Julian Assange news - live: WikiLeaks founder will not face ‘oppressive’ extradition to US, UK court rules
3 years, 11 months ago

Julian Assange news - live: WikiLeaks founder will not face ‘oppressive’ extradition to US, UK court rules

The Independent  

✕ Close Julian Assange supporters celebrate outside court Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange cannot be lawfully extradited to the US to face charges over WikiLeaks due to his mental health and suicide risk, a UK judge has ruled. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser said that the isolated conditions Assange would likely to face in the US meant that extradition would be “oppressive”. Assange, 49, would face a total of 17 charges of espionage and computer hacking in the US after he enflamed Washington by publishing documents revealing the grim realities of the so-called “war on terror”.

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WikiLeaks' Julian Assange to make first public appearance since release
2 months, 4 weeks ago

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange to make first public appearance since release

Hindustan Times  

WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange is set to make his first public appearance since being freed from a British jail when he gives evidence to the Council of Europe next month, his organisation said on Wednesday. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is scheduled to testify before the Council of Europe next month, marking his first public appearance since his release from British …

Things to know about how Julian Assange and US prosecutors arrived at a plea deal to end his case
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Things to know about how Julian Assange and US prosecutors arrived at a plea deal to end his case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is back in Australia as a free man, having resolved through a plea deal a U.S. Justice Department case charging him with obtaining and publishing government secrets on his secret-spilling website. Ultimately, in the last several months, Justice Department leaders floated the concept of a deal that would ensure Assange’s freedom and permit a …

The Saipan surprise: How delicate talks led to the unlikely end of Julian Assange’s 12-year saga
5 months, 3 weeks ago

The Saipan surprise: How delicate talks led to the unlikely end of Julian Assange’s 12-year saga

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — About a year and a half ago, a lawyer for Julian Assange presented federal prosecutors in Virginia with a longshot request: Dismiss the case against the WikiLeaks founder. The abrupt guilty plea by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was the culmination of negotiations that began a year and a half ago and accelerated in recent months. About a year …

Inside the closed-door meeting in Washington DC to free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Inside the closed-door meeting in Washington DC to free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

ABC  

Inside a meeting room deep inside the Robert F Kennedy Building in Washington DC last September, representatives of the US Department of Justice must've wondered what hit them. Dr Ryan said that the US officials pushed back against their arguments, claiming Assange's freedom was purely a legal matter, not a political one. "And also that the Chinese government had commented …

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is back in Australia and for Anthony Albanese the job is done
5 months, 4 weeks ago

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is back in Australia and for Anthony Albanese the job is done

ABC  

With a raised fist, Julian Assange signalled his defiance, as he took his first steps back on home soil last night. Albanese's support for Assange while sidestepping political landmines But throughout it all, Anthony Albanese never defended Julian Assange's actions. Photo shows Three men sitting in the back of a car, talking Julian Assange's long-running legal odyssey has moved around …

Julian Assange and the battle for open society
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Julian Assange and the battle for open society

Hindustan Times  

Julian Assange walked free on Wednesday after a breakthrough plea deal with the United States that ended years of legal drama. WikiLeaks became best known in 2010 with the release of classified US military information, including chilling footage of a helicopter gunning down people in Baghdad and the airmen laughing about the “dead bastards”. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange waves after …

I'm an Aussie soldier who saw first-hand the mayhem Julian Assange unleashed on the Middle East. Here's my message to the Wikileaks founder as he waltzes into my home country as a free man
5 months, 4 weeks ago

I'm an Aussie soldier who saw first-hand the mayhem Julian Assange unleashed on the Middle East. Here's my message to the Wikileaks founder as he waltzes into my home country as a free man

Daily Mail  

As Julian Assange touched down in Australia for the first time in 14 years as a free man, former Australian soldier Shane Healey wasn't celebrating. Former Australian Defence Force soldier Shane Healey witnessed the impacts that Julian Assange's actions caused in the Middle East WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange kisses his wife Stella Assange as he arrives in Canberra He gave …

Julian Assange banned from returning to US without permission, pleads guilty for leaking America's national secrets
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Julian Assange banned from returning to US without permission, pleads guilty for leaking America's national secrets

Hindustan Times  

Julian Assange has walked free after pleading guilty to leaking US national security secrets, ending a 14-year legal drama that has seen him spend time in UK jails and self-imposed exile in a London embassy. Wikileaks Founder, Julian Assange has pleaded guilty to leaking US national security secrets and is now a free man. “Finally after 14 years of legal …

Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, freed after US plea deal
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, freed after US plea deal

The Hindu  

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pleaded guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that secured his liberty and concluded a drawn-out legal saga that raised divisive questions about press freedom and national security. Jennifer Robinson, one of Mr. Assange’s lawyers, told reporters after the hearing that the case “sets a dangerous precedent that …

A timeline of the legal case involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
5 months, 4 weeks ago

A timeline of the legal case involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

The Independent  

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man after US legal battle ends
5 months, 4 weeks ago

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man after US legal battle ends

China Daily  

Updated: 2024-06-26 18:23 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange hugs his wife Stella Assange after arriving at Canberra Airport in Canberra on June 26, 2024, after he pleaded guilty at a US court in Saipan to a single count of conspiracy to obtain and disseminate US national defence information. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned home to Australia to start life as a …

WikiLeaks founder Assange pleads guilty in deal with US to avoid further prison time
5 months, 4 weeks ago

WikiLeaks founder Assange pleads guilty in deal with US to avoid further prison time

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-06-26 10:16 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in Saipan, on June 26, 2024. WASHINGTON -- Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, on Wednesday pleaded guilty to a single felony count of violating the Espionage Act in federal court in Saipan, the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands, as part of a deal with US Justice Department to avoid …

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man after US legal battle concludes | WATCH
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man after US legal battle concludes | WATCH

India TV News  

Canberra: Wikileaks founder Julian Assange returned to his homeland Australia on Wednesday after a decade-long legal battle over the release of classified US military secrets concluded in the US Pacific island territory of Saipan, where he pleaded guilty to violating US espionage law. His release ended a 14-year legal saga in which Assange spent more than five years in a …

WikiLeaks founder Assange pleads guilty in deal with US to avoid further prison time
5 months, 4 weeks ago

WikiLeaks founder Assange pleads guilty in deal with US to avoid further prison time

China Daily  

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in Saipan, on June 26, 2024. WASHINGTON -- Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, on Wednesday pleaded guilty to a single felony count of violating the Espionage Act in federal court in Saipan, the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands, as part of a deal with US Justice Department to avoid further prison time and ending …

Who is Julian Assange, the polarizing founder of the secret-spilling website WikiLeaks?
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Who is Julian Assange, the polarizing founder of the secret-spilling website WikiLeaks?

Associated Press  

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — He emerged on the information security scene in the 1990s as a “famous teenage hacker” following what he called an “ itinerant minstrel childhood” beginning in Townsville, Australia. Since Assange drew global attention in 2010 for his work with prominent news outlets to publish war logs and diplomatic cables that detailed U.S. military wrongdoing in Iraq …

How was Assange plea deal cracked with unseen diplomatic manoeuvres between Australia-US-UK
5 months, 4 weeks ago

How was Assange plea deal cracked with unseen diplomatic manoeuvres between Australia-US-UK

Hindustan Times  

Behind closed doors, an Australia-US-UK diplomatic dance opened the way for a plea deal to free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, analysts and a diplomat previously involved in the case told AFP. Assange's release had been under discussion "for a little while now", said Jared Mondschein, director of research at the University of Sydney's United States Studies Centre. US Ambassador to …

The final chapter in a 14-year legal odyssey: Why is Julian Assange flying to remote island of Saipan in the Pacific?
5 months, 4 weeks ago

The final chapter in a 14-year legal odyssey: Why is Julian Assange flying to remote island of Saipan in the Pacific?

Firstpost  

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is currently headed to a courtroom on the Pacific island of Saipan, where he is anticipated to enter a guilty plea on Wednesday for a single criminal charge. This plea deal is expected to result in his release, allowing him to return to Australia, his home country, after a lengthy legal journey spanning 14 years WikiLeaks …

WikiLeaks’ Assange pleads guilty to publishing US military secrets in deal that secures his freedom
6 months ago

WikiLeaks’ Assange pleads guilty to publishing US military secrets in deal that secures his freedom

Associated Press  

SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pleaded guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets Wednesday in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that secures his liberty and concludes a drawn-out legal saga that raised divisive questions about press freedom and national security. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, left, is escorted as he arrives at the United States …

Timeline of the Julian Assange legal saga over extradition to the US on espionage charges
6 months ago

Timeline of the Julian Assange legal saga over extradition to the US on espionage charges

