The JA Files – Page 3 – Tareq Haddad.

A Julian Assange sticker on the gates of H.M.P. Belmarsh in south-east London, U.K. (credit: Jekaterina Saveljeva for Bridges for Media Freedom)

[Opinion:] The New Atlantic Charter stands hollow with Julian Assange still in a British prison

Tareq Haddad June 15, 2021 Archives

(London, U.K.) Leaders of The Group of Seven nation states met for their annual summit in Carbis Bay in Britain’s…

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Stella Moris and Assange lawyer Jennifer Robinson make their way to the Old Bailey on September 8, 2020. (credit: Guy Smallman / Bridges for Media Freedom)

[News:] Assange defence mulls cross-appeal of January verdict, partner says

Tareq Haddad February 17, 2021 Archives

Lawyers for Julian Assange are considering cross-appealing January’s verdict in which District Judge Vanessa Baraitser halted his extradition to the…

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Supporters of Julian Assange demonstrate outside of Westminster Magistrates' Court in January 2020. (credit: Tareq Haddad)

[News:] Assange’s bail application rejected, prolonging months of arbitrary detention

Tareq Haddad January 6, 2021 Archives

(London, U.K.) Julian Assange will remain imprisoned at H.M.P. Belmarsh until the conclusion of appeal proceedings, a British judge ruled…

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Supporters of Julian Assange celebrate District Judge Vanessa Baraitser's decision against extradition outside the Old Bailey in London on January 4, 2021. (credit: Isabell Jeżek)

[News:] Assange’s U.S. extradition halted citing risk of suicide and deteriorating mental health

Tareq Haddad January 4, 2021 Archives

(London, U.K.) Under drab skies and London’s Lady Justice, a British judge refused to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on…

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'Operation Hotel': Surveillance captured by Spanish security firm UC Global shows Julian Assange walking in the Ecuadorean embassy in London.

[News:] ‘Operation Hotel’: New details of sophisticated spying operation on Julian Assange emerge at Old Bailey

Tareq Haddad September 30, 2020 Archives

(London, U.K.) New revelations about the extensive spying that took place while Julian Assange sought political asylum in the Ecuadorean…

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Julian Assange's defence produced four expert witnesses at the fourth week of proceedings at the Old Bailey – Yancey Ellis, Joel Sickler, Maureen Baird and Lindsay Lewis (inset, left to right) – who testified that the WikiLeaks publisher will face degrading punishment if extradited to the United States.

[News:] Assange will face cruel and degrading prison conditions if extradited to the U.S., further defence witnesses testify

Tareq Haddad September 30, 2020 Archives

(London, U.K.) Expert testimony has further shed light on the harsh and degrading treatment Julian Assange can expect if extradited…

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Julian Assange sits at a desk with WikiLeaks staff and associates. (credit: Carmen Valino)

[News:] ‘I thought Assange was paranoid and crazy – his methods became standard journalistic practice’

Tareq Haddad September 17, 2020 Archives

(London, U.K.) A renowned investigative journalist has spoke of how he found Julian Assange “paranoid and crazy” when they first…

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An American helicopter flies over Afghanistan where the U.S. military has waged a war for the last 19 years. (credit: Flickr)

[News:] Claims that Assange ‘endangered lives’ rubbished in U.S. extradition proceedings

Tareq Haddad September 16, 2020 Archives

(London, U.K.) A senior investigative journalist who worked on the release of thousands of military and diplomatic cables with WikiLeaks…

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American attorney Eric Lewis (inset) spoke of the 'remarkable' politicisation of the Department of Justice, pictured, at Julian Assange's extradition proceedings on September 15, 2020.