The last fight against the U.S. is being fought by the man who is accused of being a spy

Assange indicted on 17 charges of espionage and one charge of computer misuse over his website’s publication of classified U.S. documents

It is likely that judges Victoria Sharp and Jeremy Johnson will not give a verdict until the end of their two day hearing on Wednesday.

A U.K. district court judge rejected the U.S. extradition request in 2021 on the grounds that Assange was likely to kill himself if held under harsh U.S. prison conditions. Higher courts overturned that decision after getting assurances from the U.S. about his treatment. The British government signed an order to extradite a person.

The 52-year-old has been fighting extradition for more than a decade, including seven years in self-exile in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and the last five years in a high-security prison.

The demonstrators plan to march to the Prime Minister’s office after the hearing in the neo-Gothic court building.

Assange, an Australian citizen, has been indicted on 17 charges of espionage and one charge of computer misuse over his website’s publication of classified U.S. documents. They say he helped Manning steal diplomatic cables and military files that were later published on the internet.

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“His health is in decline, mentally and physically. “If he is extradited, he will die because his life is at risk daily,” she told reporters last week.

The relationship between the two people was not great and he was evicted from the embassy. British police immediately arrested him for breaching bail in 2012. He has been held in London’s Belmarsh Prison. The sex crimes investigations were dropped because there was a lot of time left.

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There are security officials who tell NPR that Egypt is clearing land and building a security zone that could take in as many as 150,000 Palestinians. More than one million Palestinians were told to flee from the border city of Rafah due to the planned Israeli invasion.

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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear in April a case that could reshape how cities manage homelessness. The legal issue is if cities can fine or arrest people who sleep outside if there is nothing else to do. A U.S. appeals court previously deemed this cruel and unusual punishment. The ruling has contributed to the growth of tent camps that pose a threat to health and public safety in states and cities.

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On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, residents celebrate Carnival with the tradition of bate-bola— translated as ball-beaters. Crews don colorful, clown-inspired costumes and race through the streets while bashing large balls on the ground to a frenetic mix of funk, fireworks and fun. More women are joining the tradition in recent years.