Pre-Trial Procedural Stuff · The trial process begins (as permitted by Honduran law) with the prosecutors and defense presenting additional evidence that was not presented in the evidentiary hearing. Today, the prosecutors mostly just clarified evidence that had previously been accepted by the court. In addition, · Edwin’s defense team presented 9 documents outlining the state persecution that Edwin has faced since 2009 and one witness, Mery Agurcia from the Honduran human rights organization, COFADEH. The court did not permit any of the evidence presented by Edwin’s defense arguing that they were irrelevant to the crime being tried and were out […]
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Scheer Intelligence: What They Got Wrong In ‘The Trial Of The Chicago 7’ By Robert Scheer, ScheerPost.com. December 11, 2020 Scheer Intelligence: What They Got Wrong In ‘The Trial Of The Chicago 7’2020-12-112020-12-11https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/chicago-7-new-e1607711944195.jpg200px200px Above image: By Mr. Fish. The historian, who wrote “Conspiracy in the Streets” on the subject of the Netflix film, sets the record straight on this week’s “Scheer Intelligence.” “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” an Aaron Sorkin film that recently aired on Netflix, brought an important chapter in the history of American activism to screens around the globe. Based on real events, the film dramatizes the 1969 […]
Secwepemc Land Defenders Kanahus Manuel And Isha Jules On Trial By Brent Patterson, Peace Brigades International. November 20, 2020 Secwepemc Land Defenders Kanahus Manuel And Isha Jules On Trial2020-11-202020-11-20https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/kanahusarrest.png200px200px Canada – Secwepemc land defender Kanahus Manuel has tweeted: “I need some media to report on my trial begins Mon Nov 23 in Clearwater so-called bc.” On October 19, 2019, Manuel and Tiny House Warrior land defender Isha Jules were charged by the RCMP with mischief when they told construction workers that they did not have consent from the Secwepemc peoples to flag on Highway 5 near Moonbeam Creek, about 60 kilometres north […]
…by Stuart Littlewood, Britain This morning I was catching up as usual on the ever-reliable Craig Murray’s day-to-day reports of what passes for a trial at the Old Bailey under the shabby standards now governing British justice. I’m talking of course about the trial to extradite Julian Assange which is nearing its nauseating climax. Craig has been extraordinarily dedicated in bringing out the truth from a cruelly ‘fixed’ process to which public access has been suppressed. Here is an extract from his piece ‘Where Is My Final Assange Report?’ which for me sums up the disgraceful performance put on to appease […]
Ten Reasons Why The Assange Trial Threatens Freedom Of Speech By Fidel Navaez and Ben Norton, The Grayzone. October 14, 2020 Ten Reasons Why The Assange Trial Threatens Freedom Of Speech2020-10-142020-10-14https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/assange1.jpg200px200px Above photo: Julian Assange (back) listened in the dock as James Lewis (front, centre) opened the hearing with the US position. The Ecuadorian diplomat who gave Julian Assange political asylum reports from the extradition hearing against the WikiLeaks journalist, and explains why it is “the most important case against the freedom of expression in an entire generation.” Translated by Ben Norton.Puedes leer este artículo en español aquí. Editor’s note: Fidel […]
US health regulators have paused drug firm Eli Lilly’s trial of an antibody treatment for Covid-19, due to safety concerns. The setback comes a day after a separate vaccine trial was halted due to an “unexplained illness.” “Out of an abundance of caution, the ACTIV-3 independent data safety monitoring board (DSMB) has recommended a pause in enrollment,” an Eli Lilly spokeswoman told reporters on Tuesday. While the reason for the suspension wasn’t revealed, the spokeswoman said the trial was paused “to cautiously ensure the safety of the patients participating in this study.” Also on rt.com Johnson & Johnson pauses coronavirus vaccine […]
Pfizer has become the first western pharma firm to begin pediatric testing of its coronavirus vaccine, getting the nod from the FDA to expand its phase III trials to some 48,400 participants, among them kids as young as 12. The multinational drug giant said it received federal approval to launch pediatric trials in an update on Monday, explaining that testing on younger volunteers will help researchers “to better understand the potential safety and efficacy of the vaccine in individuals from more ages and backgrounds.” Now in its final phase, the trial will also add 4,400 new participants to the original 44,000 […]
In July 2018, Assadollah Assadi, a Vienna-based Iranian diplomat, was arrested in Germany on a European warrant over charges of allegedly plotting to bomb an Iranian opposition rally in Paris. He was later extradited to Belgium, where two alleged co-conspirators had been arrested with explosives in their possession. Iranian diplomat Assadollah Assadi, detained for trial in Belgium over charges of planning a foiled terrorist attack against an annual Iranian opposition rally in Paris in 2018, warned Belgian authorities of potential retaliation by armed groups if he was convicted in the case, Reuters reported, citing a police document. Assadi, a counselor at […]
The Nebraska couple accused of fatally strangling 24-year-old Sydney Loofe after wooing her on Tinder last year allegedly discussed selling homemade murder and torture videos. Anastasia Golyakova, who testified in Dawson County Court on Thursday about her months-long relationship with Bailey Boswell and Aubrey Trail, revealed the couple told her they believed they could make upwards of “one million dollars” from these sinister videos. “I paid three psychologists to forget this,” Golyakova said, according to the Omaha World-Herald. Boswell, 26, is charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and improper disposal of human remains for her alleged role in the […]
