(2023-03-08). Truckers slow down traffic across France ahead of Tuesday strike. mronline.org 
French truckers obstruct major roadways in protest against the wildly unpopular pension reform.
(2023-03-08). State-Sanctioned Violence in Peru and the Role of Canadian Mining. libya360.wordpress.com Kirsten Francescone Protests against the Tía María copper mining project in Islay, Arequipa Region, Peru. Photo by Diario Correo. Canadian firms benefit from state-sanctioned police protection and impunity at the expense of human rights and the environment. On January 18, 2023, as thousands of Peruvians were taking to the streets in Lima to denounce the…
(2023-03-08). Jimmy Carter's Man in Sudan. juancole.com Strasbourg, France (Special to Informed Comment) — I am not quite able to remember the first time I met President Carter, but I do remember when I first went to see him at his home in Plains. It was the fall of 2016 and I was thirty-six. I had been a mid-level staffer at The …
(2023-03-08). France: Macron plays "double or nothing" on pension attacks. greenleft.org.au After a three-week period of relative calm, all trade union federations in France called on workers "to bring France to a standstill" on March 7. Key workers' sectors promised ongoing strikes, reports John Mullen.
(2023-03-08). Daily Round Up — Protests continue in France over pension reforms & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we look at protests continuing in France over pension reforms, Israeli airstrikes hit quake-hit Syria, 23 Cop City protesters charged with domestic terrorism in the US and Palestinian prisoners complete 20 days of civil disobedience.
(2023-03-08). Striking workers bring France to standstill to protest rise in retirement age. peoplesworld.org 
France came to a standstill Tuesday when protesters marched nationwide during the latest round of strikes against a planned rise in the retirement age to 64. Unions described the protests as their biggest show of force against the deeply unpopular proposal from President Emmanuel Macron's government. According to the AEF news agency, 63% of French …
(2023-03-08). Boycott Tour demands an end to Toulouse-Tel Aviv "twinning" relationship. samidoun.net 
On Saturday, 4 March, the Collectif Palestine Vaincra — a member of the Samidoun Network — organized a Boycott Tour in the city center of Toulouse, France, bringing together several dozen people to raise awareness in Toulouse about the campaign to bring an end to the "twinning" or "sister city" relationship with apartheid Tel Aviv. …
(2023-03-08). Solidarity with Palestine and Georges Abdallah at France's labour protests against pension reform. samidoun.net 
More than 3.2 million people demonstrated on Tuesday, 7 March in France according to the CGT labour federation, including 120,000 in Toulouse, on the sixth national strike day against the pension reform proposed by the Macron government at the expense of workers in France. As they have since the beginning of the mobilization, the Collectif Palestine …
(2023-03-08). Stop the pension cuts and the war, bring down the Macron government! wsws.org Yesterday, around 3 million workers went on strike and marched in cities across France on calls to "block the economy" and force a stop to President Emmanuel Macron's pension cuts.
(2023-03-08). Portugal — Debate sobre vacinaàßà£o de crianàßas: um Parlamento com muita palra e pouca uva. globalresearch.ca A discussà£o de uma petiàßà£o para a suspensà£o das vacinas contra a covid-19 em crianàßas serviu sobretudo para revelar a confrangedora iliteracia científica e a nula curiosidade dos deputados em analisar os mais recentes estudos sobre efeitos adversos em idade …
(2023-03-09). Xi, Spanish king exchange congratulations on 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping and King of Spain Felipe VI on Thursday exchanged congratulations on the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between their countries.
(2023-03-08). Headlines for March 8, 2023. democracynow.org Israeli Forces Kill 6 Palestinians in Jenin Raid, as Settlers Attack Palestinian Family in Huwara, Wagner Group Says It Seized Eastern Bakhmut; NYT Reports Pro-Ukrainian Group Sabotaged Pipelines, Russia Jails Blogger Dmitry Ivanov over Criticism of War on Ukraine, Georgians Take to the Streets over Proposed "Foreign Agents" Law, 3 Mada Masr Journalists on Trial Amid Ongoing Egyptian Crackdown on Press, Spain Advances Gender Parity Bill, Malnutrition in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women and Girls on the Rise, 5 Women Sue Texas for Denying Them Abortions, Gigi Sohn Withdraws FCC Nomination After Vicious…
(2023-03-09). Danish parliament votes to abolish public holiday in order to finance military spending increase. wsws.org The campaign to scrap the public holiday has gone hand-in-hand with a massive propaganda campaign to portray Denmark as under immediate threat from a Russian attack and therefore forced to arm itself to the teeth.