Associated Press  

LONDON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange headed to the Northern Mariana Islands on Tuesday to complete a plea deal with U.S. federal prosecutors that will allow him to walk free in return for a guilty plea. — October 2015: Metropolitan Police end their 24-hour guard outside the Ecuadorian Embassy but say they’ll arrest Assange if he leaves, ending a three-year …

What to know about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and the guilty plea that freed him
6 months ago

What to know about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and the guilty plea that freed him

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The guilty plea by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange brings a stunning conclusion to an international saga of the quixotic hacker who exposed government secrets. The site — and Assange — became best known in 2010 with the release of the classified U.S. military information, including chilling footage from an Apache helicopter showing people being gunned down in Baghdad …

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange to be freed: How did he avoid US prison time?
6 months ago

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange to be freed: How did he avoid US prison time?

Firstpost  

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to plead guilty in a US court, which ends his long-running legal drama and allows him to finally return home to Australia as a free man. As part of the plea deal he struck with US authorities, he will be sentenced to 62 months, which is the time he has already served in UK …

Who is Julian Assange and what secrets is he accused of leaking?
6 months ago

Who is Julian Assange and what secrets is he accused of leaking?

The Independent  

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Jailed in UK, Julian Assange to plead guilty in a deal with US that gives him freedom
6 months ago

Jailed in UK, Julian Assange to plead guilty in a deal with US that gives him freedom

Firstpost  

Assange was indicted by a US federal grand jury in 2019 on 18 counts stemming from WikiLeaks’ publication of a trove of national security documents WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to plead guilty in US court to revealing military secrets in exchange for his freedom, ending his years-long legal drama, according to court documents released Monday night. The guilty …

A look at Julian Assange and how the long-jailed WikiLeaks founder is now on the verge of freedom
6 months ago

A look at Julian Assange and how the long-jailed WikiLeaks founder is now on the verge of freedom

Hindustan Times  

WASHINGTON — News that the U.S. Justice Department has reached a plea deal that will lead to freedom for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange brings a stunning culmination to a long-running saga of international intrigue that spanned multiple continents. The Trump administration’s Justice Department accused Assange of directing former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning in one of the largest compromises of …

Australian PM welcomes news of WikiLeaks founder Assange's release
6 months ago

Australian PM welcomes news of WikiLeaks founder Assange's release

China Daily  

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange looks out a plane window as he approaches Bangkok airport for layover, according to the post by Wikileaks on X, in this picture released to social media on June 25, 2024. CANBERRA -- Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has welcomed the news that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is set to be released by US authorities. Penny …

Julian Assange timeline: A criminal or a hero?
6 months ago

Julian Assange timeline: A criminal or a hero?

Al Jazeera  

The WikiLeaks founder is free after years-long legal battle that has stirred debate around the world on press freedom. June 2012 – The British Supreme Court rejects Assange’s final appeal and five days later he takes refuge in Ecuador’s embassy in London and seeks political asylum, which Ecuador grants in August 2012. July 2021 – The High Court grants the …

WikiLeaks founder set to be freed after US plea deal
6 months ago

WikiLeaks founder set to be freed after US plea deal

China Daily  

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange disembarks from a plane at Bangkok Don Mueang International Airport in Thailand, in this screengrab from a video released to social media on Tuesday. WIKILEAKS VIA X / VIA REUTERS WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was freed from a United Kingdom prison and was heading for a territory controlled by the United States on Tuesday, following a …

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange released from prison after US plea deal
6 months ago

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange released from prison after US plea deal

Al Jazeera  

Assange to plead guilty to one charge of espionage and return home to Australia after years fighting US extradition. “Julian Assange is free,” WikiLeaks said in a statement on X. “WikiLeaks published groundbreaking stories of government corruption and human rights abuses, holding the powerful accountable for their actions,” WikiLeaks said in its statement announcing the plea deal. He is an …

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with US and be freed from prison
6 months ago

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with US and be freed from prison

Associated Press  

▶ Follow the AP’s latest coverage of Julian Assange’s plea deal. WASHINGTON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will allow him to walk free and resolve a long-running legal saga that spanned multiple continents and centered on the publication of a trove of classified documents. …

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's UK appeal against US extradition to begin on July 9
6 months, 1 week ago

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's UK appeal against US extradition to begin on July 9

Hindustan Times  

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's appeal against a UK court ruling that approved his extradition to the United States to face trial for breaking national security laws will begin on July 9, a judicial spokesman said Tuesday. Assange, 52, won his bid to challenge the ruling last month, and the two-day hearing will now take place at the High Court in …

UK ruling on Assange extradition ‘resets the game’. What happens next?
7 months ago

UK ruling on Assange extradition ‘resets the game’. What happens next?

