After twelve years of political prosecution, journalist Julian Assange is finally free. He has been released from deplorable conditions in the UK’s Belmarsh prison and been allowed to return to his home in Australia. Following five years of imprisonment at Belmarsh and a long trial of fighting against extradition to the US, Assange agreed to …
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Julian Assange Wins Right to Appeal Extradition
On Monday of last week there was another update in the long ordeal of Julian Assange’s political prosecution. Assange has won the right to challenge a UK court’s decision to extradite him to the US. Previously in February of this year a High Court in the UK debated whether Assange will be extradited to the …
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Apple Anti-Trust Lawsuit; Julian Assange’s Extradition Paused
Earlier this month, the Department of Justice announced that it was filing a lawsuit against Apple over the tech company’s monopolistic practices. Among these monopolistic practices are making it difficult for iPhone users to switch to other brands of smartphones and limiting the ability of competitors to build rival software. Previously, the EU has filed …
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Day X Approaches: High Court to Decide on Extradition for Julian Assange
From 20-21 February, a High Court in the UK will decide whether Julian Assange will be extradited to the United States. A UK court decided to extradite him back in 2022, and Assange’s lawyers have been fighting the decision up until now. The court decision this upcoming week will decide Assange’s fate. This case is …
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Date Set for Julian Assange’s Final Appeal
For the past four and a half years, Julian Assange has been held in Belmarsh prison in the UK. The US has prosecuted him under the 1917 Espionage Act, a law used to target peace activists during WWI. Between 20-21 February of 2024, the High Court will hear Assange’s final appeal to avoid his extradition …
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Julian Assange Closer to US Extradition
On 16 June, 2023, Daniel Ellsberg died at the age of 92. Ellsberg was a military analyst and political activist who released the Pentagon Papers, a set of documents demonstrating the US’ war crimes in Vietnam. Ellsberg was charged under the Espionage Act of 1917 but was able to escape a 115-year prison sentence due …
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