Uncertainty looms over Assange’s extradition
Assange has remained imprisoned without charges since April 2019 in the Belmarsh prison at the behest of the extradition request by the US. If extradited, Assange will stand trial in the US and face 17 charges under the notorious Espionage Act that could land him a 175-year prison sentence.
The Assange case is about free speech and human rights worldwide: WikiLeaks’ Kristinn Hrafnsson
Kristinn Hrafnsson, Editor-in-chief of Wikileaks, talks about how the persecution of Julian Assange will serve as a precedent for further crackdowns on the media and free speech across the world
Kristinn Hrafnsson of Wikileaks on press freedom and Julian Assange
Kristinn Hrafnsson, Editor-in-chief of Wikileaks, talks about the deterioration of press freedom in the last fifty years and how it affected a free press
Multiple heads of government call for Assange’s freedom
In the last few days alone, multiple heads of government have called for freedom for Julian Assange. This includes Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese, Colombian president Gustavo Petro, Brazilian president-elect Lula da Silva, and Argentine president Alberto Fernandez.
Wikileaks delegation in Latin America to rally support for Assange’s release
A delegation from Wikileaks is canvassing among progressive movements, press freedom advocates, and political leaders across Latin America to garner support for Julian Assange’s release
On Human Rights’ Day, UK court permits extradition of Julian Assange to US
The British High Court’s decision overturns the January decision by the district judge that found that extraditing Wikileaks founder Julian Assange would be “oppressive”. Rights advocates and Assange’s supporters and family strongly condemned the High Court’s decision
Extradition trial concludes, Assange to remain in prison until verdict in January
The trial concluded after 18 days of extensive submissions from experts and witnesses over a range of aspects concerning the persecution of Wikileaks in the US
Trial Week 1: Witnesses state Assange did nothing illegal
In the first week of Julian Assange’s extradition trial in London, witnesses sought to bring out the political nature of the prosecution against Assange.
Trial for Assange’s extradition resumes in London
The presiding judge Vanessa Baraitser denied dozens of political and civil society monitors remote access to the proceedings
US files second extradition request for Assange, could further delay hearings
Julian Assange’s lawyers have decried the move as “potentially abusive” and an attempt to delay the extradition hearings until after the elections
