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UN expert says “collective persecution” of Julian Assange must end now GENEVA (31 May 2019) ‑ A UN expert who visited Julian Assange in a London prison says he fears his human rights could be seriously violated if he is extradited to the United States and condemned the deliberate and concerted abuse inflicted for years on the Wikileaks co-founder. “My most urgent concern is that, in the United States, Mr. Assange would be exposed to a real risk of serious […]

JULIAN ASSANGE FOUND UNRESPONSIVE IN BELMARSH PRISON A lawyer for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told a U.K. court Thursday that he was too ill to appear via video link at an extradition hearing about possible transfer to the United States. Lawyer Gareth Peirce told Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London that Assange was “not very well.” The United States is pursuing a range of criminal charges against Assange, including a violation of the Espionage Act. WikiLeaks said in a statement that […]