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Julian Assange: Wikileaks founder in last-ditch bid to avoid US extradition

Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, faces a final court hearing for possible U.S. Extradition on espionage charges. U.S. Prosecutors claim the disclosures compromised intelligence sources in Iraq and Afghanistan.
UK approved extradition, citing mental health concerns, with his wife calling it a "matter of life and death." If extradition not stopped, his supporters fear 175 years in the US prison.
Assange's lengthy legal battle, involving, possible transfer to the States, may culminate in this final appeal in the British High Court. His wife warns of his deteriorating health.

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Helena Independent Record

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Assange tries to avoid extradition

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1 year ago·Helena, United States

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Il Primato Nazionale

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La libertà di Assange è la nostra: quell'estradizione significherà la sua fine

Roma, 21 feb – Julian Assange, per chi scrive, vale tranquillamente un Bobby Sands (e diversi altri eroi della storia contemporanea, sia chiaro, ma diciamo che Sands è il primo che mi sovviene in questo momento). Per l’opposizione all’oppressione, per coraggio e dedizione. Magari possiamo discutere di sfumature di atti eroici che probabilmente vedono “vincente” l’irlandese, ma non si tratta di una gara a chi sia più “eroico”, ma del coraggio int…

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Infobae

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Assange, de nuevo ausente en la última vista de su proceso de extradición a EE.UU.

Londres, 21 feb (EFE).- Julian Assange vuelve a estar ausente en la segunda vista este miércoles ante el Tribunal Superior de Londres para decidir si le autoriza a seguir recurriendo en el Reino Unido o si en cambio puede procederse a su extradición a Estados Unidos.El fundador de WikiLeaks, en prisión preventiva en el centro londinense de alta seguridad de Belmarsh, se perdió también la sesión del martes al encontrarse enfermo, informó uno de s…

1 year ago·Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Omaha World-Herald

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Assange tries to avoid extradition

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1 year ago·Omaha, United States

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Washington Examiner

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Pardoning Assange: A test for press freedom - Washington Examiner

Embattled WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is making what could be his final appeals in a London court to avoid extradition to the United States, where he faces charges that could imprison him for the rest of his life. This pivotal moment not only determines Assange’s fate but also casts a long shadow over the principles of press freedom and transparency that are foundational to democratic societies. The Biden administration, which has vocally …

1 year ago·Washington, United States

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Herald/Review Media

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‘Beginning of the end’ as Assange case returns to xourt

LONDON — Since 2019, Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has been held in a high security prison in southeast London while his lawyers fight a U.S. extradition order. Now, that particular battle may be nearing its end.

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