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Stella Moris releases latest update in Julian Assange’s case via her CrowdJustice page - 16 February 2021|The Interregnum|Mohamed Elmaazi Stella Moris has published her latest update in the legal case of her fiancé Julian Assange. In her post Moris also called for continued support to aid with the WikiLeaks founder’s defence against the US government’s attempts to overturn Judge Baraitser’s discharge of the extradition order.
Investigation Into NATO Airstrike That Killed 91 Afghan Civilians Was Valid, European Court Says - 16 February 2021|Sputnik|Mohamed Elmaazi In 2009, a German Colonel in Kunduz ordered the bombing of two hijacked fuel tankers in Afghanistan, killing and injuring over 100 people, mostly civilians. The father of two pre-teen children killed by the airstrike challenged the failure of German authorities to properly investigate the incident at the European Court of … Continue reading "Investigation Into NATO Airstrike That Killed 91 Afghan Civilians Was Valid, European Court Says"
Over 150 Lawyers ‘Condemn’ Denial of Julian Assange’s ‘Right to a Fair Trial’ in Open Letter - 17 August 2020|Sputnik|Mohamed Elmaazi The potential extradition of the WikiLeaks publisher to the US and his treatment whilst in the UK “sets a risky precedent for the entire democratic world”, according to legal experts who have signed on to a detailed open letter to the British Prime Minister.
Authors Retract Their Study Which Said HCQ Won’t Help With COVID-19 And May Kill You - 5 June 2020|The Interregnum|Mohamed Elmaazi The anti-malaria drug HCQ remains unproven in its efficacy to treat COVID-19. However, the report which lead to the WHO pausing its own research into the drug has now been disavowed by the lead researchers.
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.
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.
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.
BBC Confirms its licence has not been revoked in Bolivia, unlike teleSUR’s - 27 November 2019|Mohamed Elmaazi While news outlets which have reported critically of the ongoing coup in Boliva have been targeted by the coup government and its supporters, the BBC, which is seen as more sympathetic to coup, remains unscathed for now.
UK Parliament votes in favour of bill to prevent 31 Oct Brexit with no deal, at first stage - 4 September 2019|The Interregnum|Mohamed Elmaazi 329 to 300 MPs voted to pass Hilary Benn’s EU (Withdrawal) (No.6)] Bill in order to delay BREXIT until January 2020 without Parliament’s approval or a deal.