(2023-03-09). Selected Articles: Italy 2020: Inside COVID's 'Ground Zero' in Europe. globalresearch.ca 
By Three years ago the Western World came to a standstill. The official Covid-19 narrative depicted a strange suddenly-super-spreading, deadlier-than-flu virus hailing from China that landed …
(2023-03-09). Romania: airborne troops among 100,000 U.S. forces in Europe poised for war with Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Stars and StripesMarch 8, 2023 Army 10th Mountain, 101st Airborne division soldiers deploying to NATO's southeast flank Elements of the Army's 10th Mountain Division are deploying to Europe to replace a 101st Airborne Division team that has been operating out of a strategic hub in Romania for the past nine months, the service said this …
(2023-03-09). Ukraine: Pentagon delivers precision-guided bombs. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense PostMarch 8, 2023 US-Delivered Air-Launched JDAM Smart Bombs Operational in Ukraine The US has delivered Joint Direct Attack Munition-Extended Range (JDAM-ER) precision-guided bombs to Ukraine. The weapon is capable of hitting targets 45 miles (72 kilometers) away. Chief of US Air Forces in Europe (USAFE), Gen. James Hecker, revealed that the delivery took place …
(2023-03-09). Danish parliament votes to abolish public holiday in order to finance military spending increase. wsws.org The campaign to scrap the public holiday has gone hand-in-hand with a massive propaganda campaign to portray Denmark as under immediate threat from a Russian attack and therefore forced to arm itself to the teeth.
(2023-03-09). Selected Articles: Italy 2020: Inside COVID's 'Ground Zero' in Europe. globalresearch.ca By Three years ago the Western World came to a standstill. The official Covid-19 narrative depicted a strange suddenly-super-spreading, deadlier-than-flu virus hailing from China that landed …
(2023-03-09). Romania: airborne troops among 100,000 U.S. forces in Europe poised for war with Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Stars and StripesMarch 8, 2023 Army 10th Mountain, 101st Airborne division soldiers deploying to NATO's southeast flank Elements of the Army's 10th Mountain Division are deploying to Europe to replace a 101st Airborne Division team that has been operating out of a strategic hub in Romania for the past nine months, the service said this …
(2023-03-09). Ukraine: Pentagon delivers precision-guided bombs. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense PostMarch 8, 2023 US-Delivered Air-Launched JDAM Smart Bombs Operational in Ukraine The US has delivered Joint Direct Attack Munition-Extended Range (JDAM-ER) precision-guided bombs to Ukraine. The weapon is capable of hitting targets 45 miles (72 kilometers) away. Chief of US Air Forces in Europe (USAFE), Gen. James Hecker, revealed that the delivery took place …
(2023-03-08). Italy 2020: Inside COVID's 'Ground Zero' in Europe. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-08). Russian Special Military Operation — Summing Things Up So Far. strategic-culture.org It was Donbass and Crimea, which gave the staunchest opposition to the pro-European movements, by way of which the Collective West wanted to forcefully direct Ukraine's future. | In Donbass, which used to be part of Ukraine up until recently, the local population have always spoken Russian as their mother tongue and considered themselves Russians i.e. members of the Russian population corpus. Donbass has up to recently been considered the richest part of Ukraine due to huge deposits of coal and other valuable and lucrative ores, including much-sought-after titanium. It was in effect Donbass together with Crimea,…
(2023-03-08). In Video: Head Of The UK Defence Select Committee Confirmed London Is At War With Russia. southfront.org
(2023-03-08). U.S. Delivered JDAM-ER Guided Glide Bombs To Ukraine. southfront.org 
A Quick Strike extended range mine hangs from a B-52 on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, as part of Valiant Shield 18, Sept. 16, 2018. (U.S. Air Force / Senior Airman Zachary Bumpus) | The United States has delivered Joint Direct Attack Munition-Extended Range (JDAM-ER) guided glide bombs to Ukraine, Chief of U.S. Air Forces in Europe (USAFE), General James Hecker, revealed on March 8. "Recently, we've just gotten some precision munitions [to Ukraine] that had some extended range and…
(2023-03-08). Xinjiang's Alataw Pass port sees more freight train routes. ecns.cn The total number of China-Europe freight train routes passing through the Alataw Pass, a major land port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has reached 100, according to the China Railway Urumqi Group Co., Ltd.
