Our Economic System Fuels Outbreaks, Says Evolutionary Epidemiologist Who Predicted the Pandemic

14 May 2020|Sputnik|Mohamed Elmaazi

Mass deforestation, industrialised animal agriculture and reductions in biodiversity are among a number of factors which increase the likelihood of the emergence and spread of dangerous pathogens such as the coronavirus disease 2019, explains scientist Dr Rob Wallace in an exclusive interview.

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NHS Data is At Risk From For-Profit Surveillance and Data Analysis Firms, Says medConfidential

13 May 2020|Sputnik UK|Mohamed Elmaazi

Public confidence in the NHS and the security of patient information is at risk as a result of data processing contracts being awarded to tech firms with a history of targeting critics of business interests and collaborating with immigration enforcement, rights groups claim.

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One year ago today Julian Assange was taken from the Ecuadorian Embassy

11 April 2020|Diário do Centro do Mundo|Mohamed Elmaazi

Today is the one year anniversary of the arrest and detention of Julian Assange by the Metropolitan Police Service after the Ecuadorian Embassy illegally rescinded his asylum.

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Johns Hopkins University wipes the Occupied Palestinian Territories off their COVID-19 map

29 March 2020|The Interregnum|Mohamed Elmaazi

A professor and researcher based in the Occupied Palestinian Territories call out Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Systems and Science Engineering for removing the OPT from their live COVID-19 dashboard.

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Prison Governors of England and Wales Call for Early Prisoner Release To Ease COVID-19 Threat

28 March 2020|Prison Governors’ Association|

The Prison Governors’ Association believes that the decisions and leadership at the most senior level are helping to mitigate some of the risk, but it is important to say, there still remains significant risk.

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Judge refuses Julian Assange’s emergency bail application despite risk posed by COVID-19

25 March 2020|The Interregnum|Mohamed Elmaazi

Julian Assange’s lawyers filed an emergency bail application at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 25 March 2020 on the basis that the imprisoned journalist’s health and well-being is at imminent risk.

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British father pled “not guilty” to terrorism charges for supporting his son, an anti-Daesh YPG volunteer

14 February 2020|The Interregnum|Mohamed Elmaazi

The British state is now wielding terrorism charges against family members of YPG volunteers even though it is not a banned organisation. Activists say this reflects a wider policy of “use and abuse” of terrorism legislation designed to clamp down on social activism and solidarity work which would otherwise be perfectly legal.

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Judge’s acceptance of ‘complexity’ of Assange’s case “is an important win”, says historian John Rees

20 December 2019|The Interregnum|Mohamed Elmaazi

In a surprise development District Judge Venessa Baraitser seems to have accepted that Julian Assange’s main extradition hearing will take weeks rather than days, though she still refuses to assist with his prison conditions.

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Ex-Guardian Journo Blames Russia for Corbyn Leaks and Gets Pilloried Online

10 December 2019|The Interregnum|Mohamed Elmaazi

Journalist James Ball once worked with WikiLeaks to reveal war crimes perpetrated by US and UK forces, though he later argued that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange had nothing to fear if he left the Ecuadorian embassy were he received diplomatic asylum. Ball regularly accuses the Russian state with interfering in the affairs of other countries.

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Co-Founder of International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network Sends Message of Solidarity to Chris Williamson

9 December 2019|The Interregnum|Mohamed Elmaazi

A long-time anti-Zionist campaigner writes an open letter of solidarity to socialist Chris Williamson amid relentless smears and attacks from the right-wing of the Labour Party and mainstream media.

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