British court to rule on Assange’s extradition to US
Campaigners warn of long-lasting damage to global media freedom
Supporters of Julian Assange, march along Whitehall to Downing Street with from the Royal Courts of Justice in London, following a extradition hearing in the case of the WikiLeaks founder, February 21, 2024
CAMPAIGNERS warned of long-lasting damage to global media freedom as Julian Assange’s case returns to court tomorrow.
After years of legal limbo, the High Court in London is due to give a final decision on whether the WikiLeaks founder should be extradited to the United States.
Mr Assange, who published evidence of war crimes committed by the US, is wanted by US authorities on 18 counts over the release of hundreds of thousands of classified documents.
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