Why the US is trying to imprison Assange: Report from inside the Court
18 min readRichard Medhurst is a British journalist who has covered Julian Assange's extradition case from inside the court since 2020. In this article, he explains what took place in the latest hearings, why the United States is trying to extradite the WikiLeaks founder, and why everyone should care.
The prospect of the United States– a foreign government– imposing its laws on British soil to snatch a foreign journalist should scare anyone who is serious about press freedoms. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by A. Makki)
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