(2023-03-08). Environmental –°atastrophe at Nord Stream. libya360.wordpress.com Orienrtal Review Baltic harbour porpoise According to European scientists, the undermining of the Nord Stream gas pipeline led to an ecological disaster in the Baltic Sea. The consequences of this sabotage vary, but the cumulative damage to nature is enormous. An immediate consequence of the pipelines' explosion was the death of marine animals. According to Research…
(2023-03-08). War Returns to the Heart of Europe: Talk of Conscription is Back on the Agenda. libya360.wordpress.com Europe is continuing its suicidal mad dash towards the militarisation of society. After a year of war in Ukraine, almost everywhere there is talk of reintroducing compulsory military service, reopening a debate that was thought to be definitively closed and that had led almost all European countries to abandon compulsory military service. In Italy, rumors…
(2023-03-08). White House Counters Hersh's Reputation With Weak 'Intelligence'. popularresistance.org On September 28 2022, a day after the Nord Stream pipelines were blown up, I published the available open source evidence which strongly suggested that the U.S. had done it. On February 8 the legendary investigative reporter Seymour Hersh published a remarkable similar tale of the story based on insider witnesses. While Hersh's story found an echo in Europe's newspapers, U.S. mainstream media did all they could to avoid it: Scores of hits from publications across the globe pop up from an internet search for veteran investigative reporter Seymour Hersh's claim that the US destroyed Russia's Nord Stream gas pipelin…
(2023-03-09). VIDEO: Germany prosecutes citizen for condemning aid to Ukrainian Nazis. thegrayzone.com The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal interviews Heinrich Bàºcker, founder of Berlin's COOP Antiwar Cafe, about his prosecution at the hands of the German state for publicly denouncing Germany's military aid to a Ukrainian government that reveres World War II-era Nazi collaborators and incorporates neo-Nazi battalions into its military. Bàºcker also discusses that state of the German antiwar movement as it gathers momentum following mass protests after the February 24 first anniversary of the Ukraine proxy war.
(2023-03-09). Ongoing warning strikes in Germany's public sector. wsws.org While there is enormous anger and willingness to fight among workers, who are not prepared to accept further cuts to real wages, the service sector union Verdi is doing everything to prevent a broad mobilization.
(2023-03-08). Nord Stream Attack: 'Officials' Throw More Chaff to Hide the Real Perpetrators. libya360.wordpress.com Moon of Alabama Right at the same moment the New York Times publishes a shoddy 'officials say' story about alleged intelligence about the Nord Stream terror attack the Germany weekly Die Zeit, which has strong U.S. secret services ties, comes up with an equally unbelievable tale of a 'Ukrainian owned' sailing boat playing the major role in the attack: …
(2023-03-08). Inside Vio.Me, Greece's only worker-managed factory that's operated for over 10 years. therealnews.com 
In 2011, workers at the Vio.Me factory in Thessaloniki, Greece, stopped receiving wages. Management and owners abandoned the facility shortly afterward. Instead of dispersing, the workers of Vio.Me held an assembly and voted to take over management of the factory themselves. Over the past decade, they've kept the factory running, jointly determining production decisions through democratic procedures, and sharing in the profits. Although their former bosses and the Greek state have attempted to auction off the land and evict them, the workers have held on with the power of solidarity from their community, an…
(2023-03-08). Hundreds of thousands strike and protest Greece's mass train crash deaths. wsws.org Hundeds of thousands walked out on strike and protested in Greece Wednesday, amid a surge of anger over the deaths of 57 people in the February 28 Tempi train crash.
