A group of Australian lawmakers wrote to President Biden on World Press Freedom Day urging him to drop the charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as press freedom groups call for the release of Assange and other journalists around the world.
In the letter the “Bring Julian Assange Home” Parliamentary Friendship Group called on Biden to end the prosecution of Assange, who is in a U.K. prison fighting extradition to the U.S.
A hearing will be held May 20 in front of the British High Court in London to determine if Assange, an Australian publisher, can be extradited to the U.S. to stand trial or if he can make a full appeal challenging his extradition.