The bureaucratic impersonality of ‘H8’ as the name for a refugee shelter sums up the anonymity of the place and the state of nothingness that its residents are reduced to. Sean Sheehan When it finally closed at the end of 2018, H8 had been in operation for more […]
In Focus
In Focus
Julian Assange, journalism under trial
On Monday, September 7, the extradition hearing of the founder of Wikileaks, a political prisoner in the United Kingdom resumed. The trial keeps the world in suspense on what is clearly not a fair trial. Nathan Raia As time is passing by, it is becoming clear that this […]
Why it’s hard to predict the future
Last year I wrote a column here about China; or rather, using China as a case study to examine how we can, or can’t, foresee the future. Steve Latham I don’t claim any particular expertise about Chinese politics. All the issues raised were in the public domain, in […]
Ecuadorians begin the war against lawfare
A grassroots campaign and the recapture of the country’s institutional framework are the aims of the ex-president of Ecuador’s followers and of those who consider that the current government is authoritarian and is waging war against its opponents through the courts. Sinay Céspedes Moreno The initiative is called […]
Julian Assange extradition hearing / Sep. 8
Julian 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.
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