Tag: Julian Assange

Australian PM Refuses to Publicly Intervene in Julian Assange’s Extradition to the U.S

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…


WikiLeaks’ Founder Assange Vows to Fight Extradition From UK to United States

LONDON—The wife of Julian Assange vowed to fight using every possible legal avenue after British Home Secretary Priti Patel on Friday approved the WikiLeaks’ founder’s extradition to the United States to face criminal charges. Assange is wanted by U.S. authorities on 18 counts, including a spying charge, relating to WikiLeaks’ release of vast troves of…


WikiLeaks Founder Assange Vows to Fight Extradition From UK to US

LONDON—The wife of Julian Assange vowed to fight using every possible legal avenue after British Home Secretary Priti Patel on Friday approved the WikiLeaks’ founder’s extradition to the United States to face criminal charges. Assange is wanted by U.S. authorities on 18 counts, including a spying charge, relating to WikiLeaks’ release of vast troves of…


Priti Patel Signs Order for Julian Assange to be Extradited to US

The British Home Secretary Priti Patel has signed an extradition order, sending WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange back to the United States where he is wanted for publishing classified documents. WikiLeaks said Friday was a “dark day” for press freedom and British democracy. Assange, 50, is wanted in the United States for publishing thousands of diplomatic…


UK Home Secretary Signs Order for Julian Assange to Be Extradited to US

The British Home Secretary Priti Patel has signed an extradition order, sending WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange back to the United States where he is wanted for publishing classified documents. WikiLeaks said Friday was a “dark day” for press freedom and British democracy. Assange, 50, is wanted in the United States for publishing thousands of diplomatic…


UK Court Lets Julian Assange Appeal Extradition to US

A court in the United Kingdom on Monday ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal his ordered extradition to the United States. Assange, 50, is accused by American authorities of helping a former intelligence analyst obtain classified information before publishing the information on WikiLeaks for anybody to access, a series of actions U.S. prosecutors…


Julian Assange Appeals Extradition to the US

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Friday lodged an appeal to Britain’s Supreme Court against a lower court’s decision to extradite him to the United States. The U.S. government has levelled an 18-count superseding indictment against the 50-year-old Australian, meaning he would face a 175-year prison sentence if convicted. However, the U.S. authorities said in its appeal…


Australia’s Deputy PM Calls for Assange Extradition to Be Dropped

Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has called for the United States government to drop its pursuit of the extradition of jailed Australian WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Assange, who is currently in jail in the United Kingdom, faces being brought to America after a British court ruled he could be extradited to face charges of…


Julian Assange One Step Closer to Extradition as US Wins Court Appeal in UK

The U.S. government has won an appeal in a British court over the extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, with the ruling representing a major setback in his fight to avoid being handed over to U.S. authorities to face espionage charges. The High Court in London ruled on Dec. 10 that assurances given by U.S….


Julian Assange Granted Permission to Marry Partner Stella Moris in High-Security Jail

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been granted permission to marry his fiancée, Stella Moris, in the high-security British jail where he’s been held since 2019. Moris, a South African-born lawyer, took to Twitter to share the news on Friday alongside a photo of her in Assange, who is currently in Belmarsh Prison in London. “Good news: UK government…