Julian Assange

LONDON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday won the first stage of his effort to overturn a U.K. ruling that opened the door for his extradition to U.S. to stand trial on espionage charges. The High Court in London gave Assange permission to appeal the case to the…

Senior judges said today that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can petition the Supreme Court to decide whether to hear an appeal against his extradition to the US Published: 24 Jan 2022 14:52 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been told he can petition the Supreme Court to hear an appeal against…

/ Europe Issued on: 24/01/2022 - 04:49 Washington wants Julian Assange to face trial for WikiLeaks' publication in 2010 of classified military documents relating to the US wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. © Niklas Halle'n, AFP (file photo) WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will learn Monday whether he can appeal to…

BACK TO WORK 11:01, 31 Jan 2022Updated: 11:01, 31 Jan 2022THE Duke and Duchess of Sussex have 'expressed concerns' to Spotify about Covid-19 misinformation, but say they will continue to work with the platform. The couple have come under pressure to ditch their £18million mega-deal with the company over the US commentator's views. In a statement…

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he had sought a pardon for Julian Assange from former U.S. President Donald Trump before he left office last year and repeated his offer of asylum for the Wikileaks founder on Monday. Last month, the Australian-born Assange moved closer…

In countries where the press faces restriction and persecution, US interference sets a dangerous precedent. January 3, 2022 On December 14, while addressing the Foreign Relations Committee of the United States Senate, the ambassador-designate to Pakistan, Donald Armin Blome, pledged that he would champion the press in his new post.…

Nils Melzer, the UN special rapporteur on torture, is one of the very few establishment figures to denounce the judicial lynching of Julian Assange. Melzer's integrity and courage, for which he has been mercilessly attacked, stand in stark contrast to the widespread complicity of many human rights and press organizations, including PEN America,…

It sounds unanimous — Crikey readers feel that the Australian government needs to intervene on behalf of Julian Assange. Also: on the topic of whistleblowers, readers agree they should be valued rather than penalised. On whether the government should intervene on Julian Assange’s behalf Sandra Greacen writes: As a Christian…

Two Liberal MP have backed calls for the Australian government to seek Julian Assange’s return to Australia “as quickly as possible” after Barnaby Joyce said the US extradition request was unfair. Liberal backbenchers Jason Falinski and Bridget Archer called for diplomatic action to secure the WikiLeaks co-founder’s return to his…

Assange is being held at Belmarsh high-security jail in London while the High Court prepares to rule on a US appeal against a lower court's decision to block his extradition. (Reuters) Moris was quoted as saying she was concerned it could lead to a more major stroke and raised fears…