WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange may be near the end of his long fight to stay out of the US

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange may be near the end of his long fight to stay out of the US

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange‘s fight to avoid facing spying charges in the United States may be nearing an end following a protracted legal saga in the U.K. that included seven years of self-exile inside a foreign embassy and five years in prison. Assange faces what could be his final court hearing in London next week … Read more

International media organisations ask U.S. to end prosecution of Julian Assange

International media organisations ask U.S. to end prosecution of Julian Assange

Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange create a human chain outside Houses of Parliament during a protest, in London, Britain on October 8, 2022. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Asserting that “publishing is not a crime”, five international media organisations, who published the first tranche of documents of Wikileaks in 2010, have asked the United … Read more

Assange set to make submissions to UK minister after losing Supreme Court appeal

Assange set to make submissions to UK minister after losing Supreme Court appeal

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, wanted in the US over the alleged leak of classified documents related to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, is expected to make submissions to UK Home Secretary Priti Patel after he lost an appeal against his extradition in the UK Supreme Court. The 50-year-old’s lawyers had argued that he should … Read more

Julian Assange’s Request to Delay His Extradition Hearing Is Rejected by U.K. Judge

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LONDON—A British judge refused a request by lawyers acting for Julian Assange to adjourn his extradition hearing until next year, as the WikiLeaks founder’s fight against extradition to the U.S. resumed after months of delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Mr. Assange, a 49-year-old Australian, is wanted in the U.S. on 18 charges of breaking … Read more