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The persecution of Julian Assange

A review of Nils Melzer: The Trial of Julian Assange, Verso Books, 2022 

Belmarsh Prison


Prologue: a brief history of Wikileaks
A case for a rapporteur on torture
The Swedish 'preliminary investigation'
Enter Keir Starmer (perhaps)
Assange leaves the Embassy
Sweden strikes again
The extradition process

Article first published in Labour AffairsThe full text can be downloaded as a PDF here