Amnesty International expressed concern Wednesday about the United Kingdom authorizing the extradition of embattled WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States, where he will face charges under the Espionage Act. Amnesty International Secretary General Agnes Callamard expressed the organization’s concerns in a statement responding to UK Home Secretary Priti Patel’s certification of the extradition to the United…

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has lost his appeal against extradition to the United States on espionage charges after a High Court judge rejected the move. In a three-page decision handed down on June 6, Mr. Justice Swift rejected all eight grounds for appeal of an extradition order signed in June last year by then-Home Secretary Priti Patel, which…

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has voiced his frustration over the incarceration of Julian Assange, saying that there is “nothing to be served” by the WikiLeaks founder’s ongoing imprisonment in the UK. This follows recent statements released by Australia’s Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA), the International Federation of Journalists, and the European Federation of…

Politicians from Australia and the UK, from all political leanings, have asked U.S. Attorney-General Merrick Garland to end all extradition attempts for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. In an open letter, 48 Australian parliamentarians from the government, opposition, and crossbench said extradition would set a “dangerous precedent” for freedom of the press and be “needlessly damaging”…

Julian Assange supporters are urging Anthony Albanese to grasp a crucial opportunity to secure his release in a “litmus test” for democracy. A public artwork of Assange and fellow whistleblowers Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning was unveiled in Sydney on Friday. Speaking at the event, former journalist Dean Yates pleaded with the prime minister to lobby on…

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has tested positive for COVID-19, his wife Stella Assange confirmed on Monday, adding that she is concerned for his health. “Julian was feeling unwell last week but started feeling sick on Friday,” Stella Assange told the PA news agency. “He started coughing and had a fever. He was given some paracetamol. He tested positive for COVID…

The CIA and its former Director Mike Pompeo have been sued by a group of journalists and lawyers who claim the agency spied on them when they visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange while he was living inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. The lawsuit, which also names Spanish security firm Undercover Global as a defendant, was…

Commentary  On June 17, the United Kingdom Home Secretary Priti Patel confirmed that she had approved the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States. The extradition decision has unleashed demands by protestors that Assange be freed from Belmarsh prison, where he has been kept since April 2019. The protestors maintain that Assange is a…

Mexico is willing to take in “the best journalist of our time” Julian Assange if the United States were to release him, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday. Obrador’s comments come after the UK’s Home Secretary Priti Patel signed an extradition order on June 17, sending the WikiLeaks founder back to the United States where he is…

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said he will not take a more forthright public position in the case of WikiLeaks founder and Australian citizen Julian Assange. The move comes amid mounting calls for the Australian government to intervene in the extradition of Assange to the U.S where he is convicted of 18 charges, including…