Julian Assange’s U.S. Extradition Ruling Strikes a Blow to Press Freedom

In a Friday ruling that may lead to Julian Assange facing criminal charges in the U.S., a London appellate court opened the door for the WikiLeaks founder’s extradition. In 2019, Assange was indicted by the Justice Department with 17 counts of violating the Espionage Act in 2010 for his role in publishing leaked U.S. military secrets related to the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, charges that have alarmed press freedom advocates. Since then, Assange has been on the run, spending years confined inside the walls of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London to avoid prosecution in the U.S. Chants of “Free Julian… Read Full Article