N obel Peace laureate Mairead Corrigan Maguire has urged US President Joe Biden to release Julian Assange from custody as the WikiLeaks founder faces being extradited to America.
Chelsea Manning (born Bradley Manning), a former Army intelligence analyst who provided WikiLeaks with classified documents, was convicted of violating the Espionage Act in 2013 and sentenced to 35 .
President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he is considering a request from Australia to drop the decade-long U.
The US government has submitted assurances that would pave the way for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition while it considers a possible plea deal.
The Australian government has put a request to Joe Biden that is being ''considered'' as the fifth anniversary of the controversial figure being held in prison arrives .
The Wikileaks founder and his allies have spent years fighting against his extradition to the US while he remains in custody in the UK.
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If Biden goes through with Australia’s request to drop Assange's extradition, it would indicate a dramatic reversal of policy.
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American officials sought to reassure the U.
President Biden contemplates Australia's plea to cease Julian Assange's US prosecution.