A U.S. flag flies above a fence at the detention facility at the U.S. Naval Station at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, on Dec. 10, 2008, in an image reviewed by the U.S. military. Mandel Ngan-Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mandel Ngan-Pool/Getty Images A U.S. flag flies above a fence at the detention facility at the U.S. Naval Station at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, on Dec. 10, 2008, in an image reviewed by the U.S. military. Mandel Ngan-Pool/Getty Images There’s yet more chaos in the long-delayed, problem-plagued 9/11 case in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba: A new U.S. military court judge who took over the […]
Assange Trial: US And UK Militaries Back Key Prosecution Witness By Matt Kennard and Mark Curtis, Daily Maverick. October 2, 2020 Assange Trial: US And UK Militaries Back Key Prosecution Witness2020-10-022020-10-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/panetta.png200px200px Above photo: US Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta speaks at Kings College in London, England, 18 January 2013. DoD / Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo. Revealed: Key Assange prosecution witness is part of academic cluster which has received millions of pounds from UK and US militaries. Dr Nigel Blackwood, a Reader in forensic psychiatry at King’s College London (KCL), told the extradition hearing in London last week that Julian Assange was suffering only “moderate” depression. Giving evidence as […]
National Security Journalism Is On Trial By Jameel Jaffer, Just Security. October 1, 2020 National Security Journalism Is On Trial2020-10-012020-10-01https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/assange2-e1601568114917.jpg200px200px Above photo: Supporters of Julian Assange protest outside the Old Bailey as the extradition hearing for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange resumes on September 7, 2020 in London, England. Guy Smallman/Getty Images. Few American media organizations seem to have noticed, but the U.S. Justice Department has spent the past few weeks trying to persuade the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales to extradite Julian Assange to the United States to face charges under the 1917 Espionage Act. The hearing is scheduled to […]
The sun rises over the detention facility at the Guantánamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba, in this May 13, 2009, photo reviewed by the U.S. military. Brennan Linsley/AP hide caption toggle caption Brennan Linsley/AP The sun rises over the detention facility at the Guantánamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba, in this May 13, 2009, photo reviewed by the U.S. military. Brennan Linsley/AP The setbacks keep piling up in the long-delayed 9/11 case in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. A new U.S military court judge has canceled all hearings in the case until next year and delayed the start of the trial […]
The FBI is investigating blundering conservative operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman for a series of possible crimes, according to a document filed by federal prosecutors. Ironically, the document revealing the investigation was filed just days after Wohl and Burkman staged a fake FBI raid on Burkman’s home in a bid for media attention. The FBI investigation centers on Wohl and Burkman’s February release of confidential juror questionnaires from the trial of Trump associate Roger Stone. The FBI is investigating the pair for potential witness harassment, criminal contempt, and obstruction of justice, according to the filing. The case could mark more […]
Julian Assange Trial: Monday, September 21, 2020 By Joe Lauria, Consortium News. September 22, 2020 Julian Assange Trial: Monday, September 21, 20202020-09-222020-09-22https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/old_bailey_london-e1600789107495.jpg200px200px Above photo: Old Bailey. US Tries to Undermine Doctor’s Testimony About Assange’s ‘High Risk of Suicide’. Consortium News is virtually “inside” the courtroom at Old Bailey, viewing the proceedings by video-link and will file updates throughout Day Eleven of Julian Assange’s resumed extradition hearing. 8:41 am EDT: Prof. Michael Kopelman has been sworn in, standing in the actual wooden stand of the court, as the defense’s first witness on Tuesday. Kopelman is a professor of neuropsychology at King’s College, London. He […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/sport/202009221080539281-switzerland-calls-for-28-month-jail-sentence-for-paris-saint-germain-president-in-tv-rights-trial/ Last week, Paris Saint-Germain President Nasser Al-Khelaifi went on trial on charges of corruption in the attribution of World Cup TV rights. Swiss prosecutors have called for a 28-month prison term for Paris Saint-Germain President Nasser Al-Khelaifi, who is accused of inciting a former top FIFA official to commit “aggravated criminal mismanagement”. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Source link
The District Court for the Southern District of Florida has denied Craig Wright’s request for summary judgment in a case that involves claims over ownership of about 1.1 million bitcoin (worth over $11 billion). In an order signed on Monday, Judge Beth Bloom at the Florida court denied Wright’s motion seeking summary judgment that would have prevented the matter from proceeding to a full trial. Source link
Rep. Andy Harris Denounced Stay At Home Orders and ‘Cult of Masks’ Rep. Andy Harris is an anesthesiologist who’s broken with the scientific mainstream during the pandemic — decrying stay-at-home orders and warning of a “cult of masks.” Now, he’s taken an unpaid side gig overseeing a drug company trial. https://t.co/tZHRGvPH0J — POLITICO (@politico) September 19, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: A five-time republican congressman has joined the hunt for coronavirus treatments as he is overseeing NeuroRx drug company trial. His close ties to NeuroRx CEO, Jonathan Javitt, could create issues of bias. Also called into question is his lack of experience […]
The Testing of the chimpanzee adenovirus-based vaccine had been repeatedly called into question for the “dangerous” lack of sufficient trials on chimp viruses as well as the unclear consequences of the new technology. The trials of AstraZeneca vaccine candidate remain on hold in the US. Days after AstraZeneca halted clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine over the case of unexplained neurological illness in one volunteer taking part in the study, the British-Swedish pharmaceutical company released an 111-page trial blueprint, which promises an anti-coronavirus drug with “50% effectiveness”. That was the first time AstraZeneca revealed the second case of serious illness by […]
