Assange marks five years in British prison — RT World News

Assange marks five years in British prison — RT World News

Source link One day before the anniversary, US President Joe Biden said he was “considering” dropping charges against the WikiLeaks founder As of Thursday, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been confined to London’s Belmarsh Prison for five years. His detention “makes a mockery of the USA’s obligations under international law,” Amnesty International said. The grim […]

What UK High Court’s decision in Julian Assange case means — RT World News

What UK High Court’s decision in Julian Assange case means — RT World News

Source link The jailed WikiLeaks founder was allowed a new limited bid to fight extradition to the US within the British legal system WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange scored a victory on Tuesday in his years-long legal battle in the UK to avoid extradition to the US. Not much has changed to help his present condition, […]

Russia’s top MP calls out Western hypocrisy on Assange — RT World News

Russia’s top MP calls out Western hypocrisy on Assange — RT World News

Source link The WikiLeaks founder would have been viewed as a ‘fighter for truth and freedom’ if his revelations had concerned Moscow or Beijing, according to Vyacheslav Volodin Nations that support the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the US will no longer be states based on the rule of law if the handover […]

There are chilling parallels between the suffering of Julian Assange and Gaza civilians — RT World News

There are chilling parallels between the suffering of Julian Assange and Gaza civilians — RT World News

Source link By locking away one journalist and abetting the misery of an entire people, the West combines oppressive structure with disregard for law Recently, two of the defining injustices of the contemporary West have been the object of legal proceedings. And while one involves mass murder and the other the torture but not murder […]

Assange hearing shows ruling class is ‘full of s**t’ – Roger Waters — RT World News

Assange hearing shows ruling class is ‘full of s**t’ – Roger Waters — RT World News

Source link The WikiLeaks founder remains in legal limbo after a British court refused to grant or deny his extradition appeal The decision by Britain’s High Court to postpone judgment on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s last extradition appeal proves that the ruling class is “full of s**t,” Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters told Going Underground […]

Assange supporters rally outside UK extradition hearing — RT World News

Assange supporters rally outside UK extradition hearing — RT World News

Source link Dozens of demonstrators gathered outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Tuesday, where Julian Assange faced a two-day hearing on his possible extradition to the US. Assange, 52, has been held in the Belmarsh maximum security prison in England since 2019, when Ecuador revoked his asylum at American insistence. The US […]

Artist vows to destroy $45mn worth of art if Assange dies — RT Entertainment

Artist vows to destroy $45mn worth of art if Assange dies — RT Entertainment

Source link Artist Andrey Molodkin says he has arranged for 16 valuable paintings to be destroyed should WIkiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange die in prison. Assange, who has been jailed in Britain for years, is to make his final attempt to avoid extradition to the US this month. The collaborative project was reported on Tuesday by […]

UN warns Assange may be tortured if extradited to US — RT World News

UN warns Assange may be tortured if extradited to US — RT World News

Source link The WikiLeaks founder faces up to 175 years in prison if his extradition to the United States is approved The United Nations’ special rapporteur on torture has called upon authorities in the UK to block Julian Assange’s possible extradition to the United States to face espionage charges. Britain could be violating human rights […]

Assange gets court date for ‘last chance’ bid to appeal US extradition — RT World News

Assange gets court date for ‘last chance’ bid to appeal US extradition — RT World News

Source link The WikiLeaks founder faces a sentence of 175 years if sent out from Britain on charges of disclosing classified information WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s possible final appeal against extradition to the United States will be held at the High Court of Justice in London on February 20 and 21, according to a statement […]