lawmakers of color and voting rights activists as a stunning victory with the potential to become a major stepping stone for undoing political maps that dilute the strength of communities of color. Hank Sanders, a former Alabama state lawmaker who …
(2023-06-09). Headlines for June 9, 2023. democracynow.org Donald Trump Indicted on Federal Criminal Charges over Mishandling of Classified Documents, Smoke from Canadian Wildfires Spreads South and West Across United States, Supreme Court Orders Alabama to Redraw Racially Gerrymandered Congressional Maps, SCOTUS Upholds Ability of Medicaid Recipients to Sue States That Violate Their Rights, SCOTUS Justices Thomas and Alito Get Extensions on Financial Disclosure Filings, U.S. Halts Food Aid to Ethiopia, Accuses Military of Diverting Deliveries Away from Civilians, Israeli Forces Shoot Palestinian Journalist During Demolition of Home in Ramallah, Aid Groups Say New EU Mea…
(2023-06-09). Supreme Surprise: Court Upholds Voting Rights Act, Strikes Down Alabama's Racially Gerrymandered Maps. democracynow.org 
In a surprise 5-4 decision Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a racially gerrymandered voting map in Alabama, upholding a key plank of the Voting Rights Act that the conservative majority has spent years whittling away at. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh sided with the court's liberal justices in finding that Alabama's Republican-drawn congressional districts unlawfully disadvantage Black voters by diluting their voting power, a violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act banning voting practices that discriminate based on race and color. The court ordered Alabama̵…
(2023-06-08). Supreme Court Weakened Legal Protections for Striking. Only Jackson Dissented. scheerpost.com 
(2023-06-08). SCOTUS Rules Against Racist Gerrymandering in Alabama, Upholds Voting Rights Act. truthout.org In a decision that surprised legal experts across the country, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Thursday against congressional maps drawn in Alabama, asserting that they were the product of racist gerrymandering. Two conservative bloc justices — Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh — joined with all three liberal bloc members (Justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji… |