
Inspired by the Russell-Sartre Tribunal of 1966, the Belmarsh Tribunal isΒ putting the U.S. in the dock for its War on Terror crimes. Watch the replay.
TheΒ Belmarsh TribunalΒ is trying the U.S. government for its crimes of the twenty-first century β from atrocities in Iraq to torture at GuantΓ‘namo Bay to a surveillance program.
Inspired by theΒ Bertrand Russell and Jean Paul Sartre Tribunal of 1966,Β when representatives of 18 countries gathered to hold the U.S. accountable for its war crimes in Vietnam, the Belmarsh Tribunal will try the U.S. for its War on Terror crimes.
The Belmarsh Tribunal turns the tables in the extradition hearing next Wednesday and Thursday againstΒ Julian Assange,Β who exposed those war crimes, in Β a case that will shape the future of journalism for decades to come.
Among those who took part in the tribunal were Pentagon Papers whistleblowerΒ Daniel Ellsberg,Β NSA whistleblowerΒ Edward Snowden, former British Labour leaderΒ Jeremy Corbyn, former Greek Finance MinisterYanis Varoufakis,Β former Ecuardorian PresidentΒ Rafael Correa, Stella Moris,Β Assange lawyer and his partner, and author, filmmaker and activistΒ Tariq Ali,Β who attended the Russell-Sartre Tribunal in 1966. (Full list of participants below.)Β Watch it here live:
Featuring:Β Tariq Ali, Renata Γvila, Apsana Begum, Richard Burgon, Jeremy Corbyn, Rafael Correa, Γzlem Demirel, Deepa Govindarajan Driver, Daniel Ellsberg, Selay Ghaffar, MarkΓ©ta GregorovΓ‘, Heike HΓ€nsel, Srecko Horvat,Β Annie Machon, Stefania Maurizi, John McDonnell, Edward Snowden, Yanis Varoufakis, Ben Wizner,Β andΒ Eyal Weizman.
Speaker Time Line
[0:00] Sre?ko Horvat (moderator), [8:03] Tariq Ali, [14:17] Selay Ghaffar, [18:17Β ] Jeremy Corbyn UK MP, [26:59] Eyal Weizman, [32:36] Apsana Begum UK MP, [38:50] Γzlem Demirel MEP, [43:36] John McDonnell MP, [49:07] Yanis Varoufakis Greek MP, [54:08] Heike HΓ€nsel German MP, [59:04] Richard Burgon UK MP, [1:04:47] Video in evidence, [1:08:10] Ewen McCaskill, [1:14:14] Scott Ludlam, [1:17:20] Deepa Govindarajan Driver, [1:24:30] Renata Γvila, [1:30:26] Stefania Maurizi, [1:38:39] Rafael Correa, [1:44:03] Annie Machon, [1:50:15] Daniel Ellsberg, [1:55:35] Stella Moris, [2:03:18] Ben Wizner, [2:08:54] Edward Snowden, [2:18:09] Coming Events, [2:20:29] Eyal Weizman, [2:21:20] CLOSING β Tariq Ali. CONCLUSIONS to be published next week.
Featured image:Β Belmarsh Tribunal Poster
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