Extradition Request Upheld

‘A Chilling Message to Journalists the World Over’: UK Approves Assange Extradition to US

June 17, 2022 UNAC Editor Free Speech, Journalism, Lawfare, Political Prisoners, Press Freedom

by Jake Johnson, published on Common Dreams, June 17, 2022 Julian Assange’s wife, Stella, slammed the U.K. government for moving to send the WikiLeaks publisher “to the country that plotted his assassination.” The U.K. government on Friday formally approved the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face espionage charges, a decision that human rights groups[…]

British High Court Decision to Extradite Julian Assange is a Miscarriage of Justice

December 11, 2021 UNAC Editor Featured, Free Speech, Lawfare, Press Freedom, Statement, Whistleblowers

British High Court decision to extradite Julian Assange is a miscarriage of justice … and a threat to freedom of speech and freedom of the press United National Antiwar Coalition Statement, December 12, 2021 Below is a statement from the Julian Assange Defense Committee (assangedefense.org) on the egregious decision[…]