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UK Judge Sends Extradition Case To Interior Minister

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UK judge sends extradition case of Wikileaks’ Assange to interior minister Patel WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange is facing an extradition order to the US. — Reuters pic Wednesday, 20 Apr 2022 7:47 PM MYT LONDON, April 20 — A British judge today sent the case of Julian Assange to interior minister Priti Patel who will decide whether the Wikileaks founder should be extradited to the United States over the release of confidential US documents The procedural step, in what has been a long-running and high-profile legal battle, was announced at a hearing in central London following a March decision to deny Australian-born Assange permission to appeal against his extradition. -Advertisement The extradition order must now be signed by Patel, after which Assange can try to challenge the decision by judicial review. A judicial review involves a judge examining the legitimacy of a public body’s decision. Assange, 50, is wanted in the United States on 18 criminal charges,
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Julian Assange Marries In Prison

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WikiLeaks’ Assange marries in prison In this file photo taken on May 1, 2019, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gestures from the window of a prison van as he is driven out of Southwark Crown Court in London. — AFP pic Thursday, 24 Mar 2022 8:13 AM MYT LONDON, March 24 — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his fiancee Stella Moris married on Wednesday at the high-security London prison where he is being held during his extradition case. Assange, 50, is fighting attempts to remove him from Britain to face trial in the United States over the publication of secret files relating to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. -Advertisement- Last week, the UK Supreme Court turned down a request to hear his appeal against the move, bringing the long-running legal saga nearer to a conclusion. Assange and Moris, a former member of his legal team, announced their engagement in November and were given permission to marry at Belmarsh prison in southeast London where he is on rem
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Ex-Australian Foreign Minister Urges Assange's Freedom

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Ex-Australian foreign minister urges Assange’s freedom A woman holds a poster depicting WikiLeaks founder, Australian Julian Assange, reading ‘heroic journalist. Freedom for Julian Assange’, during a protest outside the UK embassy in Mexico City, on June 18, 2022, after the UK government approved his extradition to the United States. — AFP pic Monday, 20 Jun 2022 10:09 AM MYT SYDNEY, June 20 — Former Australian foreign minister Bob Carr called Monday for his country to demand the United States drop its prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Britain last week approved the Australian’s extradition to the United States, where he could face life in prison over publishing secret military files. Assange's lawyers have vowed to appeal. -Advertisement- AAssange’s lawyers have vowed to appeal. The long-running legal saga began in 2010 after WikiLeaks published more than 500,000 classified US documents about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Assange has been
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Assange Lodges UK Appeal Against US Extradition

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Assange lodges UK appeal against US extradition Julian Assange's father John Shipton attends a demonstration to protest against the extradition of his son in front of the Home Office building, in London, on July 1, 2022. Supporters of Julian Assange have vowed to fight his extradition to the United States after Britain approved a US request for the WikiLeaks founder to face trial over the publication of secret military files. — AFP pic Follow us on Instagram , subscribe to our Telegram channel and browser alerts for the latest news you need to know. Friday, 01 Jul 2022 11:39 PM MYT LONDON, July 1 — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange today filed an appeal against his extradition to the United States, as supporters denounced the British government. Assange, who turns 51 on Sunday, has been held in a high-security prison since 2019. -Advertisement- Today his wife Stella was among dozens of people who demonstrated outside Britain's interior ministry to demand h
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Mexico Renewed Asylum Offer To Assange

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Mexican president renewed asylum offer for Assange in letter to Biden AddThis Sharing Buttons Share to Twitter Share to WeChat Share to WhatsApp Share to Facebook Share to Copy Link Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador approved Assange’s extradition to the United Station to face criminal charges. — Reuters pic Monday, 18 Jul 2022 10:52 PM MYT MEXICO CITY, July 18 — Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said today he gave a letter to US President Joe Biden where he defended Julian Assange’s innocence and renewed a previous offer of asylum to the WikiLeaks founder. The United Kingdom last month approved Assange’s extradition to the United States to face criminal charges. — Reuters -Advertisement- Advertisement     Related Articles World   Assange supporters form human chain around UK parliament World / 3 h ago Germany urges NATO to d
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Assange Supporters Form Human Chain

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Assange supporters form human chain around UK parliament AddThis Sharing Buttons Share to Twitter Share to WeChat Share to WhatsApp Share to Facebook Share to Copy Link Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange create a human chain outside Houses of Parliament during a protest, in London, Britain October 8, 2022. — Reuters pic Follow us on Instagram , subscribe to our Telegram channel and browser alerts for the latest news you need to know. Saturday, 08 Oct 2022 11:37 PM MYT LONDON, Oct 8 — Around a thousand people formed a human chain around the UK parliament in London on Saturday, demanding the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The Australian-born publisher has been held in a high-security London prison since 2019, and is currently appealing against a decision to extradite him to the United States. -Advertisement- He is wanted by US authorities to face trial for allegedly violating the US Espionage Act by publishing classified military an
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