Saturday, 9 January 2021, 12:31 pm On January 6, 2020, District Judge Vanessa Baraitser denied bail to WikiLeaks founder and journalist Julian Assange over fears that he could abscond while waiting for the US to launch its appeal. Even as the ruling is patently flawed from a legal viewpoint, it also forces us to think that the US and UK are actively striving for Assange’s death. As Baraitser’s earlier decision to block Assange’s extradition to USA clearly confirmed, his mental health is already in poor shape, making him a suicide risk. His prolonged incarceration in Belmarsh prison - considered by many as “Britain’s Guantanamo” - will only