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
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