Al Jazeera  

Rights groups laud latest decision as an investigative journalist warns Assange ‘might be entombed in prison for life’. Legal experts are voicing hope and caution after London’s High Court ruling this week allowed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to appeal his extradition to the United States. “The judges have assessed that the issues raised by the Assange legal team had sufficient …

End the punishment: On Julian Assange
7 months ago

End the punishment: On Julian Assange

The Hindu  

Julian Assange, founder of whistle-blower website WikiLeaks, has won a legal reprieve in the U.K., with permission to appeal against an extradition order that would see him transferred to the U.S. to face trial for allegedly leaking military secrets. The ruling came after the High Court ruled in March that the U.S. government would be given three weeks to assure …

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal against extradition to US, rules UK court
7 months ago

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal against extradition to US, rules UK court

Hindustan Times  

Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, can appeal against an order for his extradition to the United States, a London court ruled on Monday. Julian Assange faces 17 espionage charges and one charge of computer misuse over his website’s publication of a trove of classified U.S. documents almost 15 years ago. Assange's lawyers argued that the U.S. provided “blatantly inadequate” …

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange fights US extradition with free speech argument
7 months ago

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange fights US extradition with free speech argument

Hindustan Times  

* WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange fights US extradition with free speech argument Assange could be extradited within 24 hours of the ruling * London High Court set to rule on US assurances * Assange has been involved in legal battles since 2010 By Michael Holden, Sam Tobin LONDON, - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's lawyers told London's High Court on Monday …

Timeline of the Assange legal saga over extradition to the US on espionage charges
7 months ago

Timeline of the Assange legal saga over extradition to the US on espionage charges

Associated Press  

LONDON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday left a British prison and will appear later this week in the U.S. federal court in the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. commonwealth in the Western Pacific. — July 2021: The High Court grants the U.S. government permission to appeal the lower court’s ruling blocking Assange’s extradition. — December 2021: The High …

WikiLeaks founder Assange wins right to appeal against an extradition order to the US
7 months ago

WikiLeaks founder Assange wins right to appeal against an extradition order to the US

Associated Press  

LONDON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal an extradition order to the United States on espionage charges, a London court ruled Monday — a decision likely to further drag out an already long legal saga. High Court judges Victoria Sharp and Jeremy Johnson ruled for Assange after his lawyers argued that the U.S. government provided “blatantly inadequate” assurances that …

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange wins bid to appeal extradition to US
7 months ago

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange wins bid to appeal extradition to US

Al Jazeera  

Judges in the UK will hear WikiLeaks founder’s argument against being extradited to face trial in a US court. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been given permission to have a full appeal over his extradition to the United States after arguing at London’s High Court that he might not be able to rely on his right to free speech at …

‘Bring Julian home’: the Australian campaign to free Assange
7 months ago

‘Bring Julian home’: the Australian campaign to free Assange

Al Jazeera  

Assange’s supporters say what Wikileaks revealed about power and access to information is as relevant today as ever. “We’re always trying to encourage the Australian government to do more.” A test for US democracy Assange’s possible extradition to the US could see freedom of expression thrown into the spotlight during an election year that has already seen mass arrests at …

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange facing pivotal moment in long fight to stay out of US court
7 months ago

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange facing pivotal moment in long fight to stay out of US court

New Indian Express  

LONDON: The host of a news conference about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's extradition fight wryly welcomed journalists last week to the “millionth” press briefing on his court case. Assange faces a hearing in London's High Court that could end with him being sent to the U.S. to face espionage charges, or provide him another chance to appeal his extradition. “Reporting …

Watch: Julian Assange’s wife and supporters speak ahead of extradition hearing
7 months, 1 week ago

Watch: Julian Assange’s wife and supporters speak ahead of extradition hearing

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Watch as Julian Assange's wife and supporters held a briefing …

Wife of Julian Assange says Biden's comments mean case could be moving in the right direction
8 months, 1 week ago

Wife of Julian Assange says Biden's comments mean case could be moving in the right direction

