Carl Gardner
August 21, 2012
Last night on the BBC’s Newsnight, Craig Murray, the former British ambassador to Uzbekistan, named one of the women whose evidence has led Swedish prosecutors to seek the extradition of Julian Assange.
I agree with those who think this was […]
Carl Gardner
August 21, 2012
This afternoon I spoke to Charles Crawford, the former British ambassador to Sarajevo, Belgrade and Warsaw and now mediator and Telegraph blogger, about the international law and diplomatic […]
Carl Gardner
August 19, 2012
A few thoughts, following Julian Assange’s extraordinary statement from the windows of the Ecuadorian embassy earlier today.
First, the physical arrangements. What was interesting was that he didn’t even step on to the balcony proper; he remained firmly on the […]
Carl Gardner
August 17, 2012
This afternoon I spoke to Charon QC about Ecuador’s decision to grant asylum to Julian Assange.
The interview deals with a number of myths that have attached to this case – including the idea that what he’s suspected of in […]
Carl Gardner
August 15, 2012
The latest twist in the Julian Assange case, as we await Ecuador’s decision on granting him asylum (a decision which would not, as I’ve written before, in itself allow protection from arrest if he steps outside the embassy), is […]
Carl Gardner
August 1, 2012
An important trial’s going on at the moment in Moscow – one that may be important for the future of political opposition to Vladimir Putin, and that potentially tells us a lot about what’s going […]