As US authorities move to appeal against British judge’s ruling against extradition, WikiLeaks founder still faces a long legal struggle, writes Lizzie Dearden

Supporters welcome judge's decision to block extradition on health grounds as US prosecutors expected to appeal.

A British judge's decision on Monday not to extradite Julian Assange is a victory for the WikiLeaks founder but was not an endorsement of freedom of speech and leaves a shadow over investigative journalism, lawyers and campaigners said.

Because Assange is a suicide risk, he should not be extradited, the judge said.

Mexico is ready to offer political asylum to Julian Assange and supports the decision of a British judge to deny extradition of the WikiLeaks founder to the United States, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday.

A British judge ruled on Monday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to the United States to face criminal charges including breaking a spying law, saying his mental health problems meant he would be at risk of suicide.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange cannot be extradited to the U.S. to face espionage charges, a U.K. court ruled Monday.

A British judge ruled on Monday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to the United States to face criminal charges including breaking a spying law, saying his mental health problems meant he would be at risk of suicide.

A British judge ruled on Monday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to the United States to face criminal charges including breaking a spying law, saying his mental health problems meant he would be at risk of suicide.

A British judge ruled on Monday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to the United States to face criminal charges including breaking a spying law, saying his mental health problems meant he would be at risk of suicide.

A British judge ruled on Monday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to the United States to face criminal charges including breaking a spying law, saying his mental health problems meant he would be at risk of suicide.

U.S. prosecutors have indicated they will appeal against a British judge's ruling on Monday to bar the extradition of WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange, his lawyer said.

A UK district court judge has refused to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the US. In a hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court this morning, Judge Vanessa Baraitser denied the extradition on grounds that Assange is a suicide risk and extraditio…

Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, will not be extradited from the U.K. to face charges in the U.S., a British judge ruled on Monday.

Julian Assange will be not extradited to the U.S., a UK Central Criminal Court judge announced on Monday. During a speech in which she dismissed many of the arguments made by Assange's lawyers, district judge Vanessa Baraitser ruled that the WikiLeaks co-foun…

A British judge has rejected the United States' request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges, saying it would be "oppressive" because of his mental health.

Julian Assange was indicted in 2019 by the Justice Department on 18 counts, alleging 17 forms of espionage and one instance of computer misuse crimes.

District Judge Vanessa Baraitser announced her decision at London's Old Bailey court on Monday morning.

The Wikileaks founder is wanted in the US over the publication of thousands of classified documents.

A British judge ruled on Monday that WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to the United States to face charges of breaking a spying law and conspiring to hack government computers.

Ruling expected to be appealed by US gov't in move that could lead to years of more legal wrangling.

A British court has ruled that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange can not be extradited in order to stand trial in the US. In a ruling, Judge Vanessa Baraitser said that, while Assange had gone beyond the role of acting as a journalist, the risk to his health w…

A British judge ruled on Monday that WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to the United States to face charges of breaking a spying law and conspiring to hack government computers. (Reporting by Michael Holden; Editing by Kate Holton)

The ruling is based not on whether the Wikileaks founder violated the Espionage Act, but on the implications of subjecting him to the US carceral state.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will learn on Monday whether a British judge has approved his extradition to the United States to face charges including espionage over the release of secret U.S. military documents.

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