Julian Assange's arrest news
Get breaking news and articles from RT on the Julian Assange's arrest, which took place on April 11, 2019, near Ecuadorian embassy in London. Visit RT for stories and interviews with Julian Assange, who is a programmer and the founder of WikiLeaks, a non-profit organization that leaks and reveals secret data. Julian Assange was staying in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since 2012 until his arrest in 2019 – find details on that matter on RT. After the president of Ecuador Lenin Moreno stated that Assange’s asylum must be withdrawn due to ‘a repeated violation of international conventions and a protocol of coexistence’, the founder of Wikileaks has been dragged from the embassy and immediately arrested. Visit RT to read news and updates on the arrest, and to find all the updates on what happened after it. Don’t miss photos and videos from outside the Ecuadorian embassy in London, including the video showing the moment Assange was arrested, as well as live feeds by RT’s Ruptly video agency. Check out RT for experts’ and analytics’ opinions on Julian Assange and on his fate after the arrest.
- Julian Assange is the victim of a power struggle in the US between Donald Trump and the deep state
The WikiLeaks co-founder, wanted in the US for ‘endangering national security,’ now faces extradition to America as the Democrats and Republicans are prepared to use him as an expendable pawn in their never-ending partisan feud.Feb 27, 2020 12:38 - Assange blasts court for preventing communication with lawyers, alleges legal team is being SPIED onOn the third day of his extradition hearing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has rebuked the court for preventing him from communicating with his legal team, saying his prosecutors have "100 times more contact hours each day.”Feb 26, 2020 15:42World News
- Assange detention illegal under English, European and international law, defense arguesDay three of the Julian Assange extradition hearing is focusing on whether the allegations against Assange amount to “political offenses.” If so, it would likely be outside of the judge’s jurisdiction to approve extradition.Feb 26, 2020 11:33World News
- ‘History will be kind to Julian Assange, not to his corrupt accusers and Judges’ - Kim Dotcom on extradition trialTech entrepreneur and activist Kim Dotcom took to Twitter on day one of the extradition hearing of journalist and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, launching a scathing attack on both the US prosecutors and the mainstream media.Feb 24, 2020 14:35World News
- OSCE media freedom rep calls on UK not to extradite Assange due to ‘excessive’ US prison sentenceThe UK should not extradite Julian Assange, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has argued, because he faces an excessive prison sentence in the US and his publications were in the public interest.Feb 23, 2020 12:54World News
- Govt wants ‘what looks like a free press’, not ‘dissidents’: Eno, Westwood & others speak about fighting for Assange's freedomProminent public figures like designer Vivienne Westwood and musician Brian Eno, joined mass protesters against Julian Assange’s extradition, saying his fate will have impact on press freedom and holding governments accountable.Feb 22, 2020 19:16UK News
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