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U.S. Appeals Ruling That Blocked Julian Assange’s Extradition

HeadlineAug 11, 2021

In Britain, U.S. lawyers are presenting their case in a preliminary hearing, challenging a court’s decision to halt the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. He faces up to 175 years in prison in the U.S. under the Espionage Act for publishing classified documents exposing U.S. war crimes.

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