I was sort of wrong. The people forbidden access were mostly humanitarian groups, see https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/09/07/not-normal-human-rights-pres

I was sort of wrong. The people forbidden access were mostly humanitarian groups, see https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/09/07/not-normal-human-rights-press-freedom-advocates-denied-remote-access-assange-hearing https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/09/07/not-normal-huma... and the full list of press members that requested access is shamefully small, see https://shadowproof.com/2020/09/21/guide-to-journalists-assange-trial-upset-by-media-blackout/ https://shadowproof.com/2020/09/21/guide-to-journalists-assa...