/tags/julian-assange Julian Assange en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Fri, 17 Jun 2022 19:27:00 GMT /news/2022-06-17/will-julian-assange-be-extradited-to-the-u-s-where-his-case-stands-now The WikiLeaks founder will face 18 federal counts — whenever he's brought to a U.S. courthouse in Virginia. For now, he has at least one more avenue of appeal. Fri, 17 Jun 2022 19:27:00 GMT /news/2022-06-17/will-julian-assange-be-extradited-to-the-u-s-where-his-case-stands-now Bill Chappell /news/2022-04-20/julian-assange-is-one-major-step-closer-to-extradition-to-the-u-s A British judge on Wednesday formally approved the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States to face spying charges. The case will now go to Britain's interior minister for a decision. Wed, 20 Apr 2022 18:00:13 GMT /news/2022-04-20/julian-assange-is-one-major-step-closer-to-extradition-to-the-u-s The Associated Press /2019-05-30/julian-assange-misses-court-session-because-of-health-concerns Lawyer Gareth Peirce told the court in London that the WikiLeaks founder was "not very well." The U.S. is pursuing criminal charges against Assange, including a violation of the Espionage Act. Thu, 30 May 2019 15:56:18 GMT /2019-05-30/julian-assange-misses-court-session-because-of-health-concerns Merrit Kennedy /2019-04-16/what-does-julian-assanges-arrest-mean-for-wikileaks-and-u-s-elections Julian Assange probably won't have access to his laptop computer for a while, but that may not mean that the organization he created won't still release secrets and, potentially, affect elections. Tue, 16 Apr 2019 09:00:00 GMT /2019-04-16/what-does-julian-assanges-arrest-mean-for-wikileaks-and-u-s-elections Miles Parks /2019-04-11/julian-assange-arrested-faces-u-s-charges-related-to-2010-wikileaks-releases The WikiLeaks founder had been holed up in Ecuador's embassy in London since 2012. He was arrested on a warrant from 2012 for failing to surrender to the court and also on behalf of the United States. Thu, 11 Apr 2019 10:09:42 GMT /2019-04-11/julian-assange-arrested-faces-u-s-charges-related-to-2010-wikileaks-releases Sasha Ingber, James Doubek, Philip Ewing /2018-08-09/julian-assange-seriously-considering-testifying-before-senate-panel The founder of WikiLeaks received a request to testify in person before the Senate intelligence committee about Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, his lawyer says. Thu, 09 Aug 2018 20:11:26 GMT /2018-08-09/julian-assange-seriously-considering-testifying-before-senate-panel Merrit Kennedy /2018-02-06/judge-upholds-u-k-warrant-against-julian-assange Assange drew international attention for leaking thousands of classified U.S. military and diplomatic documents in 2010, which infuriated American officials. Tue, 06 Feb 2018 14:33:04 GMT /2018-02-06/judge-upholds-u-k-warrant-against-julian-assange Amita Kelly /2018-01-11/ecuador-grants-citizenship-to-julian-assange-who-lives-in-london-embassy Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, originally sought refuge in an Ecuadorian embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden. That case against him has been dropped, but he continues to stay there. Thu, 11 Jan 2018 21:36:21 GMT /2018-01-11/ecuador-grants-citizenship-to-julian-assange-who-lives-in-london-embassy Camila Domonoske /2017-05-19/sweden-drops-rape-investigation-of-julian-assange-but-hes-not-in-the-clear The WikiLeaks founder has been at the Ecuadorean Embassy in London to avoid extradition. Swedish prosecutors halted the probe, but London police quickly said they'd still enforce their arrest warrant. Fri, 19 May 2017 10:21:00 GMT /2017-05-19/sweden-drops-rape-investigation-of-julian-assange-but-hes-not-in-the-clear Colin Dwyer