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Dozens of people protest outside the London High Court where a hearing for Julian Assange's final UK appeal against extradition to the United States is set to begin. The 52-year-old WikiLeaks founder is facing trial in the United States for publishing secret military and diplomatic files. If he loses, Assange will have exhausted all UK appeals and will enter the extradition process, although his team have indicated they will appeal to European courts. IMAGES
Jennifer Robinson, lawyer for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, calls the British government's approval of Assange's extradition to the United States "a grave threat to freedom of speech, not just for Julian but for every journalist and editor and media worker in this country." Assange faces trial in the US over the publication of secret files relating to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. SOUNDBITE
Stella Assange nee Moris, the wife of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, says she will "spend every waking hour fighting for Julian". She vows to "use every appeal avenue" to challenge the British government's approval of Assange's extradition to the United States to face trial over the publication of secret files relating to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. SOUNDBITE
Supporters of Julian Assange, including the former leader of the Labour party Jeremy Corbyn, gather in front of London's Old Bailey on the day of the first hearing of the journalist's extradition appeal. IMAGES
Speaking outside the Old Bailey court as Julian Assange's extradition trial draws to a close, his fiancee Stella Morris says that the US 'has torn our family apart', and that Assange is in prison for exposing 'crimes and atrocities being committed by a foreign power'. A decision on whether or not to extradite Assange from the UK to the US will be announced on 4 January 2021. SOUNDBITE
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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