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Assange supporters gather in London as US challenges extradition block in UK court • FRANCE 24

FRANCE24, 27 Oct 2021
The US government will on Wednesday appeal against a British judge's decision to block the extradition of #WikiLeaks founder Julian #Assange to face trial for publishing #military secrets. At a two-day hearing, #Washington will ask the High Court to overturn District Judge Vanessa Baraitser's January ruling that Assange is a serious suicide threat if extradited across the Atlantic. FRANCE 24's Bénédicte Paviot reports from London.

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