The Latest Breaking News from Julian Assange

The U.S. is hoping to extradite the Wikileaks founder and try him for espionage. A court in London says Assange is free to appeal the extradition, the latest twist in years-long legal drama.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s challenge to the order for his extradition to the United States to face charges of computer misuse and espionage will continue, after the High Court in London rejected US government assurances that his rights to freedom of expression would be protected.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been fighting for years to avoid extradition to the United States to face charges related to his organization’s publication of a huge trove of classified documents

Watch outside the High Court in London on Monday, 20 May, after Julian Assange won a bid to bring an appeal against his US extradition on Monday, 20 May.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could find out on Monday whether he has won a reprieve in his last-ditch UK legal battle to avoid extradition to the United States.

Assange’s supporters say what Wikileaks revealed about power and access to information is as relevant today as ever.

Julian Assange's extradition decision on WikiLeaks disclosures awaits crucial judgment.

Assange, a 52-year-old Australian computer expert, faces indictment in the U.S. on 18 charges related to WikiLeaks' release of classified documents in 2010.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces what could be his final court hearing in England over whether he should be extradited to the United States to face spying charges