Kafka On Acid: The Trial Of Julian Assange By Felicity Ruby, Arena Online. September 19, 2020 Kafka On Acid: The Trial Of Julian Assange2020-09-192020-09-19https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/julian.png200px200px Julian Assange needs to wake before dawn to get from Belmarsh Prison to the Old Bailey courthouse, where his extradition hearing resumed on 7 September, for four weeks. He gets dressed for court only to be strip-searched before being placed in a ventilated coffin Serco van for a 90-minute trip across London in peak-hour traffic. After waiting handcuffed in the holding cells, he is placed in a glass box at the back of the courtroom. Then he […]
News Media Who Ignore The Assange Trial Are Admitting They Don’t Care About Journalism September 18, 2020 News Media Who Ignore The Assange Trial Are Admitting They Don’t Care About Journalism2020-09-182020-09-18https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/medium-5.jpg200px200px Above photo: Garry Knight. The Sydney Morning Herald just published an article titled “Julian Assange interrupts extradition hearing again” about the WikiLeaks founder’s correct interjection that he never put anyone’s lives in danger with the publication of the Manning leaks a decade ago. It’s actually a rather shocking smear piece for the SMH, who has been one of the better Australian publications at giving Assange a fair hearing over the years. The article’s […]
Assange Would Not Have Fair US Trial, Witness Tells Old Bailey September 16, 2020 Assange Would Not Have Fair US Trial, Witness Tells Old Bailey2020-09-162020-09-16https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/skynews-julian-assange-e1600264529541.jpg200px200px Above photo: Julian Assange (back) listened in the dock as James Lewis (front, centre) opened the hearing with the US position. Julian Assange’s extradition hearing resumed yesterday morning after a coronavirus test for a member of the prosecution’s legal team came back negative. Mark Summers QC, one of Assange’s lawyers, asked District Judge Vanessa Baraitser to give a direction mandating the use of masks for the remainder of the hearing. She responded that government guidance on wearing […]
PARIS—Harrowing testimonies from the survivors of the Charlie Hebdo attack were heard at the long-awaited terror trial this week. A true panorama of horrors unfolded in the court room, as their stories and shocking security camera footage evoked the carnage of war. Calm footsteps passing through the hallway of the Charlie Hebdo offices, a big man in black fatigues appears, his frame filling the doorway as he walked into the newsroom. “Tack-tack-tack,” shots are fired, methodical, lethal, then the footsteps move away, calmly, followed by a deafening silence. Sigolene Vinson described the “strong smell of gunpowder and blood,” that filled the […]
Trials of the University of Oxford’s coronavirus vaccine were paused on Tuesday after it emerged that a volunteer had experienced adverse effects as a result of undergoing testing. It is “still feasible” that the Oxford vaccine could be approved by regulators by end of 2020, the CEO of AstraZeneca said on Thursday. While speaking at an event held by media organisation Tortoise Pascal Soriot said that “it depends on how fast the regulator will review and give approval, so we could still have a vaccine by the end of this year or maybe early next year”. Mr Soriot added that more tests were required […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/1c/1080306907_0:306:3072:2034_1200x675_80_0_0_af8593d0dd04bfaec4f6a587b22cda3d.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/society/202009091080413621-astrazeneca-rejects-claim-covid-19-trial-was-halted-over-case-of-transverse-myelitis/ British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has rejected claims that its third round of trials for a COVID-19 vaccine was halted over a case of transverse myelitis, a neurological disorder characterized by inflammation of both sides of a section of the spinal cord. According to the company, its COVID-19 vaccine trial was paused in July after a volunteer was found to have multiple sclerosis, a disease that causes damage to the central nervous system. However, the diagnosis was found to be unrelated to the vaccine. “Reports claiming to be based on comments made earlier today […]
John Pilger: The Stalinist Trial Of Julian Assange By John Pilger, Mintpress News. September 9, 2020 John Pilger: The Stalinist Trial Of Julian Assange2020-09-092020-09-09https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/ap_20251602845386_edited-e1599678232199.jpg200px200px Above photo: A woman holds up a photograph of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange during a protest demanding the freedom of Assange in front of the UK embassy in Brussels, Sept. 7, 2020. Francisco Seco | AP. Having reported the long, epic ordeal of Julian Assange, John Pilger gave this address outside the Central Criminal Court in London on September 7 as the WikiLeaks Editor’s extradition hearing entered its final stage. When I first met Julian Assange more than […]
The Phase 3 trial of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca has been paused, reportedly due to a suspected ‘serious adverse reaction’ by one of the participants in the UK. AstraZeneca only said that its “standard review process triggered a pause to vaccination to allow review of safety data,” according to a statement by a company spokesperson on Tuesday. It was unclear whether the hold was self-imposed or ordered by a regulator, what the adverse reaction may have been, or when it might have happened. BREAKING: AstraZeneca’s #Covid19 vaccine trials have been paused as the company […]
After shouting “nonsense” at a lawyer representing the US government, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was ordered by a UK judge to remain silent or be removed from his own trial. Assange is currently facing extradition to the US over accusations he conspired to hack government computers and broke an espionage law over the release of confidential cables in 2010 and 2011. On the second day of Assange’s London trial, which was already delayed from May due to the coronavirus pandemic, lawyer James Lewis, representing the US government, said at one point Assange was facing extradition and charges not over the leaking […]
