Julian Assange wins temporary reprieve from extradition as U.K. court asks U.S. for assurances

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was given permission by the High Court in London on Tuesday, to take his challenge against extradition to the United States on espionage charges to a new hearing. The court ruled that Assange could pursue his appeal at a full hearing, unless the U.S. provided “satisfactory assurances” on the questions of whether he was able to rely on the First Amendment of the Constitution and whether he could be subject to the death penalty.

military helicopter killing civilians, including two Reuters journalists, in Iraq's capital Baghdad. When a van arrived to pick up the wounded, it was also shot at. More than 10 people were killed. Manning was convicted at a court-martial of espionage and other charges in 2013 for leaking secret military files to WikiLeaks. She was sentenced to 35 years in prison, but she was released in 2017 after President Barack Obama commuted her sentence.

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