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Jun 2022
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What’s at stake in the extradition of Ju...

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After the UK home secretary decided to extradite Julian Assange to face trial and a possible life sentence in the US, Ben Quinn reports on what the ruling means for the WikiLeaks founder – and for press freedom. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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