PEN America: British Court Rejects U.S. Request to Extradite Assange
January 05, 2021
January 05, 2021
NEW YORK, Jan. 5 -- PEN America issued the following statement on Jan. 4:
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A court in the United Kingdom today rejected a U.S. request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges. Nora Benavidez, PEN America's director of U.S. free expression programs, said the following:
"PEN America welcomes the outcome of today's decision that will prevent the extradition of Julian Assange to face 17 counts under the Espionage Act, a . . .
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A court in the United Kingdom today rejected a U.S. request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges. Nora Benavidez, PEN America's director of U.S. free expression programs, said the following:
"PEN America welcomes the outcome of today's decision that will prevent the extradition of Julian Assange to face 17 counts under the Espionage Act, a . . .