Who is Julian Assange and why is he being extradited to the US?
Julian Assange's case is the one that has brought the United States under the most scrutiny in terms of freedom of expression and the press. On Wednesday, a UK judge issued a formal order extraditing Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, to the United States to face charges related to the publishing of secret material linked to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Julian Assange is the founder of Wikileaks, a website known for publishing hundreds of sensitive papers and revealing countless scandals and secrets.