American officials sought to reassure the U.K. about Julian Assange’s treatment should the former WikiLeaks founder, who has been indicted by the U.S., be sent there.
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Julian Assange’s Family React to Biden Suggesting U.S. Might Drop Case
The WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange spent five years in a London prison while contesting extradition efforts. Before that, he holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy.
Biden Says U.S. Is Considering Dropping Assange Case
The WikiLeaks founder has been held in London as he has battled extradition to the United States on charges related to his publication of classified documents.
Assange Extradition On Hold Until U.S. Gives More Assurances
British judges asked the United States, which wants to try the WikiLeaks founder on espionage charges, for more guarantees about his treatment.
Assange Extradition Case Returns to UK Court
Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, has been in prison for nearly 5 years, fighting a U.S. extradition order. A hearing is his last chance to be granted an appeal in Britain.
John Pilger, Crusading Journalist and Documentarian, Dies at 84
A prolific filmmaker and writer who took sides, he was best known for a documentary about the Khmer Rouge’s genocide in Cambodia in the 1970s.
Once Shocking, U.S. Spying on Its Allies Draws a Global Shrug
Compared with revelations in 2013 of mass surveillance by the National Security Agency, intelligence reports in a trove of recently leaked documents have resulted in limited outrage abroad.
How the Latest Leaked Documents Are Different From Past Breaches
The freshness of the documents — some appear to be barely 40 days old — and the hints they hold for operations to come make them particularly damaging, officials say.
Extradition Order for Julian Assange Approved by Britain
Priti Patel, Britain’s home secretary, approved the order. But Mr. Assange, the WikiLeaks founder who faces charges in the U.S. under the Espionage Act, will appeal.
U.K. Supreme Court Says Assange Cannot Appeal His Extradition to U.S.
In a blow for the embattled WikiLeaks founder, the court said it had refused permission to appeal “because the application does not raise an arguable point of law.”