Hindustan Times  

LONDON — The wife of Julian Assange said Thursday her husband’s legal case “could be moving in the right direction” after President Joe Biden confirmed the U.S. may drop charges against the imprisoned WikiLeaks founder. Biden said Wednesday that his administration is “considering” a request from Australia to drop the decade-long U.S. push to prosecute Assange for publishing a trove …

'We’re considering it': Biden mulls Australia's request to drop charges against Wikileaks' Assange
8 months, 2 weeks ago

'We’re considering it': Biden mulls Australia's request to drop charges against Wikileaks' Assange

Firstpost  

US President Joe Biden told reporters on Wednesday that he is “considering” a request from Australia to drop charges against Wikileaks’ Julian Assange US President Joe Biden said he is considering a request from Australia to drop the US push to prosecute Wikileaks founder Julian Assange | Source: AP US President Joe Biden is contemplating a significant shift in the …

US considering Australia's request to drop prosecution of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, says President Joe Biden
8 months, 2 weeks ago

US considering Australia's request to drop prosecution of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, says President Joe Biden

Hindustan Times  

President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he is considering a request from Australia to drop the decade-long U.S. push to prosecute Wikileaks founder Julian Assange for publishing a trove of American classified documents. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange For years, Australia has called on the U.S. to drop its prosecution against Assange, an Australian citizen who has fought U.S. extradition efforts …

Biden says he’s considering Australia’s request to drop prosecution of Wikileaks founder Assange
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden says he’s considering Australia’s request to drop prosecution of Wikileaks founder Assange

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he is considering a request from Australia to drop the decade-long U.S. push to prosecute Wikileaks founder Julian Assange for publishing a trove of American classified documents. Asked about the request on Wednesday, as he hosted Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for an official visit, Biden said, “We’re considering it.” Assange has …

Julian Assange's extradition put on hold as UK court wants ‘assurances’ from US
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Julian Assange's extradition put on hold as UK court wants ‘assurances’ from US

Hindustan Times  

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's extradition to the United States from Britain was put on hold on Tuesday after London's High Court said the U.S. must provide assurances he would not face the death penalty. Two UK judges delayed a decision on whether to grant Assange a last-ditch appeal against extradition to the United States, giving Washington three weeks to provide …

UK court orders to delay extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to US on espionage charges
8 months, 4 weeks ago

UK court orders to delay extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to US on espionage charges

Deccan Chronicle  

London, Mar 26 A British court ruled Tuesday that Julian Assange can't immediately be extradited to the United States on espionage charges, in a partial victory for the WikiLeaks founder. Two High Court judges said they would grant Assange a new appeal unless US authorities give further assurances about what will happen to him. Judges Victoria Sharp and Jeremy Johnson …

UK court orders to delay extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to US on espionage charges
8 months, 4 weeks ago

UK court orders to delay extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to US on espionage charges

Deccan Chronicle  

London, Mar 26 A British court says Julian Assange can't immediately be extradited to the United States on espionage charges, in a partial victory for the WikiLeaks founder. Two High Court judges said they would grant Assange a new appeal unless US authorities give further assurances about what will happen to him. During a two-day hearing in the High Court …

Julian Assange: UK court orders delay to extradition of WikiLeaks founder to US
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Julian Assange: UK court orders delay to extradition of WikiLeaks founder to US

Associated Press  

LONDON — A British court ruled Tuesday that Julian Assange can’t be extradited to the United States on espionage charges unless U.S. authorities guarantee he won’t get the death penalty, giving the WikiLeaks founder a partial victory in his long legal battle over the site’s publication of classified American documents. Two High Court judges said they would grant Assange a …

UK court opens way for Assange to appeal US extradition
8 months, 4 weeks ago

UK court opens way for Assange to appeal US extradition

Al Jazeera  

High Court gives the US additional time to give ‘satisfactory assurances’ that WikiLeaks founder will face a fair trial. The High Court in London ruled on Tuesday that the WikiLeaks founder must have the right to challenge the British government’s June 2022 extradition order, unless the United States provides within three weeks assurances that he would receive a fair trial …

UK ruling on Julian Assange ‘killing him slowly’, say free speech advocates
8 months, 4 weeks ago

UK ruling on Julian Assange ‘killing him slowly’, say free speech advocates

Al Jazeera  

The High Court in London ruled that Assange can appeal against extradition if the US fails to provide certain assurances. In the UK High Court’s decision, Justice Jeremy Johnson wrote “If assurances are not given then we will grant leave to appeal without a further hearing … If assurances are given, then we will give the parties an opportunity to …

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