Heavyweights Weigh In On Assange “Show Trial” By Popular Resistance. September 7, 2020 | Educate!, Featured Campaign Heavyweights Weigh In On Assange “Show Trial”2020-09-072020-09-07https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/supremes-head-gray-620.jpg200px200px And its threat to journalists. Former NYT Vice Chairman and General Counsel, James C Goodale, Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist, Chris Hedges, Pentagon Papers Whistleblower, Dan Ellsberg to Speak. Zoom Online Event Wednesday, September 9, 1:00 EST. Register here. Washington, DC – An online Zoom call will take place for members of the press this Wednesday, September 9 at 1:00 pm EST to address the United States attempt to extradite WikiLeaks’ publisher, Julian Assange. The call will feature […]
LONDON—The court hearing that could end in WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange being sent to the United States to face charges over the publication of hundreds of thousands of classified documents finally got underway Monday after a months-long pandemic delay. Crowds crammed together outside the Old Bailey court building in central London where, inside, Assange told the district judge that he he does not consent to being extradited to the U.S. Over the next four weeks, the court will consider whether Assange can be forced to face justice in the U.S., where an 18-count indictment accuses him of recruiting hackers to steal […]
If a UK court consents to Julian Assange’s extradition to the US in a trial due to resume on Monday, the WikiLeaks co-founder could be sentenced to 175 years behind bars in an American prison. He faces 18 criminal charges related to endangering US national security by conspiring to obtain and disclose classified information. Stella Morris, Julian Assange’s partner and the mother of his two children, has told the Daily Mail that if the WikiLeaks co-founder is extradited to the US, he will almost certainly face “a show trial” there. “It is heartbreaking to think that if Julian is extradited and […]
The news that the first COVID-19 vaccine had been developed and registered in Russia met with mixed reactions globally: while some countries wondered when it would be up for sale, others, including those still testing their own drugs, questioned Sputnik V’s effectiveness and safety, citing a lack of publicly accessible data from clinical trials. The publication of the first batch of trial results of the Russian coronavirus vaccine, also known as Sputnik V, in the renowned medical journal Lancet came as a response intended to put an end to the media campaign seeking to discredit the effectiveness and safety of the […]
By VT Editor’s Gordon Duff and Jeff Smith January 15, 2015 Today’s delve into the world of nuclear secrets begins with a short discussion of the “trial that never happened,” or as some are aware, the trial of a CIA officer going on in Virginia today. “If a trial isn’t reported, does jail time for a phony crime inconvenience one quite as much?” From Politico: Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a highly unusual public appearance Thursday — taking the witness stand for the prosecution in a criminal case against a former CIA officer on trial for leaking details of […]
French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo will mark the opening of a terror trial over a deadly 2015 attack on their offices by reprinting the disparaging Mohammed cartoons that sparked the rampage. Twelve people were killed on January 7, 2015, when brothers Said and Cherie Kouachi stormed Charlie Hebdo’s Paris headquarters. Some of France’s most well known cartoonists were killed in the attack, which set off weeks of unrest and led to the deaths of 17 people in the ensuing days. Fourteen people will go on trial accused of supporting the terror attacks. The decision to republish the cartoons, which depict prophet […]
Germany Begins A Universal-Basic-Income Trial For Three Years By Adam Payne, Business Insider. August 25, 2020 Germany Begins A Universal-Basic-Income Trial For Three Years2020-08-252020-08-25https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/09/basic-income-150×117.jpg200px200px Starting this week, 120 Germans will receive a form of universal basic income every month for three years. The concept of universal basic income has gained traction in recent years, and Finland tested a form of it in 2017. Germany is about to become the latest country to trial a universal basic income, starting a three-year study of how it affects the economy and recipients’ well-being. As part of the study, 120 people will receive €1,200, or about […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105689/07/1056890761_0:114:2200:1352_1200x675_80_0_0_2932208db7d91200744ca8080e688a5d.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/uk/202008251080270125-uks-astrazeneca-begins-human-trial-of-covid-19-treatment-using-monoclonal-antibodies/ LONDON (Sputnik) – UK-based pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca announced on Tuesday that it had begun the human trial of a new treatment for COVID-19 using a combination of two monoclonal antibodies. “The first participants have been dosed in a Phase I trial of AZD7442, a combination of two monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) in development for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19,” the multinational giant said in a press release. Up to 48 healthy people aged 18 to 55 years will take part in the first stage of the trial, aimed at evaluating the safety, tolerability and […]
Harry Maguire and members of his family were arrested on the Greek Island of Mykonos on Friday. Maguire currently plays for Manchester United after leaving Leicester in an £80 million deal last year. The brother of Manchester United star, Harry Maguire, is expected to go to trial over a scuffle in Mykonos in which a police officer was allegedly punched in response to Maguire’s sister being “stabbed by an Albanian thug”. According to reports, 28-year old Joe Maguire and another unnamed British man, 29, will be named as suspects in a court list alongside his centre-back sibling on Monday. Police say […]
