Extradiction

U.S. Hybrid war Against Venezuela Goes to Court: The Case of Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab

November 8, 2022 UNAC Editor Lawfare, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Venezuela

by Roger Harris and John Philpot, published on Pressenza New York, October 3, 2022 As Venezuela’s special envoy and a deputy ambassador to the African Union, Saab has diplomatic immunity from arrest and detention under the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. Although a party to the convention, the U.S. has flouted this principle of international law. Judicial overreach on[…]

‘End the War on Journalism and Free Assange’: Thousands Demand Release of WikiLeaks Founder

October 13, 2022 UNAC Editor Lawfare, Political Prisoners, Press Freedom

by Kenny Stancil, published on Common Dreams, October 8, 2022 Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange held a massive transatlantic protest on Saturday to demand freedom for the incarcerated journalist. In London, thousands of people formed a giant human chain around Britain’s parliament and called for Assange’s immediate release from the nearby maximum-security Belmarsh prison, where he has suffered for[…]