The same judge dismissed another appeal by Meng back in May in which she sought to end the extradition case for good due to her arrest purportedly lacking grounds according to Canadian laws. Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou has lost her appeal to unseal confidential documents related to her extradition case after Canadian Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes dismissed the possibility of doing so, claiming […]
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Venezuelan National Constituent Assembly member María Alejandra Díaz called the court victory a step forward, but feared the British government Bank of England would use stalling tactics to avoid transferring the 31 tons of bullion to the UN Development Programme to buy humanitarian aid for South American country. British solidarity campaigners have hailed the reversal of a High Court ruling that handed £1 billion in Venezuelan […]
U.S. Bureau of Land Management Acting Director William “Perry” Pendley speaks at a conference for journalists in Fort Collins, Colo., last year. Matthew Brown/AP hide caption toggle caption Matthew Brown/AP U.S. Bureau of Land Management Acting Director William “Perry” Pendley speaks at a conference for journalists in Fort Collins, Colo., last year. Matthew Brown/AP The Trump administration says it will comply, for now, with a federal […]
New York’s Black Brook town council has moved to not rename its jurisdiction of Swastika, arguing that the word’s original Sanskrit definition of well-being trumps the modern view of the word and symbol. “Swastika was named by the founders of the area who settled there,” Black Brook town supervisor Jon Douglass explained to NPR. “I think that’s probably, maybe some viewpoint that it’s associated with hate. […]
As cinemas across India remain shut down despite unlock phase 4, the Multiplex Association of India and Bollywood celebs have appealed to the government to allow their re-opening. Since the pan-India lockdown on 25 March, hundreds of people working in the cinemas have lost their jobs, while the movie theatres are facing financial problems. Bollywood celebs Richa Chadha, Anurag Kashyap, Nimrat Kaur Anubhav Sinha, Manoj Bajpayee, […]
LONDON (Sputnik) – UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday it was “vitally important” that children return to classes in September, in an attempt to convince parents still wary of COVID-19 risks in schools. “It’s vitally important that we get our children back into the classroom to learn and to be with their friends. Nothing will have a greater effect on the life chances of […]
Stella Moris, the partner of Julian Assange, has launched a CrowdJustice campaign to help reinforce the WikiLeaks founder’s legal defense as it faces new traps set by US prosecutors. The crowdfunding appeal is designed to help cover the extensive legal costs of the London Magistrates hearings to decide whether Assange will be extradited to the US, where he faces a possible 175-year prison sentence. The charges […]
Greek-Turkish relations worsened recently after Turkey’s announcement that its geological survey ship Oruc Reis had started seismic exploration activities in an area south of Castellorizo island, which Greece considers its exclusive economic zone. Sputnik talked to experts to discuss the political and legal sides of the issue. ‘Eastern Mediterranean is Turning Into Tinderbox’ Christian Fleury, French expert, Doctor of Geographical Sciences, member of the research group […]
International Lawyers Make Urgent Appeal To British Government By Lawyers for Assange, Consortium News. August 17, 2020 International Lawyers Make Urgent Appeal To British Government2020-08-172020-08-17https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/assange.jpg200px200px An array of international lawyers have written to the British prime minister, foreign secretary, secretary of state for justice and home secretary outlining his illegal treatment and demanding Julian Assange’s release. Lawyers for Assange Independent international legal observers of the proceedings in the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107312/81/1073128183_0:73:1400:860_1200x675_80_0_0_9d1383a8e34672666ac323697e41f20b.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/business/202008041080053174-nord-stream-2-construction-can-continue-danish-energy-appeal-board-states/ The construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline can continue, as no one has appealed Copenhagen’s decision allowing the use of anchored ships for the works, the Danish Energy Board of Appeal announced Tuesday. The appeal board said it had not been petitioned against July’s decision of the Danish Energy Agency to allow Nord Stream 2 AG to […]
Ashley Judd’s sexual harassment lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein will move forward after the actress won a crucial appeal Wednesday. Judd first sued Weinstein for harassment, retaliation, and defamation in 2018, over an incident in which Weinstein invited her to his hotel room in the mid-1990s, asked her to watch him shower, and tried to give her a massage. Judd brought her suit after news broke that […]
A new homeowner tours his new place in Washingtonville, N.Y., earlier this month. John Minchillo/AP hide caption toggle caption John Minchillo/AP A new homeowner tours his new place in Washingtonville, N.Y., earlier this month. John Minchillo/AP Suburban voters have been growing as a share of the electorate since the mid-1990s, and they have become consequential in presidential elections. They could be determinative in this one, too, […]
Introduction: When the FBI showed up to grill me about being a Russian spy, it turned into hours of easy going fun. I simply told them everything they wanted to know and lots of stuff they needed to forget as well, just to keep their jobs. They quickly learned VT knows tons more than the FBI or current CIA, so much more, unimaginably more. Then they […]
Robert David Steele, former US spy recommended for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2027, has completed his two month project on Wall Street financial crime. His task has been to raise public awareness of $100 trillion in documented theft by Wall Street from Main Street (inclusive of pension funds and the life savings of cops, firefighters, teachers, and nurses). There is an additional $100 trillion […]
The former CEO of Mt. Gox – the bitcoin exchange at the center of one of the most notorious hacks in crypto – has had his conviction upheld by Japan’s high court. On Thursday, Tokyo’s the court threw out an appeal from Mark Karpeles, who had been found guilty last year for manipulating electronic data, upholding the original conviction and sentence of two and a half […]
Lawyers for Roger Stone filed a notice of appeal with the Washington DC Appeals Court on Sunday night. Advertisement – story continues below While there is great public support for a pardon or a commutation for Roger Stone there is no guarantee this will take place. Roger Stone has not been promised or assured of a presidential pardon. Stone has been open with the public hoping […]
A Universal Appeal For Humanity To End Militarism And Stop War By Abdallah El Harif and Vijay Prashad, Peoples Dispatch. May 16, 2020 A Universal Appeal For Humanity To End Militarism And Stop War2020-05-162020-05-16https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/no-to-nato-2-e1589655788811.jpg200px200px Why the Bouficha Appeal stands for the aspirations of people who want an end to militarized violence on earth. While US and other imperial powers continue to ramp up militarization, the international movement against […]
Coffin manufacturers in Germany say they’re struggling to make money despite serving a crucial public health role, because the market has been flooded with cheaper imports from Eastern Europe. The country’s casket producers are calling for financial aid to help prop up Germany’s dwindling coffin making industry, while pointing out that safe and hygienic burials are particularly important during the coronavirus pandemic. Just 20 percent of […]
This video was recorded by Viktor Stoilov, a member of SouthFront Steering Committee and a SouthFront press officer. Dear friends, you can find all SouthFront videos on our website in the section “SouthFront TV“. SouthFront’s YouTube Channel Is Banned (the text below was originally posted by SouthFront on May 2): DEAR FRIENDS, On April 30th, our Facebook page with about 100,000 subscribers was deleted without any […]