(2023-03-08). Hungarian Parliamentary Delegation Backs Sweden's NATO Bid. news.antiwar.com A Hungarian parliamentary delegation visited Sweden on Tuesday and expressed support for the country's NATO bid but also told Swedish officials to stop telling "lies" about Hungary. Csaba Hende, the deputy speaker of Hungary's parliament, led the delegation and said most members of the Hungarian government support expanding NATO into Sweden. "We made it clear …
(2023-03-08). Biological lab funded by U.S. sparks alarm. ecns.cn A controversial biological laboratory in Kazakhstan has caused concerns among local residents. The laboratory used to be controlled by the Soviet Union, but now it is funded and built by the U.S.
(2023-03-08). From Vilnius to Kinshasa, Macron tries to puff up French imperialism. workers.org 
Lithuania, a new member of NATO on the Baltic Sea, doesn't have the air force its regime claims it needs. So the French government has sent a squadron of its armed forces' most advanced fighter planes to allegedly respond to Russian probes of NATO's air defenses, without any public limits . . . |
(2023-03-08). Political destabilization in Moldova and threats to security in the Northern Black Sea region. unitedworldint.com 
Language issue On Monday 5 March protests began in the Republic of Moldova against changing the constitutional name of the state language from Moldovan to Romanian. Last week, the parliament of the Republic of Moldova supported a bill to change the name of the language by a simple majority in its first reading. However, to …
(2023-03-08). Why Sabotage Is a Growing Form of Warfare in Ukraine. independentmediainstitute.org On February 8, Pulitzer Prize-winning U.S. journalist Seymour Hersh published an article detailing the role of the U.S. and Norway in the September 26, 2022, Nord Stream gas pipeline explosions. U.S. officials denied the findings, while Russia, which previously blamed the UK for the attack, hailed the article as proof of Western involvement. There remains …
(2023-03-08). Why is Norway the Glove that Fits the USA's Hand? libya360.wordpress.com Pà•l Steigan Stoltenberg visits Obama at the White House 21/10/2011. Muammar Gadaffi was liquidated the day before 20/10/2011 in Libya. In the sequel to his revelation of Norway's and USA's role in blowing up the Nord Stream pipelines, Seymour Hersh addresses the long standing tradition of Norway's secret and illegal collaboration with USA. He shows that Norway…
(2023-03-09). Pentagon Blocks US From Sharing Info on Alleged Russian War Crimes With ICC. news.antiwar.com The Pentagon is blocking the Biden administration from sharing evidence of alleged Russian war crimes with the International Criminal Court based in the Hague over concerns that a precedent could be set for Americans to be prosecuted for their military actions, The New York Times reported on Wednesday. The US has a history of impeding …
(2023-03-09). "The End Of America's Empire Is HERE" | Chris Hedges Interview. scheerpost.com Chris Hedges and Russel Brand discuss the parallels between the Iraq & Ukraine Wars, and how America is pushing Russia & China together as they escalate the Ukrainian conflict.
(2023-03-09). UN Charter: Negotiations!, Good wars, bad wars? & Proxies. indybay.org The seriousness of the escalating conflict over NATO's expansion to Russia's borders, which has now led to war, has been clear to all involved since at least 1994. Russia has repeatedly warned that admitting Ukraine and Georgia to NATO would violate its elementary security interests and cross a red line.
(2023-03-08). The Ukraine Weapons Drain. strategic-culture.org In the American capital, the Ukrainian flag is a less common sight now than it was when the Russian invasion began a little more than a year ago. Maybe people have realized the U.S. involvement in the war is a sham. Maybe they've just gotten bored. Nevertheless, the blue and gold remains ubiquitous—just as common in the imperial city as the stars and stripes, if not more.
