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Assange Assurances Hearing Photos: May 20, 2024
Photos from the the Julian Assange assurances hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, May 20, 2024. All photos credit: Guy Smallman.
Assange Day X Day 2 Hearing Photos: February 21, 2024
Photos from the application for renewal hearing of Julian Assange at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, February 21, 2024. All photos credit: Guy Smallman.
Assange Day X Day 1 Hearing Photos: February 20, 2024
Photos from the application for renewal hearing of Julian Assange at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, February 20, 2024. All photos credit: Guy Smallman.
Assange Extradition Appeal Hearing Photos: December 10, 2021
Photos from the extradition appeal hearing of Julian Assange at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, December 10, 2021. All photos credit: Guy Smallman.
Assange Extradition Appeal Hearing Photos: October 28, 2021
Photos from the extradition appeal hearing of Julian Assange at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, October 28, 2021. All photos credit: Guy Smallman.
Assange Extradition Appeal Hearing Photos: October 27, 2021
Photos from the extradition appeal hearing of Julian Assange at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, October 27, 2021. All photos credit: Guy Smallman.
Assange Extradition Hearing Photos: September 28, 2020
Photos from the extradition hearing of Julian Assange at Central Criminal Court in London, September 28, 2020. All photos credit: Guy Smallman.
Assange Extradition Hearing Photos: September 17, 2020
Photos from the extradition hearing of Julian Assange at Central Criminal Court in London, September 17, 2020. All photos credit: Guy Smallman.
Assange Extradition Hearing Photos: September 8, 2020
Photos from the second day of the continued extradition hearing of Julian Assange at Central Criminal Court in London, September 07, 2020. All photos credit: Guy Smallman.
Assange Extradition Hearing Photos: September 07, 2020
Photos from the first day of the continued extradition hearing of Julian Assange at Central Criminal Court in London, September 07, 2020. All photos credit: Guy Smallman.
Assange Extradition Hearing Photos: February 27, 2020
Photos from day 4 of the extradition hearing of Julian Assange at Woolwich Crown Court, February 27, 2020. All photos credit: Jekaterina Saveljeva.
Assange Extradition Hearing Photos: February 26, 2020
Photos from day 3 of the extradition hearing of Julian Assange at Woolwich Crown Court, February 26, 2020. All photos credit: Jekaterina Saveljeva.
Assange Extradition Hearing Photos: February 25, 2020
Photos from day 2 of the extradition hearing of Julian Assange at Woolwich Crown Court, February 25, 2020. All photos credit: Jekaterina Saveljeva.
Assange Extradition Hearing Photos: February 24, 2020
Photos from day 1 of the extradition hearing of Julian Assange at Woolwich Crown Court, February 24, 2020. All photos credit: Jekaterina Saveljeva.
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Category Reports
Julian Assange freed from Belmarsh prison after agreeing plea deal
Julian Assange freed from Belmarsh prison after agreeing plea deal
High Court finds US assurances insufficient and grants permission to appeal against extradition
High Court finds US assurances insufficient and grants permission to appeal against extradition
Assange Court Report: February 21 - afternoon
Lack of extradition safeguards revealed in final session of Assange hearing
Assange Court Report: February 21 - morning
Assange not a journalist or entitled to protection, lawyers for US Government tell court
Assange Court Report: February 20 - afternoon
If extradited, Assange could face death penalty, court hears
Assange Court Report: February 20 - morning
Espionage Act charges are “quintessentially political,” Assange defence argues
Assange Court Report: December 10
High Court accepts US assurances and rules Assange extradition should go ahead
Assange Court Report October 28: Morning
Overwhelming evidence Julian Assange would be isolated in a US prison, court told
Assange Court Report: October 27: Afternoon
US says Assange judge made decision on “misleading” evidence
Assange Court Report: October 27: Morning
US presents assurances on Assange detention, as appeal hearing opens
Assange Court Report October 01: Afternoon
Assange extradition decision to be announced on 4 January, 2021
Assange Court Report September 29: Afternoon
“They live in abysmal conditions, with no end in sight”
Assange Court Report September 29: Morning
Assange would have to be “nearly dead” to avoid Supermax prison
Assange Court Report September 28: Afternoon
Prison cells, “the size of a parking space, you can scream and no one hears you.”
Assange Court Report September 25: Afternoon
“Millions” had access to documents before WikiLeaks released them, court hears
Assange Court Report September 24: Afternoon
Assange suffering from “acute psychological trauma”, doctor says.
Assange Court Report September 23: Afternoon
Prosecution witness admits Assange’s health could decline in US prison
Assange Court Report September 23: Morning
Asperger Syndrome puts Assange at “high risk,” if extradited
Assange Court Report September 22: Afternoon
US detention would be “very damaging” to Assange, mental health expert says.
Assange Court Report September 22: Morning
Assange Has “A Bundle Of High-Risk Factors,” Expert Tells Court
Assange Court Report September 21: Afternoon
Assange Evicted “On the orders of the President,” Court Told
Assange Court Report September 18: Morning
Journalists routinely rely on confidential sources, court hears
Assange Court Report September 16: Morning
WikiLeaks cable release caused no harm to anyone, court hears
Assange Court Report September 15: Afternoon
Julian Assange would not get a fair trial in the United States, a court has heard.
Assange Court Report September 14: Morning
Assange facing solitary confinement in the US, court told.
Assange Court Report September 9: Afternoon
A victory for the US government in the Assange case would “criminalise every journalist,” a press freedom expert has told a court.
Assange Court Report September 8: Afternoon
The Trump administration wanted a “head on a spike,” to deter future leakers and put pressure on the US Justice Department to prosecute Julian Assange a court has heard.
