/newsroom/taxonomy/term/7891/all en /newsroom/channels/news/expert-extradition-trial-julian-assange-320809 <p>The U.S. government began outlining its extradition case against Julian Assange in a London court on February 24, arguing that the WikiLeaks founder is not a free-speech champion but an "ordinary" criminal who put many lives at risk with his secret-spilling. U.S. authorities want to try Assange on espionage charges that carry a maximum sentence of 175 years in prison over the 2010 publication of hundreds of thousands of secret military documents and diplomatic cables. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/london-assange-extradition-hearing-1.5473468">CBC News</a>)</p> Tue, 25 Feb 2020 15:41:58 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 199591 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/julian-assange-4-fevrier-2016-258351 <p>"<span>A UN panel will conclude Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is being "arbitrarily detained" in the UK, the Swedish foreign ministry has said.</span><span>" (<a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-35490910">BBC News</a></span><span>)</span></p> Thu, 04 Feb 2016 22:34:57 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 25237 at /newsroom