The End Of The Hariri Trial August 21, 2020 The End Of The Hariri Trial2020-08-212020-08-21https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/emergency-personnel-inspecting-the-scene-of-the-hariri-bombing-in-2005.-by-wael-hamzeh-of-epa-e1598031692760.jpg200px200px Above photo: Emergency personnel inspecting the scene of the Hariri bombing in 2005. more than two tons of explosives shredded the armor-plated car of Rafik Hariri, the former prime minister of Lebanon, in a suicide bombing that killing him and 21 others. More than 200 people were injured in the 2005 attack. By Wael Hamzeh of EPA. The Special Tribunal for Lebanon, which was set up to investigate the 2005 assassination of billionaire and former Prime Minister of Lebanon Rafik Hariri, is giving its final judgment: Judges at a […]
Attorneys for Ghislaine Maxwell have called on a US appeals court to bar the release of a deposition from a previous case, arguing it would ruin any chance for a fair trial on charges linked Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking ring. The British socialite’s lawyers told the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan on Thursday that an order from a lower court to release the documents “eviscerates the promise of confidentiality” provided to Maxwell when she agreed to be deposed in 2016, according to Reuters. “If the unsealing order goes into effect, it will forever let the cat out of […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/0b/1080135748_0:102:3325:1973_1200x675_80_0_0_07c48ff7432b7ec2aa66d0eafa97a4df.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202008181080205689-views-of-beirut-as-hariri-assassination-verdict-is-announced—video/ Earlier in the day, judge David Re said that there was no evidence of either Hezbollah leadership or Syrian government involvement in the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Live from Beirut this Tuesday as a UN-backed tribunal in the Netherlands is delivering its ruling on the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Hariri, who symbolised the reconstruction of the country following the 1975-1990 civil war, was killed on 14 February 2005 in a bomb attack on his motorcade. Besides the politician, the explosion also killed 21 others and injured 226. Follow Sputnik Feed to […]
Investors suing Nvidia have opposed a motion from the U.S. chipmaker that would shut out the testimony from an ex-employee. Source link
Vinnik will reportedly face charges including defrauding more than 100 people in six French cities from 2016 to 2018. Source link
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/14/1079933849_0:0:3070:1727_1200x675_80_0_0_1cf93ea0472a92b97960b86c6d8bbcba.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/russia/202008031080046261-covid-vaccine-trial-volunteers-in-russia-show-immune-response-defence-ministry-says/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The final check-up of volunteers testing the coronavirus vaccine at the Burdenko Hospital in Russia showed immunity in all participants, the Russian Defence Ministry said Monday. According to the ministry, the check-ups were held at a key ministry hospital earlier on Monday. The vaccine is being developed jointly by the ministry and the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology. “The results of the check-up clearly demonstrate an unmistakable immune response attained through the vaccination. No side effects or issues with the body of the volunteers were found”, the ministry said. […]
On Monday, Johnny Depp’s libel trial against The Sun publisher News Group Newspapers entered its penultimate day, with NGN attorney Sasha Wass arguing that Depp’s drug use fueled “irrational mood swings and abnormal behavioral patterns, which would not have been present when Mr Depp was clean and sober”—and that the actor was too high to remember allegedly abusing his ex-wife, Amber Heard. Depp is suing NGN for libel over a 2018 article that ran in The Sun, which called him a “wife-beater” in its headline. The publisher’s defense rests on 14 allegations of domestic abuse from Heard, which allegedly occurred between […]
This photo, reviewed by the U.S. military and made during an escorted visit, shows the original military courtroom at the U.S. Navy base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, on April 9, 2014. Mladen Antonov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mladen Antonov/AFP via Getty Images This photo, reviewed by the U.S. military and made during an escorted visit, shows the original military courtroom at the U.S. Navy base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, on April 9, 2014. Mladen Antonov/AFP via Getty Images There’s yet another setback at the U.S. military court in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Jury selection in the 9/11 trial was […]
The alleged BTC-e operator stands accused of extortion, aggravated money laundering and conspiracy. Source link
A leading Australian debit card network is using Hedera Hashgraph to trial a micropayments system that could rival traditional online methods. In an exclusive press statement shared with CoinDesk on Wednesday, Eftpos Australia CEO Stephen Benton said the collaboration between the two companies is a key part of Eftpos’ digital payments strategy. Eftpos is Australia’s major debit card payments system having clocked more than 2 billion transactions in 2019, worth around AU$130 billion (US$92.8 billion). The strategy is attempting to showcase the use of micropayments for online goods and services including pay-per-page content and streaming platforms on a pay-per-second model. Benton […]
Julian Assange’s substantive extradition hearings are expected to recommence at the Central Criminal Court of England on 7 September, where witnesses for both the prosecution and the defence are due to testify at this hotly contested legal challenge. British artist and fashion designer Vivienne Westwood denounced the treatment of imprisoned journalist and publisher Julian Assange, whilst dressed in a yellow suite and inside a large metal cage, outside the Old Bailey criminal court in central London, on the morning of 21 July 2020. “I am Julian Assange, I am the canary in the cage. If I die down the coal mine […]
Israel’s Secret List Of Officials Who May Stand Trial At International Court July 20, 2020 Israel’s Secret List Of Officials Who May Stand Trial At International Court2020-07-202020-07-20https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/end-israeli-war-crimes-e1595261491291.jpg200px200px Above photo: End Israeli War Crimes from YaLibnam. Ahead of the ICC’s decision on whether to investigate suspected war crimes in the territories, a list of 200 to 300 officials was compiled, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Alternative Prime Minister Benny Gantz Israel is drawing up a secret list of military and intelligence officials who might be subject to arrest abroad if the International Criminal Court in the Hague opens an investigation into alleged […]
