Feb 20 Watch 12:28 Wikileaks founder Julian Assange makes last-ditch attempt to avoid U.S. extradition By William Brangham, Alexis Cox, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako A two-day hearing in a London court room began Tuesday over the fate of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. At stake is whether he'll be extradited to the U.S. on espionage charges. Carrie DeCell, a senior staff attorney at the Knight… Continue watching
Feb 20 WikiLeaks founder Assange begins final attempt to avoid extradition to U.S. By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Assange’s lawyers say he could face up to 175 years in prison if convicted, though American authorities have said the sentence is likely to be much shorter than that. Continue reading
Jul 13 Ex-CIA engineer convicted in massive release of classified information By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Schulte chose to act as his own defense attorney, calling himself a scapegoat for an embarrassing public release of CIA secrets by WikiLeaks in 2017. A mistrial was declared at his original 2020 trial after jurors deadlocked on the most… Continue reading
Jun 17 UK government approves Julian Assange’s extradition to the U.S. By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The British government has approved the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face spying charges. WikiLeaks said it would appeal. Continue reading
Oct 28 Assange lawyer dismisses U.S. promises over extradition By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press Assange's lawyer, Edward Fitzgerald, told Britain's High Court that the Australian was too mentally ill to be extradited to the United States to face trial. Continue reading
Jan 06 WikiLeaks founder Assange denied bail in UK By Jill Lawless, Associated Press A British judge on Wednesday denied bail to WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange, ordering him to remain in a high-security prison while U.K. courts decide whether he will be sent to the United States to face espionage charges. Continue reading
Jan 04 UK judge refuses U.S. extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange By Associated Press The U.S. government said it would appeal the decision. Continue reading
Oct 01 WikiLeaks’ Assange won’t get U.S. extradition ruling this year By Pan Pylas, Associated Press A judge said he will likely have to spend another three months inside a British prison cell before finding out whether he can be sent to the United States to face espionage charges that carry a maximum prison sentence of… Continue reading
Sep 07 U.K. judge rejects bid to delay Julian Assange extradition hearing By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The adjournment request came on the first day of a London court hearing where Assange is fighting American prosecutors' attempt to send him to the U.S. to stand trial on spying charges. Continue reading
Jun 24 WikiLeaks founder faces new indictment in U.S. By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department says a federal grand jury has returned a new indictment against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange that does not include new charges but broadens the scope of conduct that the government believes broke the law. Continue reading