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-   The UK High Court has notified the parties involved in Julian Assange’s extradition
+The UK High Court has notified the parties involved in Julian Assange’s extradition
-   case that the United States government’s appeal will be listed for a hearing.
+case that the United States government’s appeal will be listed for a hearing.
-   The decision by the High Court simply gives permission for the US government to attempt
+The decision by the High Court simply gives permission for the US government to attempt
-   to challenge the ruling, but it does not reflect the merits of the US arguments.
+to challenge the ruling, but it does not reflect the merits of the US arguments.
-   Permission has been granted on a limited basis, allowing only narrow, technical grounds
+Permission has been granted on a limited basis, allowing only narrow, technical grounds
-   to form the basis of the appeal. Crucially, the High Court did not allow the United
+to form the basis of the appeal. Crucially, the High Court did not allow the United
-   States to appeal any of the factual findings concerning Assange’s condition. No date
+States to appeal any of the factual findings concerning Assange’s condition. No date
-   has been set for the hearing.
+has been set for the hearing.
-   Assange's extradition was blocked in January on the grounds that it would be
+Assange's extradition was blocked in January on the grounds that it would be
-   “oppressive”, citing the circumstances of the extradition, as well as his clinical
+“oppressive”, citing the circumstances of the extradition, as well as his clinical
-   history and Autism Spectrum disorder diagnosis, which, combined, would drive him to
+history and Autism Spectrum disorder diagnosis, which, combined, would drive him to
-   suicide. The High Court affirmed Judge Vanessa Baraitser’s conclusions concerning his
+suicide. The High Court affirmed Judge Vanessa Baraitser’s conclusions concerning his
-   clinical condition, as well as the independent expert evidence on which she relied.
+clinical condition, as well as the independent expert evidence on which she relied.
-   Assange faces a sentence of 175 years in prison if extradited.
-   The appeal was lodged by the Trump Administration, just two days before President Biden
+Assange faces a sentence of 175 years in prison if extradited.
-   took office, but revelations reported last weekend dealt a new blow to the credibility
-   of the Department of Justice case.
-   Icelandic investigative journalists revealed that the DoJ’s lead witness, an Icelandic
+The appeal was lodged by the Trump Administration, just two days before President Biden
-   man convicted of sex crimes against minors, fraud and embezzlement, who is also a
+took office, but revelations reported last weekend dealt a new blow to the credibility
-   diagnosed sociopath, now admits that he fabricated allegations against Assange in
+of the Department of Justice case.
-   exchange for immunity from US prosecutors ([1]https://stundin.is/grein/13627/). Those
-   discredited allegations form the basis of the Second Superseding indictment against
-   Assange and were even cited in the extradition judgment delivered on January 4^th.
-    Julian Assange’s fiancee, Stella Moris, said:
+Icelandic investigative journalists revealed that the DoJ’s lead witness, an Icelandic
+man convicted of sex crimes against minors, fraud and embezzlement, who is also a
+diagnosed sociopath, now admits that he fabricated allegations against Assange in
+exchange for immunity from US prosecutors ([1]https://stundin.is/grein/13627/). Those
+discredited allegations form the basis of the Second Superseding indictment against
+Assange and were even cited in the extradition judgment delivered on January 4^th.
-    “Six months ago, Judge Vanessa Baraitser blocked the extradition of my partner, Julian
-   Assange, because consigning him to the US prison system would have amounted to signing
-   his death warrant. That should have been the end of it.
-   "The new revelations concerning the DoJ's lead witness, Sigurdur Ingi Thordarson,
+Julian Assange’s fiancee, Stella Moris, said:
-   confirm what we all knew: that the case against Julian has been built on lies. The case
-   is rotten to the core, and nothing that the US government can say about his future
-   treatment is worth the paper it is written on.  This is a country whose agents plotted
-   to kill Julian on British soil; who harried his solicitors and stole legal documents;
-   who even targeted our six-month-old baby.
-   This entirely baseless, abusive, anti-First Amendment case was driven by the previous
+“Six months ago, Judge Vanessa Baraitser blocked the extradition of my partner, Julian
-   administration for nefarious reasons. The administration instrumentalised the law to
+Assange, because consigning him to the US prison system would have amounted to signing
-   pursue the political objective of disappearing Julian as a deterrent to journalists in
+his death warrant. That should have been the end of it.