(2023-03-08). Wagner Fighters Took Control Of Eastern Part Of Bakhmut, Continue Their Advance (Video). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The head of the Wagner PMCS confirmed control of the eastern part of the city of Bakhmut. Earlier, Ukrainian sources confirmed that Ukrainian positions in the eastern district s of the city were lost. | Evgeny Prigozhin claimed that all the areas to the east of the Bakhmutka River came under full control of Wagner units. The Russian mop up operation in the buildings on the eastern bank of the river was likely completed. In their turn, Ukrainian forces continue stren…
(2023-03-08). Central Syria: Russian Warplanes Hit ISIS Cells After Series Of Deadly Attacks. southfront.org 
Russian Su-25 attack aircraft take off from the Khmeimim airbase in Syria © Dmitriy Vinogradov / Sputnik | On March 8, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a series of airstrikes on ISIS cells and their hideouts in Syria's central region. | According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the airstrikes targeted al-Badiya, a vast desert area that lies between the eastern Homs countryside and the western countryside of Deir Ezzor. This area is the main stronghold of ISIS in central Syria. The results of th…
(2023-03-08). Swedish Air Defense System Makes First Appearance With Kiev Forces. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | The Swedish RBS 70 man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS) has been spotted with Kiev forces for the first time ever. | On March 8, a photo surfaced online showing a soldier from the newly-formed 88th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces with the MANPADS in an unspecified area within the Russian special military operation zone. | It is still unknown when exactly Sweden provided Ukraine with the RBS 70. Last September, the Swedis…
(2023-03-08). Military Situation In Donbass On March 8, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see the full-size image | The Russian Army took control of the eastern part of Bakhmut city | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in Bakhmut and its outskirts | The Russian Army reportedly took control of Vesele village north of Avdiivka | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Ugledar | The Russian Army reportedly advanced in western part of the town of Mariinka | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Debrova…
(2023-03-08). NATO Chief Says Bakhmut May Fall to Russia 'in Coming Days'. news.antiwar.com NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut might fall to Russian forces in the "coming days" as the Russian mercenary outfit Wagner Group claimed more gains in the battle. "We cannot rule out that Bakhmut may eventually fall in the coming days," Stoltenberg told reporters in Stockholm. He added …
(2023-03-08). Russia Announces a New Strategy for Deterring NATO Aggression. libya360.wordpress.com Drago Bosnic Amid incessant NATO aggression and escalation of hostilities within Russia, now also including US-backed Kiev regime terrorists targeting schoolchildren, Moscow has started revamping the doctrinal approach to the use of its strategic arsenal. Rather curiously, the new document, published by the "Military Thought" magazine run by the Russian Ministry of Defense, attracted little attention in Western…
(2023-03-08). February 19 Rage Against War Rally: A Historic Success. dissidentvoice.org 
Thousands of people assembled at the Lincoln Memorial on February 19 to protest the US proxy war using Ukrainians as cannon fodder to bring down Russia. It took as its name "Rage Against The War Machine." And it sought to bring together people of all political persuasions in opposing the war. "Everyone in; no one …
(2023-03-08). Top US military officials visit Middle East to ratchet up conflicts with Iran and Russia. wsws.org Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's visit to Iraq on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the 2003 US invasion amounted to a return to the scene of a world-historic crime.
(2023-03-08). 300,000 federal workers confront Canada's union-backed Liberal government in struggle for real-terms pay increases. wsws.org Throughout the lengthy negotiations, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal government have maintained a hardline stance. They are determined to make the workers pay for the cost of the war with Russia and the massive bailout given to the financial elite at the onset of the pandemic.
(2023-03-08). Ukrainian government spends millions on monuments and streets to honor Nazi collaborators and neofascists. wsws.org The most conservative estimates put the cost for the all-out war by the Ukrainian authorities against all public symbols, monuments and names that are associated with Russia, the October revolution and Soviet history, or leftist ideology, at 1 billion Euros.
