
Inspired by the Russell-Sartre Tribunal of 1966, the Belmarsh Tribunal isย putting the U.S. in the dock for its War on Terror crimes. Watch the replay.
Theย Belmarsh Tribunalย is trying the U.S. government for its crimes of the twenty-first century โ from atrocities in Iraq to torture at Guantรกnamo Bay to a surveillance program.
Inspired by theย Bertrand Russell and Jean Paul Sartre Tribunal of 1966,ย 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 againstย Julian Assange,ย who exposed those war crimes, in ย a case that will shape the future of journalism for decades to come.
Among those who took part in the tribunal were Pentagon Papers whistleblowerย Daniel Ellsberg,ย NSA whistleblowerย Edward Snowden, former British Labour leaderย Jeremy Corbyn, former Greek Finance MinisterYanis Varoufakis,ย former Ecuardorian Presidentย Rafael Correa, Stella Moris,ย Assange lawyer and his partner, and author, filmmaker and activistย Tariq Ali,ย who attended the Russell-Sartre Tribunal in 1966. (Full list of participants below.)ย Watch it here live:
Featuring:ย Tariq Ali, Renata รvila, Apsana Begum, Richard Burgon, Jeremy Corbyn, Rafael Correa, รzlem Demirel, Deepa Govindarajan Driver, Daniel Ellsberg, Selay Ghaffar, Markรฉta Gregorovรก, Heike Hรคnsel, Srecko Horvat,ย Annie Machon, Stefania Maurizi, John McDonnell, Edward Snowden, Yanis Varoufakis, Ben Wizner,ย andย Eyal Weizman.
Speaker Time Line
[0:00] Sre?ko Horvat (moderator), [8:03] Tariq Ali, [14:17] Selay Ghaffar, [18:17ย ] Jeremy Corbyn UK MP, [26:59] Eyal Weizman, [32:36] Apsana Begum UK MP, [38:50] รzlem Demirel MEP, [43:36] John McDonnell MP, [49:07] Yanis Varoufakis Greek MP, [54:08] Heike Hรคnsel 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 รvila, [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 โ Tariq Ali. CONCLUSIONS to be published next week.
Featured image:ย Belmarsh Tribunal Poster
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