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Extraditing Julian Assange to the US could threaten investigative journalism in the digital age (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News April 13, 2019

In considering whether to extradite Assange, the UK should also consider the detention conditions he could be subjected to in the US as a person charged with national security crimes.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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