Assange Court Report September 8: Morning
A secret US government assassination programme was halted thanks to information provided by WikiLeaks, a court heard today. The testimony came during the second day of the extradition hearing of...
Assange Court Report September 7: Afternoon
When proceedings resumed at 2pm, the defence asked for a further 30 minute adjournment to consult with their client about this morning’s rulings; there being no objections court rose until...
Assange Court Report September 7: Morning
Hundreds of protesters gathered this morning outside London’s Central Criminal Court, the Old Bailey, to show their support for Julian Assange, who is facing extradition to the United States on...
Assange Case Management Hearing Report, April 27, 2020
Julian Assange Extradition Case Management Hearing Monday 27 April 2020 Westminster Magistrates Court Before District Judge Vanessa Baraitser
Assange Court Report Day 4: Afternoon
The first phase of the extradition hearing of Julian Assange ended today with a row on whether he was receiving a fair trial.
Assange Court Report Day 3: Afternoon
Julian Assange’s access to his legal team is being curtailed, he told the court today.
Assange Court Report Day 3: Morning
Proceedings resumed this morning with the court hearing legal submissions on the issue of whether Julian Assange’s extradition should be blocked on the basis the offences he is accused of...
Assange Court Report Day 1: Afternoon
While this morning belonged to the US government to put its an argument for the extradition of Julian Assange, this afternoon belonged to the defence, as Edward Fitzgerald QC put...
Assange Court Report Day 1: Morning
Hundreds gathered outside a London court today to protest at the first day of the extradition hearing of Julian Assange, with their chants of “Free Assange,” fully audible inside the...
Category Documents
Legal submissions on US assurances
Below you’ll find submissions from Julian Assange’s legal team on the sufficiency of assurances submitted by the US Government - as well as the US Government response - for the...
Julian Assange skeleton arguments February 2024
Julian Assange skeleton arguments for the appeal renewal hearing (Day X) are available at the following links:
Assange Certification Application and Ruling
The pronouncent granting certification for a Supreme Court appeal is available below, along with the defence application and an explanatory note from Julian Assange’s solicitors Birnberg Peirce:
Assange Extradition Appeal Ruling
The judgment and summary in the extradition apeal hearing of Julian Assange are available at the below links:
Respondent (Assange) skeleton arguments October 2021
Respondent (Assange) skeleton arguments for the Assange extradition appeal hearing are available at the following link:
Appellant (CPS) skeleton arguments October 2021
Appellant (CPS) skeleton arguments for the Assange extradition appeal hearing are available at the following link:
Defence Response to Appeal Arguments
The Defence response to the Appeal arguments of the United States can be read at the following link:
Assange Extradition Hearing Ruling
The judgement in the extradition hearing of Julian Assange is available at the below link:
Witness Statement: Yancey Ellis
Yancey Ellis is a Washington DC-based defence attorney admitted to the Eastern District of Virginia, where he worked in the Public Defender’s Office for several years. This evidence focuses on...
Witness Statement: Dean Yates
Dean Yates is a former Reuters journalist who was the organisation’s Baghdad Bureau Chief in 2007 and 2008. It was not until 2010 when WikiLeaks published the Collateral Murder video...
Witness Statement: Carey Shenkman
Carey Shenkman is a New York based freedom of speech and civil rights attorney. His evidence provides a history of the legislation under which Assange has been charged, namely the...
Witness Statement: Khaled El-Masri
Khaled El-Masri is a German and Lebanese citizen who was mistakenly abducted by the Macedonian police in 2003, and handed over to the CIA. In 2012 the European Court of...
Witness Statement: Trevor Timm
Trevor Timm is the Executive Director of the Freedom of the Press Foundation. His evidence lays out the differing approaches to leaks from the Obama and Trump Administrations.
Witness Statement: Paul Rogers
Paul Rogers is Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies at Bradford University. His evidence will speak to the politically motivated nature of the case.
Witness Statement: Clive Stafford Smith
Clive Stafford Smith, JD, OBE, is a British attorney who specialises in the areas of civil rights and working against the death penalty in the United States of America. He...
Witness Statement: Mark Feldstein
Mark Feldstein is a Professor of Broadcast Journalism at the University of Maryland. He has twenty years’ experience as an investigative journalist.
Assange Prosecution Argument September 2020
The prosecution skeleton argument for the Assange extradition hearing is available at the following link:
Assange Defence Arguments September 2020
Defence skeleton arguments for the Assange extradition hearing are available (in two parts) at the following links:
Defence opening remarks for renewed application to adjourn
Below you’ll find the defence opening remarks for renewed adjourment application in the Julian Assange extradition case delivered during the case management hearing on April 27, 2020 at Westminster Magistrates...
Renewed Application to Adjourn Hearing Fixed for 18 May 2020
Below you’ll find the renewed hearing adjourment application in the Julian Assange extradition case considered during the case management hearing on April 27, 2020 at Westminster Magistrates Court.
Complete US Skeleton Argument
Below you’ll find the complete US skeleton argument, presented by James Lewis QC at Woolwich Crown Court on February 24, 2020.
Defence Skeleton Argument on Political Offence Protection
Below you’ll find the defence skeleton argument and defence reply on political offence protection, presented by Edward Fitzgerald QC at Woolwich Crown Court on February 26, 2020.
Defence Opening Summary
Below you’ll find the opening summary of defence case, presented by Edward Fitzgerald QC at Woolwich Crown Court on February 24, 2020.
US Opening Note and Skeleton Argument on Political Offence
Below you’ll find the US opening note and skeleton argument, presented by James Lewis QC at Woolwich Crown Court on February 24, 2020.
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