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News Articles: Julian Assange

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gestures during a news conference in Sydney Friday, June 10, 2022.

Australia's leader refuses to publicly intervene for Julian Assange

The recently elected Australian prime minister declined to say whether he had spoken to U.S. President Joe Biden about the case.

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  • The Associated Press
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange supporters hold placards as they gather outside Westminster Magistrates court in London on Wednesday.

Julian Assange is one major step closer to extradition to the U.S.

A British judge on Wednesday formally approved the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States to face spying charges. The case will now go to Britain's interior minister for a decision.

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  • The Associated Press
Supporters of Julian Assange outside the Royal Courts of Justice last month in London. Nearly two months later, London's High Court ruled that Assange can seek appeal against his extradition to the U.S.

A court in the U.K. says Julian Assange can keep fighting his extradition to the U.S.

Lawyers for the WikiLeaks founder have 14 days to submit their application to the U.K.'s Supreme Court, which will decide whether to hear the case. His supporters see the ruling as a partial win.

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  • Rachel Treisman
Stella Moris, fiancée of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, arrives at the High Court of England and Wales, in London, last month.

Julian Assange wins permission to marry his partner in a London prison

The WikiLeaks founder and attorney Stella Moris began a relationship after Assange took refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London in 2012. They have two sons together.

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  • Scott Neuman
A Julian Assange supporter holds up a placard of the WikiLeaks founder outside Westminster Magistrates Court, the site of his bail hearing, in London on Wednesday.

U.K. Judge Rejects Julian Assange's Bail Request, Citing Flight Risk

District Judge Vanessa Baraitser ruled that the WikiLeaks founder must be held in custody while the U.S. government appeals an extradition request.

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  • Bill Chappell
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces 18 federal counts related to allegations of illegally obtaining, receiving and disclosing classified information. He is accused of conspiring to hack U.S. government computer networks, and obtain and publish classified documents related to national security.

British Court Rejects U.S. Request To Extradite WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange

The WikiLeaks founder took refuge for seven years inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. He was removed in April 2019 and imprisoned while he awaited a decision on his extradition.

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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz and
  • Bill Chappell