WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange is being physically and mentally tortured to death by the UK government, a UN official has declared. Assange’s deteriorating health is a result of the extreme abuse he suffers in isolation, Nils Melzer, the UN special rapporteur on torture, has claimed. “If he should die in prison he’s effectively been tortured to death. That’s the reality of it, and I’m... 

With his supporters rallying outside the court building, Julian Assange showed signs of exhaustion and psychological torment as his lawyer made a bid to delay US extradition proceedings – but the London court ruled against him. Cleanly shaven and dressed in a navy suit, the WikiLeaks co-founder appeared before Westminster Magistrates Court on Monday to seek the postponement of an extradition hearing...