-   the United States and elsewhere.
-    "I am appealing directly to the Biden government to do the right thing, even at this
+"The new revelations concerning the DoJ's lead witness, Sigurdur Ingi Thordarson,
-   late stage. This case should not be dragged out for a moment longer. End this
+confirm what we all knew: that the case against Julian has been built on lies. The case
-   prosecution, protect free speech and let Julian come home to his family.
+is rotten to the core, and nothing that the US government can say about his future
+treatment is worth the paper it is written on.  This is a country whose agents plotted
+to kill Julian on British soil; who harried his solicitors and stole legal documents;
+who even targeted our six-month-old baby.
-     “The current administration admits that the Trump Department of Justice lacked
+This entirely baseless, abusive, anti-First Amendment case was driven by the previous
-   independence. It seems inconceivable that President Biden would want to continue with
+administration for nefarious reasons. The administration instrumentalised the law to
-   this case – because Julian’s freedom is coupled to all our freedoms and no democratic
+pursue the political objective of disappearing Julian as a deterrent to journalists in
-   society can ever make journalism a crime.
+the United States and elsewhere.
-   “If the Biden Administration does not end this now, the case will limp through the
+"I am appealing directly to the Biden government to do the right thing, even at this
-   courts while Julian remains in prison indefinitely: unconvicted, suffering and
+late stage. This case should not be dragged out for a moment longer. End this
-   isolated, while our young children are denied their father. Julian spent his 50th
+prosecution, protect free speech and let Julian come home to his family.
-   birthday on the 3rd of July behind bars in Belmarsh prison, where he has been on remand
-   since April 2019. He is not a criminal. He is a journalist and a publisher, and he is
-   being punished for doing his job.
-   “This case shows nothing but contempt for the First Amendment. Repressive regimes
+“The current administration admits that the Trump Department of Justice lacked
-   welcome the Biden administration's prosecution of Julian because it signals that
+independence. It seems inconceivable that President Biden would want to continue with
-   imprisoning the press and silencing political dissent is practised and endorsed by the
+this case – because Julian’s freedom is coupled to all our freedoms and no democratic
-   United States. Bringing this shameful prosecution demeans the values that the United
+society can ever make journalism a crime.
-   States says it stands for. It reduces trust in both the US and the UK legal systems.
-   “Julian’s prosecution is vigorously opposed by The New York Times and the Washington
+“If the Biden Administration does not end this now, the case will limp through the
-   Post, as well as the National Union of Journalists, Amnesty International, Reporters
+courts while Julian remains in prison indefinitely: unconvicted, suffering and
-   Without Borders and virtually every press freedom and human rights organisation in the
+isolated, while our young children are denied their father. Julian spent his 50th
-   West, together with parliamentarians from around the world”.
+birthday on the 3rd of July behind bars in Belmarsh prison, where he has been on remand
+since April 2019. He is not a criminal. He is a journalist and a publisher, and he is
+being punished for doing his job.
+“This case shows nothing but contempt for the First Amendment. Repressive regimes
+welcome the Biden administration's prosecution of Julian because it signals that
+imprisoning the press and silencing political dissent is practised and endorsed by the
+United States. Bringing this shameful prosecution demeans the values that the United
+States says it stands for. It reduces trust in both the US and the UK legal systems.
+“Julian’s prosecution is vigorously opposed by The New York Times and the Washington
+Post, as well as the National Union of Journalists, Amnesty International, Reporters
+Without Borders and virtually every press freedom and human rights organisation in the
+West, together with parliamentarians from around the world”.
+Lawmakers in the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and Australia have renewed their calls
+for the Biden Administration to abandon the prosecution as international political
+pressure grows. A group of German MPs have written to Chancellor Angela Merkel, asking
+her to raise the issue with President Biden during her forthcoming trip to Washington.
-   Lawmakers in the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and Australia have renewed their calls
-   for the Biden Administration to abandon the prosecution as international political
-   pressure grows. A group of German MPs have written to Chancellor Angela Merkel, asking
-   her to raise the issue with President Biden during her forthcoming trip to Washington.
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