Britain has ordered the extradition of Julian Assange to the US to face charges of spying - a move he has fought to avoid for a decade.
| The British government has ordered the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face spying charges. He is likely to appeal.
The Home Office said in a statement that “the UK courts have not found that it would be oppressive, unjust or an abuse of process to extradite Mr. Assange.” The decision is a big moment in Assange’s years-long battle to avoid facing trial in the US — though not necessarily the end of the tale. Assange has 14 days to appeal.
Journalism organisations and human rights groups have called on Britain to refuse the extradition request.
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