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Court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook of Julian Assange appearing via video link at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London, after the Wikileaks founder was formally issued with an order to for extradition to the US to face espionage charges, in April 2022
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatovic has written to British Home Secretary Priti Patel urging her not to extradite journalist Julian Assange to the United States.
Her letter was published today as a decision on Mr Assange’s case is believed to be imminent.
Final legal submissions were submitted to Ms Patel on Tuesday, Mr Assange’s wife Stella Moris said, while protesters gathered in London for an emergency demonstration.
NICK WRIGHT continues his series analysing the trends in European politics
US Justice Department says the ‘reporters are not the targets, those leaking classified information are’. But media freedom advocates warn that Trump's ‘war on the press is looking for another victim’
Speaking to the Morning Star’s Ceren Sagir, general secretary of the National Union of Journalists LAURA DAVISON outlines the threats to journalism from Palestine to Britain, and the unique challenges confronting the industry through the rise of AI