An experimental vaccine candidate being developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University to protect against COVID-19 triggered an immune response against the coronavirus and appeared to be safe. Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images An experimental vaccine candidate being developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University to protect against COVID-19 triggered an immune response against the coronavirus and appeared to be safe. Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images Updated 5:20 p.m. ET An experimental coronavirus vaccine triggered an immune response against COVID-19 in study participants, and it has only minor side effects, according to new data […]
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Although PM Netanyahu’s approval ratings have dropped due to his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent economic crisis, the prime minister still enjoys the support of the masses, says a former left-wing politician, adding that the second hearing in the Netanyahu trial has little chance, if at all, of harming his standing. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not expected to attend the second hearing in his trial set to take place in Jerusalem later today. Instead, his team of solicitors will be dispatched to the court, where they will be negotiating the dates and the terms of their boss’s future […]
Scuffles have broken out between police and protesters who took to the Israeli streets on Sunday, including to PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s official residence in Jerusalem, demanding he resign and lambasting his coronavirus response. Police used water cannons and mounted units to disperse crowds in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv as thousands of protesters demanded Netanyahu’s resignation over corruption charges and demonstrated against the government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. גם בירושלים, גם בתל אביב, זה הולך להיות קיץ ארוך וחם. מאות מפגינים נצורים בכיכר הבימה. המפגינים ישבו על הרצפה ולא נתנו לשוטרים לפנות אותם pic.twitter.com/Uzq1t0cLff — Bar Peleg (@bar_peleg) July 18, 2020 […]
Johnny Depp apparently missed a part of his own libel trial against News Group Newspapers on Friday. As Depp’s concierge provided testimony in High Court regarding Amber Heard’s allegedly frequent late-night visits from Elon Musk, the actor himself was in a meeting to discuss a new film project, according to the Daily Mail. Depp is suing NGN over a 2018 story that ran in The Sun and labelled him a “wife-beater” after allegations of domestic abuse from Heard. The publisher’s defense rests on 14 separate abuse allegations from Heard, which allegedly occurred between 2013 and 2016. Depp has denied all allegations […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): India’s COVID-19 tally is close to hitting the one million mark, with new cases pushing the total number to 93,6181 on Wednesday. However, the South Asian nation has fast-tracked its efforts in producing a vaccine against COVID-19, with two of its candidates Bharat Biotech and Zydus Cadila, getting the nod for human trials. Indian pharmaceutical company Zydus Healthcare on Wednesday announced that it has started human trials on its potential COVID-19 vaccine ZyCov-D, as country’s caseload continues to mount. ZyCoV-D, its plasmid DNA vaccine, will be enrolling over 1,000 subjects across multiple clinical study sites in India to […]
The judge overseeing the trial of four Minneapolis cops accused of killing black security guard George Floyd has placed a gag order on the defendants and their lawyers after pieces of somewhat exculpatory evidence were released. Citing the risk of “tainting a potential jury pool” and “impair[ing] all parties’ right to a fair trial,” Hennepin Country District Judge Peter Cahill slapped a gag order on “all parties, attorneys, their employees, agents or independent contractors working on their behalf” on Thursday with regard to the trial of the four Minneapolis cops charged with killing Floyd. The 46-year-old security guard died on Memorial […]
The Chinese equivalent of Uber will pilot the nation’s digital yuan, a major Ethereum alliance is moving to support DeFi as Nexo gets ready to enter the prime brokerage space with help from Chainlink. Here’s the story: FOMOTikTok videos and a fomenting sense of FOMO have driven trading volumes of dogecoin up nearly 2,000%, as of Monday, according to Messari. The meme-inspired asset’s price climbed 35% over the same period. The Dogecoin Twitter handle has issued a statement saying: “Be mindful of the intentions people have when they direct you to buy things. None of them are in the spot to be financially advising. Make […]
One of the world’s largest freight carriers wants to use an enterprise blockchain from the Alibaba Group to cut costs. Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies. CoinDesk is an independent operating subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, which invests in cryptocurrencies and blockchain startups. Source link
DiDi, the Chinese equivalent of Uber, is forming a task force to design and implement a trial of China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) on its transportation platform. A spokesperson of the Chinese ride-hailing mobile service told CoinDesk in an email response that it has entered into a strategic partnership with the Digital Currency Research Institute of the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) in an effort to accelerate the application of the CBDC, known as Digital Currency Electronic Payment, or DCEP. “Under PBoC’s overall DCEP strategy and operation timeline, DiDi’s DCEP taskforce will design and implement pilot DCEP projects in accordance with […]