(2023-03-09). Pathetic: New York Times "Twisted Fairy Tale": Ukraine Bombed the North Stream Pipeline. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-09). Why is Pakistan assisting Ukraine? journal-neo.org 
(2023-03-09). Saturday 3/18: Peace in Ukraine! Fund people's needs, not the war machine! indybay.org 24th & Mission Bart…
(2023-03-09). China donates 200,000 euros to strengthen safety of Ukraine's nuclear facilities: FM. ecns.cn "The decision to contribute 200,000 euros through the IAEA to technical assistance to Ukraine on nuclear safety and security is just one concrete step China has taken to support the IAEA's efforts to strengthen nuclear safety in Ukraine," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Wednesday.
(2023-03-09). EU steps up "war economy" to rush arms to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense PostMarch 8, 2023 EU Eyes 'War Economy' in Push to Rush Ammo to Ukraine EU defense ministers will discuss Wednesday plans to raid their stockpiles to rush one billion euros' worth of ammunition to Ukraine and place joint orders for more to ensure supplies keep flowing. *** Ministers meeting with their Ukrainian counterpart Oleksiy …
(2023-03-09). Pentagon to deploy tanks to Ukraine "as quickly as possible" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense NewsMarch 8, 2023 US Army is moving to get tanks to Ukraine 'as quickly as possible' The U.S. Army is already executing on a plan to send M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, the Army's acquisition chief said Wednesday. The Pentagon announced early this year it would send General Dynamics Land Systems-made Abrams tanks to …
(2023-03-08). "War is a Killing Machine": The Shameless Sensationalising of Pain. Media and Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-08). Military Situation In Bakhmut On March 8, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2023-03-08). Officials Point Finger At Pro-Ukraine Group For Nord Stream Attack. popularresistance.org In a report Tuesday morning, the New York Times claims new intelligence from anonymous U.S. officials puts Nord Stream pipeline sabotage blame on a pro-Ukrainian group. | The information released from the intelligence report offers little detail but asserts the group involved in last year's terrorist attack in the Baltic Sea "were opponents of President Vladimir V. Putin, but does not specify the members of the group, or who directed or paid for the operation." | The Times also alleges that, "U.S. officials said that they had no evidence President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine or his top lieutenants were involved…
(2023-03-08). This International Women's Day, Iranian Feminists Are at the Front Lines. truthout.org On International Women's Day, the world is at a turning point. On the one hand, we are facing the global rise of authoritarianism and fascism. On the other hand, popular uprisings for a democratic existence against authoritarianism and imperialism have been emerging in various parts of the world, with popular resistance persisting from Myanmar to Sudan and from Ukraine to Iran. |
(2023-03-08). Ukraine's Future: Like Korea or Yugoslavia? fpif.org
(2023-03-08). Defending the Venezuelan Embassy, Organizing Peace for Ukraine — Interview with Margaret Flowers. orinocotribune.com US comedian and journalist Lee Camp interviews Margaret Flowers, a US peace and social justice activist, for the MintPress News show Behind The Headlines. | In today's world, it can be difficult to find inspiring figures to look up to, especially in a time of division and uncertainty. Fortunately, there are still individuals like Margaret Flowers who embody the ideals of progress, justice, and compassion. Margaret Flowers is a leading activist, doctor, teacher, and co-founder of PopularResistance.org, a website that aims to inform and inspire grassroots movements around the world. | Margaret has spent her life fi…
(2023-03-08). Australia — Silent Collaborator Against Assange. popularresistance.org The significance of the Belmarsh Tribunal could not be greater, and not only for Julian Assange and his family. We have reached a critical point in history for press freedom, and for all human rights intertwined with it. | Julian Assange once said: | I understood this a few years ago. And my view became that we should understand that Australia is part of the United States. It is part of this English-speaking Christian empire, the centre of gravity of which is the United States, the second centre of which is the United Kingdom, and Australia is a suburb in that arrangement. | And therefore we shouldn't go, 'It's c…
(2023-03-08). A Conversation With Dan Ellsberg On Assange And The State Of Journalism. shadowproof.com Daniel has spent many decades sharing not only his experiences as a Nixon-era whistleblower but also showing support for fellow whistleblowers, who have faced similar attacks. He testified at the extradition trial against Assange in the United Kingdom in September 2020.