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Americas
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
Responding to the High Court’s decision to accept the US’s appeal against the decision not to extradite Julian Assange Amnesty International’s Europe Director Nils Muižnieks said: “This is a travesty of justice. By allowing this appeal, the High Court has chosen to accept the deeply flawed...
December 10, 2021
News
Europe and Central Asia
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
Photo of Assange at Occupy London, 2011 by Stefan Simanowitz
October 26, 2021
News
Americas
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
Julian Assange, extradition appeal hearing
October 25, 2021
News
Europe and Central Asia
Detention
Ahead of the preliminary appeal hearing in London’s High Court tomorrow on the decision not to extradite Julian Assange to the US, Amnesty International has renewed its call on US authorities to drop the charges against him. The organisation’s Europe Director, Nils Muižnieks, said: “This attempt by...
August 10, 2021
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Americas
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
This month, the Biden Administration offered diplomatic assurances to the British authorities that if they allow the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States, the Administration will not imprison him in the most extreme American prison, ADX Florence, and will not subject him to the harsh...
July 26, 2021
Research
Europe and Central Asia
Detention
Diplomatic assurances offered by the US authorities to the UK government in Julian Assange’s ongoing extradition process will leave him at risk of ill-treatment if extradited and should be rejected, according to Amnesty International. In court documents made public in July 2021, the US offered...
July 13, 2021
Americas
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
Ahead of tomorrow’s deadline for the US to submit their appeal against the UK decision not to extradite Julian Assange, Amnesty International USA have added their voice to a letter sent to the US Department of Justice calling on President Biden to drop charges against the Wikileaks founder. The...
February 11, 2021
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Americas
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
Ahead of tomorrow’s deadline for the US to submit their appeal against the UK decision not to extradite Julian Assange, Amnesty International USA have added their voice to a letter sent to the US Department of Justice calling on President Biden to drop charges against the Wikileaks founder. The...
February 11, 2021
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Americas
Armed Conflict
Today’s decision by the Magistrate’s Court in London to deny Julian Assange’s request for bail has rendered his continued detention arbitrary, said Amnesty International. “Today’s decision to refuse Julian Assange’s bail application renders his ongoing detention ‘arbitrary’, and compounds the fact...
January 6, 2021
Americas
Armed Conflict
Today’s decision by the Magistrate’s Court in London to deny Julian Assange’s request for bail has rendered his continued detention arbitrary, said Amnesty International. “Today’s decision to refuse Julian Assange’s bail application renders his ongoing detention ‘arbitrary’, and compounds the fact...
January 6, 2021
News
United Kingdom
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
Responding to the decision by the Magistrate’s Court in London not to approve the extradition of Julian Assange to the US where he would face a risk of ill-treatment in prison, Amnesty International’s Europe Director, Nils Muižnieks, said: “We welcome the fact that Julian Assange will not be...
January 4, 2021
United Kingdom
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
Responding to the decision by the Magistrate’s Court in London not to approve the extradition of Julian Assange to the US where he would face a risk of ill-treatment in prison, Amnesty International’s Europe Director, Nils Muižnieks, said: “We welcome the fact that Julian Assange will not be...
January 4, 2021
