Julian Assange

UK Home Secretary Priti Patel on Friday approved the extradition of WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange to the United States where he is wanted on 18 criminal ...

Julian published evidence that the country trying to extradite him committed war crimes and covered them up... "The decision by the UK Govt to approve extradition of Julian Assange to the US is an outrageous betrayal of rule of law, media freedom and human rights," he said in a statement posted on Twitter. Their revenge is to try to disappear him into the darkest recesses of their prison system for the rest of his life to deter others from holding governments to account." US lawyers said they believe the jail term would be more like four to six years. "Anyone in this country who cares about freedom of expression should be deeply ashamed that the Home Secretary has approved the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States, the country that plotted his assassination," the organisation said in a statement. "Nor have they found that extradition would be incompatible with his human rights, including his right to a fair trial and to freedom of expression, and that whilst in the US he will be treated appropriately, including in relation to his health."

London | The federal government says it will continue to offer consular assistance to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange after the United Kingdom's decision ...

The ruling came after a legal battle that went all the way to the UK Supreme Court. Assange has been held at Britain’s high-security Belmarsh Prison in London since 2019, when he was arrested for skipping bail during a separate legal battle. American prosecutors say Assange unlawfully helped US Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning steal classified diplomatic cables and military files that WikiLeaks later published, putting lives at risk. Assange has 14 days to appeal. “We’re going to fight this. “Nor have they found that extradition would be incompatible with his human rights, including his right to a fair trial and to freedom of expression, and that whilst in the US he will be treated appropriately, including in relation to his health.”

Julian Assange will be extradited to the United States to face spying charges over the publication of classified documents more than a decade ago, ...

It is only the beginning of a new legal battle.” Get a note directly from our foreign correspondents on what’s making headlines around the world. Foreign Minister Penny Wong issued a statement saying the government noted the UK’s decision. “We will continue to express this view to the governments of the United Kingdom and United States.” Today is not the end of the fight. “Nor have they found that extradition would be incompatible with his human rights, including his right to a fair trial and to freedom of expression, and that whilst in the US he will be treated appropriately, including in relation to his health.”

The British government orders the extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the United States, but WikiLeaks says it will appeal against the ...

"He has committed no crime and is not a criminal. It is only the beginning of a new legal battle," said Mr Assange's wife, Stella Assange Supporters and lawyers for Mr Assange argue he was acting as a journalist and is entitled to First Amendment protections of freedom of speech for publishing documents that exposed US military wrongdoing in Iraq and Afghanistan. "Nor have they found that extradition would be incompatible with his human rights, including his right to a fair trial and to freedom of expression, and that whilst in the US he will be treated appropriately, including in relation to his health." The decision is a big moment in Mr Assange's years-long battle to avoid facing trial in the US — though not necessarily the end of the tale. - Supporters say the US case against him is politically motivated and he is entitled to freedom-of-speech protections as a journalist

The Home Office says his extradition is approved but Assange can still appeal the decision. WikiLeaks says he will.

“Today is not the end of the fight. It is only the beginning of a new legal battle.” Every serious press freedom group in the world has protested this. Hard to believe, but it looks real. WikiLeaks said he would. WikiLeaks says he will.

UK govt agreed to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the US to face charges over alleged leak of classified documents related to wars in Iraq, ...

He is a journalist and a publisher, and he is being punished for doing his job,” she added. “This is a dark day for press freedom and for British democracy,” it said. It is only the beginning of a new legal battle. “Today is not the end of the fight. Extradition requests are only sent to the Home Secretary once a judge decides it can proceed after considering various aspects of the case,” the spokesperson said. Mr. Assange retains the normal 14-day right to appeal,” a UK Home Office spokesperson said.

The WikiLeaks founder will face 18 federal counts — whenever he's brought to a U.S. courthouse in Virginia. For now, he has at least one more avenue of ...

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The decision by Priti Patel, the home secretary, to extradite the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the US ought to worry anyone who cares about journalism ...

Instead, Ms Patel has dealt a blow to press freedom and against the public, who have a right to know what their governments are doing in their name. It is not too late for the US to drop the charges. To keep track of him, the authorities could have insisted that he be electronically tagged and monitored. Her predecessor Theresa May halted the extradition proceedings of Gary McKinnon, who hacked the US Department of Defense. The UK could have decided that Mr Assange faces an unacceptably high risk of prolonged solitary confinement in a US maximum security prison. They revealed horrifying abuses by the US and other governments that would not otherwise have been disclosed. He faces up to 175 years in jail if found guilty by a US court.

The WikiLeaks founder will face 18 federal counts — whenever he's brought to a U.S. courthouse in Virginia. For now, he has at least one more avenue of ...

It also says the charges aren't a response to him publishing U.S. secrets in bulk, but to revealing specific confidential information about people facing dangerous reprisals. The U.S. government uses the network to share classified information and material. The least serious charge Assange faces is the first one leveled against him: conspiracy to commit computer intrusion. For one thing, they note, the information he published was true. WikiLeaks has published a massive number of documents on its website and has also given information to journalists. Assange has insisted he was acting as a journalist, working for transparency and exposing secrets. At the time, he was concerned both about U.S. espionage charges and also an extradition request over rape allegations in Sweden (which have since been dropped). In March, the U.K. Supreme Court ruled Assange couldn't appeal the lower court's ruling against him, saying his case "didn't raise an arguable point of law." The most serious counts against him include conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defense information. But the U.S. appealed that decision — and won. "This is disappointing news that should concern anyone who cares about the First Amendment and the right to publish," Assange's attorney, Barry Pollack, said. A U.S. prosecution of Assange "would be unprecedented and unconstitutional," the ACLU's Ben Wizner said last December, "and would open the door to criminal investigations of other news organizations."

Julian Assange's lawyers have two weeks to appeal the British government's decision to extradite him to the US. So what comes next and what avenues can they ...

"The Howard government at the time brought him back to Australia. This is not unprecedented. It is important that Australia is able to use the great relationship it has with Washington to ensure the safety of Australians." "The first is whilst it's been in the courts, it's no longer in the courts, it's a political decision. The Home Office said in a statement that the government had to approve his move to the US because “the UK courts have not found that it would be oppressive, unjust or an abuse of process to extradite Mr Assange”. The British government has approved the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States after he fought for years to remain in the United Kingdom. In 2019, the US Justice department formally asked Britain to extradite Mr Assange to face charges in the United States.