In this edition of The Debate, Press TV interviews Edward Corrigan, international human rights lawyer from London, Ontario, and Kevin Barrett, editor of Veterans Today from Madison to look at Khashoggis murder trial in Turkey and whether it will shed more light on the role of the Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman in this murder. Dr. Kevin Barrett, a Ph.D. Arabist-Islamologist, is one of America’s best-known critics of the War on Terror. He is host of TRUTH JIHAD RADIO; a hard driving weekly radio show funded by listener donations at Patreon.com and FALSE FLAG WEEKLY NEWS (FFWN); a audio-video show […]
Hatice Cengiz, who was engaged to slain Saudi journalist Jamal Kashoggi, leaves a court in Istanbul on Friday. Two former aides to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and 18 other Saudi nationals are on trial in absentia over the 2018 killing of the Washington Post columnist. Emrah Gurel/AP hide caption toggle caption Emrah Gurel/AP Hatice Cengiz, who was engaged to slain Saudi journalist Jamal Kashoggi, leaves a court in Istanbul on Friday. Two former aides to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and 18 other Saudi nationals are on trial in absentia over the 2018 killing of the Washington Post […]
In June 2019 a heavily pregnant woman was attacked in her own home in south London by a knife-wielding assailant. Kelly Fauvrelle, 26, died and her unborn child lost its fight for life a few days later. A jealous ex-boyfriend stabbed to death his former partner, who was eight months pregnant with his baby, after she formed a relationship with another man. Aaron McKenzie, 25, denies murdering Kelly Mary Fauvrelle at her home in Thornton Heath, south London and has pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of their baby, Riley, and possession of an offensive weapon. This morning we heard the […]
MOSCOW—When Russia’s leading contemporary theater and film director Kirill Serebrennikov and his three colleagues went on trial, virtually all of Russia’s cultural elite, nearly 4,000 actors, poets, writers, and directors demanded authorities stop the shameful proceedings. Even the most careful celebrities stopped being careful and made public comments condemning the prosecution. “We tried to sit quietly but they continued to open our wounds with this case.” — Chulpan Khamatova, actress What they realized as they watched this case taking shape was that in Russia today any famous personality can be charged with some sort of cooked-up crime, arrested, and convicted. Dozens […]
by Fabio Giuseppe Carlo Carisio for VT Italy For the Court of Cassation there were not enough elements to put the Mayor of Bibbiano Alberto Carletti under house arrest, but for the Prosecutor of the Republic of Reggio Emilia there are enough to ask for his indictment for crimes of false and abuse of office. Andrea Carletti, Mayor of Bibbiano indicted for false and abuse of office On charge of the politician, meantime self-suspended by the Italian Democratic Party, the prosecutor Valentina Salvi has moved disputes of an administrative nature and not for issues directly related to the alleged illegal custody […]
Divisive crypto industry businessman Craig Wright is heading to a jury trial in a case that revolves around billions of dollars in bitcoin. The move to trial comes after the legal team for the estate of David Kleiman, Wright’s deceased former business partner, were denied an omnibus motion filed in May attempting to sanction Wright over his alleged misbehavior. “According to Plaintiffs [Ira Kleiman et al.], throughout the litigation Defendant [Craig Wright] has engaged in a sustained pattern of perjury, forged evidence, misleading filings, and obstruction,” according to a court order filed Wednesday. Judge Beth Bloom of the District Court in […]
Meng’s arrest in December 2018 led to a deterioration in Sino-Canadian relations and was swiftly followed by the detention of Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor, who have since been charged with espionage by Beijing. Chinese authorities, however, deny that the incidents are related to the Meng trial. A group of former Canadian legislators and diplomats have published a letter urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to intervene and stop the extradition of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, previously arrested in Winnipeg on a US warrant. According to them, it could make Beijing release two Canadians – Michael Kovrig and Michael […]
A solar energy trading trial run by blockchain startup Power Ledger has found the initiative to be “technically feasible” for real world use. The trial, which was partly funded by the Australia government, surveyed 48 households in Fremantle, Western Australia and found blockchain energy peer-to-peer energy (P2P) trading delivered lower costs “desired by consumers.” “Power Ledger has demonstrated how peer-to-peer energy trading can incentivise the right outcomes for the grid in a more cost-effective way,” Power Ledger chairman Jemma Green said in a press release. The trial ran between December 2018 and January 2020 as part of the RENeW Nexus Project […]
The Italian Banking Association (ABI) announced Thursday that its banks are willing to pilot a digital euro. The group shared 10 considerations for a digital euro in Thursday’s announcement, starting with, “Monetary stability and full compliance with the European regulatory framework must be preserved as a matter of priority.” The group prioritized the need for a digital currency framework to be fully compliant with EU regulations to win the public’s trust, and said banks will play a critical role in upholding that trust. In its second guideline, the group said Italian banks are already working with distributed ledger technology, referencing the […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia is monitoring the criminal proceedings in the Hague regarding the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, hoping for an impartial trial, despite the one-sided probe by the Dutch-led Joint Investigation Team (JIT), Ambassador to the Netherlands Alexander Shulgin said on Friday. The trial of four suspects in the case — Russian nationals Igor Girkin, Sergey Dubinsky and Oleg Pulatov, and Ukrainian national Leonid Kharchenko — began in March, but had to be adjourned over the COVID-19 pandemic. It was resumed this Monday. “We closely monitor the situation as three of those accused of the downing of the […]
