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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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Timeline on Julian Assange, the Australian founder of WikiLeaks
Timeline on Julian Assange, the Australian founder of WikiLeaks. A British judge on Monday ruled that he should not be extradited to the US to face espionage charges.
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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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No decision on Assange extradition before US vote - UK judge
Julian Assange faces 18 charges in the US relating to the 2010 release by WikiLeaks of 500,000 secret files detailing aspects of military campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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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' Assange may seek asylum in France – lawyer
Dupond-Moretti told Europe 1 radio that Assange’s legal team would be in contact with French President Emmanuel Macron to make the case for Assange to get asylum in France.
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Swedish prosecutor drops Assange rape investigation
The decision likely ends the threat of extradition to Sweden for the whistleblower, who is wanted by the US on espionage charges and is currently being held at a British high-security prison.
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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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US charges Julian Assange with violating Espionage Act
The department unveiled 17 new charges against Assange, accusing him of directing and abetting intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning in stealing secret US files, and also recklessly exposing confidential sources in the Middle East and China who were named in the files.
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Key moments in the life of Julian Assange
Timeline on Julian Assange after Swedish authorities reopened a 2010 rape investigation against the WikiLeaks founder.
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Sweden reopens Assange rape investigation, to seek extradition
The United States is also seeking his extradition on conspiracy charges relating to the public release by Wikileaks of a cache of secret documents.
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Assange begins UK fight against US extradition
Julian Assange appeared via videolink in court, where a lawyer for the US authorities briefly set out his alleged involvement in the release of classified documents.
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Assange jailed for 50 weeks for UK bail breach
The Australian whistleblower, who was arrested on 11 April after Ecuador gave him up, will serve the nearly one-year sentence while fighting a separate attempt to transfer him to the United States.
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Assange faces jail for UK bail breach
The Australian whistleblower, who was arrested on 11 April after Ecuador gave him up, raised a clenched fist as he arrived in a prison van at Southwark Crown Court.
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Ecuador's president says Assange tried to use its embassy to spy
Assange’s relationship with his hosts collapsed after Ecuador accused him of leaking information about Moreno’s personal life.
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Assange's father calls on Australia to bring him home
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Friday that Assange would receive "no special treatment" from Canberra.
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US charges Assange after London arrest ends seven years in Ecuador embassy
Police said they arrested Assange, 47, after being invited into the embassy following Ecuador’s withdrawal of asylum.
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Julian Assange: Conspiracy theorist proved right?
Julian Assange had always denied the Swedish sexual assault claims, saying they were politically motivated and expressing fears of a plot to transfer him to US to face trial there.
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British police arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
Assange has been living at the embassy since 2012 when he sought refuge there.
