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UN special rapporteur urges UK to halt Assange’s extradition

Published on: February 7, 2024
17:30

United Nations, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) The UN special rapporteur on torture, Alice Jill Edwards, urged the UK on Tuesday to halt the possible extradition of Julian Assange to the US.

Rafael Correa accuses U.S. of using Assange as a warning

Published on: September 22, 2022
18:36

London, Sep 22 (Prensa Latina) Former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa on Thursday said the United States wants to set a warning example with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, for releasing war crimes committed by U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan.

President López Obrador calls Assange a Quixote of freedom of speech

Published on: September 21, 2022
16:51

Mexico City, Sep 21 (Prensa Latina) Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Wednesday termed Julian Assange, creator of WikiLeaks, as a Quixote of freedom of speech who does not deserve to be behind bars.

Julian Assange files latest appeal in bid to stop United States

Published on: August 26, 2022
16:21

London, Aug 26 (Prensa Latina) WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange´s legal team has filed on Friday an appeal to London High Court in an effort to thwart his extradition to the United States to face espionage charges.

UK approves extradition of Assange to United States

Published on: June 17, 2022
08:44

London, Jun 17 (Prensa Latina) The British government approved the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States, where he could be sentenced to 175 years in prison for alleged violations of the espionage law.

UK deputies sign motion against Assange’s extradition

Published on: April 28, 2022
08:51

London, Apr 28 (Prensa Latina) More than 20 British deputies have signed a motion so far asking the Minister of the Interior, Priti Patel, to reject the extradition of the founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, to the United States.

Mexican newspaper denounces criminalization of the case of Assange

Published on: April 21, 2022
10:45

Mexico City, Apr 21 (Prensa Latina) The United States criminalizes those who unmask criminals and sets the stage for impunity for officials who commit crimes under the protection of power, La Jornada denounced regarding the case of Julian Assange.

Assange’s extradition to US moves to British political sphere

Published on: March 15, 2022
08:35

London, Mar 15 (Prensa Latina) The extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States has moved into the political arena, his partner, Stella Morris, said after the British Supreme Court refused to accept an appeal.

French National Assembly rejects proposal of asylum for Assange

Published on: February 5, 2022
08:14

Paris, Feb 5 (Prensa Latina) The French National Assembly rejected a resolution motion that urged the government to grant political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Mexico’s La Jornada defends Assange’s right to asylum

Published on: January 4, 2022
09:50

Mexico, Jan 4 (Prensa Latina) The newspaper La Jornada today defended in an editorial the right of asylum of Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, who suffers serious health problems as documented by numerous witnesses.

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