Julian assange extradition
US to begin UK appeal against Assange extradition block
Despite his extradition being blocked, Assange has been refused bail pending the outcome of the appeal over fears he would abscond and is being held at London's...
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Assange case remains threat to investigative journalism: analysts
Bruce Brown, executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, called Baraitser's agreement with the US indictment of Assange 'deeply troubling,' even if she would not extradite him.
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UK court rejects Assange's extradition to US
District Judge Vanessa Baraitser said the 49-year-old Australian publisher faced 'oppressive' conditions in maximum-security isolation if detained in the US.
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Assange extradition hearing to resume in London
The hearing at the Central Criminal Court, the Old Bailey, is due to last three to four weeks. It had been due to go ahead in April but was delayed due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, minus beard, appears in London court
Assange, 48, faces 18 counts in the US including conspiring to hack government computers and violating an espionage law. He could spend decades in prison if convicted.
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British govt rubber-stamps US extradition request for Julian Assange
The 47-year-old was due to appear in a London court later Friday via video link, as he sought to avoid being forcibly taken to the US.
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Assange faces US extradition hearing in London
The 47-year-old Australian is currently serving a 50-week prison sentence for violating bail conditions in 2012 when he was wanted on accusations of sexual assault in Sweden.
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WikiLeaks's Assange too ill to appear via video link in extradition hearing
The United States has requested the extradition of Assange, who was dragged from the Ecuadorean embassy in London on 11 April.
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Ecuador throws out Assange lawsuit
Magistrate Karen Martinez ruled that the suit could not move forward, as filed by WikiLeaks' attorney, the former Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon.
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Ecuador no longer to intervene with UK for WikiLeaks Assange - foreign minister
Neither the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office nor lawyers for Assange immediately responded to emails seeking comment after normal business hours.
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Judge to rule on Assange's bid to escape legal action in Britain
Assange, 46, fled to the embassy in June 2012 after skipping bail to avoid being sent to Sweden to face an allegation of rape, which he denied.
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British judge to decide next month on Assange's bid for possible freedom
Julian Assange, 46, fled to the embassy in the wealthy Knightsbridge district of the British capital in 2012 after skipping bail.
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Julian Assange 'feels vindicated' after rape investigation dropped
Wearing a leather jacket and with his fist in the air, Assange described the decision as a victory.
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Ecuador says Sweden should promise Assange will not be extradited
Assange, who has repeatedly denied the rape allegation, sought refuge in Ecuador’s embassy in August 2012.
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UN panel: Assange should go free from embassy and be compensated
A UN panel has ruled The WikiLeaks founder should be allowed to go free from the Ecuadorian embassy.
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Julian Assange to accept arrest if UN case rules against him
Julian Assange says he will leave London where he took refuge, if a UN panel rules against him.
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Sweden's Supreme Court upholds Assange detention order
The 43-year-old Australian has been stuck inside Ecuador’s London embassy since June 2012.
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UK: Assange will be arrested if he leaves embassy
Julian Assange has spent over two years in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.
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Assange intends leaving Ecuadorian Embassy in London
The Wikileaks founder says he will leave the Ecuadorian Embassy "soon".
