The opposition leader in the Australian Senate, Simon Birmingham, has claimed Julian Assange’s years of confinement in the UK were the result of his own actions, as he evaded lawful extradition requests. On Wednesday, the Wikileaks founder walked free from a courtroom in a remote US Pacific territory, after pleading …
Read More »Australian PM ‘frustrated’ over ongoing imprisonment of Assange
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has declared that “there is nothing to be served” by keeping WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange behind bars. He claimed he is working behind the scenes with Washington to find a solution to the case, but described the process as “frustrating.” “This needs to be brought to …
Read More »Mexico will ask Biden to free Assange – president
WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange has been treated “very unfairly” to the shame of the entire world, and Mexico is willing to take him in, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told reporters on Tuesday. He said he would bring up Assange’s case with his US counterpart Joe Biden when they meet …
Read More »Julian Assange has no prayer against the ‘Empire of Lies’
After years on the run from various governments, Wikileaks editor Julian Assange now appears to be heading to the United States, where he can expect to face an election-year show trial built upon a mountain of media-supported lies. This week, the UK Home Office announced, with no small degree of …
Read More »Caitlin Johnstone: Assange is doing his most important work yet
British Home Secretary Priti Patel has authorized the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to be tried under the Espionage Act in a case which seeks to set a legal precedent for the prosecution of any publisher or journalist, anywhere in the world, who reports inconvenient truths about the US …
Read More »UK Home Secretary approves extradition of Assange to US
The extradition of WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange to the US moved a step forward on Friday after British Home Secretary Priti Patel gave the green light to hand the journalist over to American custody. “The UK courts have not found that it would be oppressive, unjust or an abuse of …
Read More »Assange extradition shows ‘hypocritical nature’ of US – China
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has hit out against the order to extradite WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange to the US, issued by a UK court earlier this week, saying that it represents the “hypocritical” nature of the American government. The Australian born journalist has been held in a British prison …
Read More »Assange extradition order issued by UK court
A magistrates court in London has issued a formal order to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the US to face espionage charges there, and a possible effective life imprisonment. Wednesday’s ruling may be appealed. The Westminster Magistrates’ Court decision reverses its previous ruling that denied the US extradition to the …
Read More »Assange gets married in prison
Julian Assange married Stella Moris inside London’s maximum-security Belmarsh prison on Wednesday, in a long-awaited ceremony. The couple have two children. The imprisoned WikiLeaks co-founder is fighting attempts to extradite him to the US on espionage charges over publishing Iraq and Afghanistan war documents more than a decade ago. The …
Read More »Assange granted the right to appeal extradition – UK High Court
On Monday, the British high court granted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange permission to appeal against his extradition to the US. His legal team had petitioned the court to allow him to appeal the extradition decision on points of law of general public importance. In December, the UK high court ruled …
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