“Julian won’t be safe until he lands in Australia,” says Assange’s wife
Stella Assange calls for “all eyes” on the flight taking the Wikileaks founder to court in US Pacific territory
Julian Assange is free
The Wikileaks co-founder reached a plea deal with the US Department of Justice which will reportedly spare him of any additional prison time
UK High Court grants Julian Assange opportunity to appeal extradition
Julian Assange was granted another opportunity to appeal his extradition to the US after the UK High Court found US assurances of a fair trial inadequate
Will Julian Assange be extradited to the United States?
Journalist and press freedom advocate Kevin Gosztola speaks to Peoples Dispatch about the latest ruling in Assange’s case and what comes next
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.
US obfuscates and misrepresents on second day of Assange hearings
On the second day of hearings in the Julian Assange case, US government lawyers repeated debunked theories and attempted to circumvent grave rights concerns raised by the defense
Assange’s last stand
On the first day of Assange’s crucial hearing his defense highlighted the political nature of the US extradition attempt, which is a violation of the UK/US extradition treaty
Australian lawmakers call for Julian Assange’s release ahead of extradition appeal
The motion in parliament, which was supported by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, has called for the return of imprisoned WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to his family in Australia. Assange is days away from a final court hearing in the UK against his extradition to the US.
UK court to hear Assange’s final appeal against extradition in February
In the hearing, two judges will review an earlier decision to reject Assange’s appeal against his extradition to the US
Julian Assange approaching five years of imprisonment without conviction
The whistleblowing journalist is currently being held at Britain’s Guantanamo Bay—Belmarsh Prison
Former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa was spied on by Spanish company for CIA
According to El País, private security company UC Global SL spied on Rafael Correa after he left office and passed information about his private meetings to the CIA as well as to his successor Lenín Moreno
UN expert demands immediate shutting down of Guantanamo prison, apology to inmates
UN special rapporteur Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, the first such expert who was allowed to visit the infamous Guantanamo Bay prison in over 20 years, noted that US’ treatment of detainees was “cruel, inhuman and degrading”
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