North America
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
Responding to the news that the UK Home Secretary Priti Patel has certified Julian Assange’s extradition to the United States to face charges under the Espionage Act, Agnes Callamard, Amnesty International Secretary General said: “Allowing Julian Assange to be extradited to the US would put him at...
June 17, 2022
Europe and Central Asia
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
If the UK Home Secretary certifies the US request to extradite Julian Assange, it will violate the prohibition against torture and set an alarming precedent for publishers and journalists around the world, Amnesty International said today following the UK Magistrates’ Court’s decision to issue an...
April 20, 2022
Europe and Central Asia
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
Responding to a UK Supreme Court decision refusing to grant Julian Assange permission to appeal against the previous High Court ruling permitting his extradition, Amnesty International’s Deputy Research Director for Europe Julia Hall, said: “Today’s decision is a blow to Julian Assange and to...
March 14, 2022
Europe and Central Asia
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
Following today’s High Court decision to certify one issue in the Assange appeal as of ‘general public importance’, Massimo Moratti, Amnesty International’s Deputy Research Director for Europe, said: “While we welcome the High Court’s decision to certify one narrow issue related to the US’s...
January 24, 2022
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
Europe and Central Asia
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
Photo of Assange at Occupy London, 2011 by Stefan Simanowitz
October 26, 2021
Americas
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
Julian Assange, extradition appeal hearing
October 25, 2021
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
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
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
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
Julian Assange is currently being held at Belmarsh, a high security prison in the UK, on the basis of a US extradition request on charges that stem directly from the publication of disclosed documents as part of his work with Wikileaks. Amnesty International strongly opposes any possibility of...
March 9, 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