An unknown wallet holder mistakenly, it seems, sent a $2 million transaction fee on the Ethereum blockchain, Elrond is testing its network in a “trial by fire” and Libra’s Dante Disparte thinks governments entering the stablecoin race is good for Libra. Here’s the story: You’re reading Blockchain Bites, the daily roundup of the most pivotal stories in blockchain and crypto news, and why they’re significant. You can subscribe to this and all of CoinDesk’s newsletters here. Top shelf Libra’s FutureLibra’s initial prospectus and subsequent redesign has left its imprint on the world. Some 70% of central banks are researching a national digital currency, […]
India 07:02 GMT 05.06.2020Get short URL New Delhi (Sputnik): World Health Organisation had suspended trials of anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19, after the peer-reviewed international general medicinal magazine Lancet published a study, warning about the drug’s safety. WHO however, resumed the trials after several countries, including India questioned the decision. A top Indian scientist, Sekhar Mande, Director General of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research under India’s federal Science and Technology Ministry reproached what he described as the WHO’s “knee-jerk” decision to suspend the trial use of the Malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus infections. “They shouldn’t have temporarily suspended (the […]
__________HaaretzNetanyahu Attacks Justice System at Opening of His Corruption Trial Benjamin Netanyahu became Israel’s first sitting prime minister to face trial on criminal corruption charges on Sunday. He arrived at the Jerusalem District Court for the opening session in the trial flanked by cabinet ministers from his Likud party who came to show their support. He is charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three separate cases and the court session was dedicated in part to an acknowledgement that the prime minister and the three other defendants in the cases had read and understood the charges. The prime minister, and […]
US President Donald Trump has been touting the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine as a prophylactic against COVID-19, referring to it as a “game-changer” in the search for potential treatments for the novel respiratory disease, despite a lack of conclusive scientific evidence or large-scale clinical trials to support this. British health workers are to take part in the first global study involving hydroxychloroquine – the drug US President Donald Trump revealed he was taking as a preventive measure against COVID-19, reported Sky News. The clinical trial that is part of a study led by the Bangkok-based Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU), […]
The pharmaceutical firm Moderna has reported good results so far in trials of its novel-coronavirus vaccine, inspiring cautious optimism in scientists scrambling to contain the damage from the ongoing pandemic. But these same scientists warn against getting too excited about early results, however positive. The world could still be a long way from having a working vaccine for SARS-CoV-2, to say nothing of deploying that vaccine on a large scale. Welcome to Rabbit Hole, where we dive deep on the biggest story. It’s for Beast Inside members only. Join up today. Source link
This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (round blue objects) emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. SARS-CoV-2, also known as 2019-nCoV, is the virus that causes COVID-19. The virus shown was isolated from a patient in the U.S. Image captured and colorized at NIAID’s Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML) in Hamilton, Montana.NIAID Health Editor’s Note: COVID-19 is likely to respond to a cocktail of antivirals and anti-inflammatory drugs. The antiviral, Remdesivir has been shown to decrease recovery time in patients with COVID-19. The drug chosen to be used with Remdesivir is Baricitinib (Olumiant) which is a proven anti-inflammatory […]
This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (round blue objects) emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. SARS-CoV-2, also known as 2019-nCoV, is the virus that causes COVID-19. The virus shown was isolated from a patient in the U.S. Image captured and colorized at NIAID’s Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML) in Hamilton, Montana.NIAID Health Editor’s Note: COVID-19 is likely to respond to a cocktail of antivirals and anti-inflammatory drugs. The antiviral, Remdesivir has been shown to decrease recovery time in patients with COVID-19. The drug chosen to be used with Remdesivir is Baricitinib (Olumiant) which is a proven anti-inflammatory […]
Europe 13:52 GMT 07.05.2020Get short URL The trial in the case of Philip Manshaus, who is accused of murdering his step-sister and attacking a mosque, is underway in the Norwegian capital of Oslo, reports say. Philip Manshaus, 22, who went on a shooting spree at a Norwegian mosque last August has stated that it was “emergency justice” and he regretted not having caused more damage, the Norwegian broadcaster NRK reported citing prosecutors. The Norwegian shooter on the first day of his trial did not dispute the criminal acts themselves, but pleaded not guilty, citing the right to break the law due to force […]
Europe 09:43 GMT 07.05.2020Get short URL During the controversial two-year trial, 2,000 randomly chosen unemployed participants received a no-strings-attached €560 benefit each month, and were free to search for work and even start businesses. On average, the basic income resulted in an employment boost of a mere six days. A final analysis of Finland’s two-year basic income experiment found that the unconditional benefit received by recipients improved their mental well-being, but didn’t directly spur them into finding work, the newspaper Hufvudstadsbladet reported. While the recipients of the no-strings-attached 560-euro monthly payment reported feeling less mental strain, depression, sadness, and loneliness compared […]
With a title like Trial by Media, you’d naturally expect Netflix’s true crime series—executive produced by CNN and The New Yorker’s Jeffrey Toobin, alongside George Clooney and Grant Heslov—to focus on the multifaceted ways print and TV reporting affected, for better or worse, high-profile legal cases. Like a student term paper that sporadically forgets to relate all of its evidence to its thesis statement, the streaming service’s latest doesn’t always stick to that guiding objective. And yet at its best, this six-part affair does serve as a routinely dispiriting portrait of the press’ impact on the process of determining guilt and […]