World news about “extradition” published by euronews.
UK govt stumbles again in Qatada deportation case The British government has had yet another legal setback in its long-running attempt to have the radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada thrown out of the UK. In… 27/03/2013
Ecuador Assange’s tower in London The standoff with Julian Assange given asylum by Ecuador in its London embassy looks likely to drag on. No one is backing down. The free-speech advocate… 20/08/2012
Litvinenko’s father denounces son as traitor He was the ex-Russian spy whose poisoning by radioactive polonium in London sparked accusations of a Kremlin-sponsored murder. But six years after Alexander… 02/02/2012
Widow calls for extradition in Chilean murder caseIn Santiago Hugo Sanchez and Jorge Smith have been detained for their alleged role in the 1973 killing of Chilean singer Victor Jara. The former military… 03/01/2013
Britain stops hacker extradition to USThe UK government has blocked the extradition of a British computer hacker to the United States to face charges of breaking into American military… 16/10/2012
Abu Hamza appears in a US courtIslamist cleric Abu Hamza al Masri and four other terror suspects have appeared in court in the US. The five were extradited from the UK on Friday night after… 07/10/2012
Radical preacher Hamza lands in USRadical Islamist cleric, Abu Hamza, arrived in New York on Saturday where he is expected to appear in a US court on terrorism charges within 24 hours. Hamza… 06/10/2012
Radical preacher on his way to United StatesIslamist cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri is on his way to the United States after losing an eight-year legal battle to remain in the UK. The Egyptian-born… 05/10/2012
Radical cleric to be extradited “as quickly as possible”Islamist cleric, Abu Hamza al-Masri will be extradited to the United States,“as quickly as possible” according to the Home Office. That statement has come… 05/10/2012
High Court rules cleric can be extraditedRadical Islamist cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri can be extradited from the UK to the United States where he faces terrorism charges. The decision ends a long… 05/10/2012
NZ secret services spied “illegally” on DotcomThe founder of Megaupload, Kim Dotcom, may avoid extradition to the USA after an offical report criticised the New Zealand secret services for illegally… 27/09/2012
Hamza extradition on hold againEfforts by Britain to extradite Abu Hamza to the US on terrorism charges are again on hold. The radical cleric has lodged a last minute appeal in the … 26/09/2012
Abu Hamza to be extradited to the USEight years of high-profile legal argument are now over for the UK. The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has rejected an appeal against… 25/09/2012
New Zealand launches spy probe into Megaupload founder’s arrestNew Zealand has launched a probe into allegations of “unlawful spying” by government agents which led to the arrest of Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom. The… 24/09/2012
Pirate Bay co-founder extradited to SwedenThe co-founder of free file-sharing website Pirate Bay has been extradited from Cambodia back to his native Sweden where he will serve a one year prison… 11/09/2012
Libyans welcome the extradition of former spy chiefAs his helicopter touched down at Tripoli in Libya what has been described as a sense of relief spread across the North African country. On board was… 06/09/2012
Ex-Gaddafi spy chief extradited to LibyaLibya’s former spy chief Abdullah al-Senussi is being held in Tripoli after being extradited from Mauritania. He was escorted off the plane by Libya’s new… 05/09/2012
Assange braces for 12 months in hidingThe founder of WikiLeaks Julian Assange has said he expects to remain sheltering in Ecuador’s London embassy for up to a year. He has been in the building… 31/08/2012
Chile pardons Bolivian prisonersHundreds of Bolivians arrested in Chile for attempted drug smuggling have been sent back home. Over 400 prisoners were pardoned as part of Chile’s effort… 30/08/2012
South America backs Ecuador over Assange asylumSouth America is standing side by side with Ecuador over its decision to grant asylum to Julian Assange. Foreign ministers from the Union of South American… 20/08/2012
The Assange case: The saga so farDays after his asylum request was accepted by Ecuador, Julian Assange still needs to escape extradition to Sweden. But the Wikileaks founder claims his real… 19/08/2012
Assange tells US to drop its Wikileaks ‘witch hunt’Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has spoken from the balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy in London where he has been holed up for two months in a bid to claim… 19/08/2012
Will Assange emerge from Ecuador embassy?He has got asylum from Ecuador but Julian Assange’s fate remains far from clear. The Wikileaks founder risks arrest should he venture outside the country’s… 17/08/2012
UK determined to extradite Assange despite Ecuador asylumHe has been granted asylum by Ecuador but as Julian Assange’s supporters celebrated outside the country’s embassy in London, Britain is still determined to… 16/08/2012
Protesters support AssangeAs protesters gathered outside the Ecuadorian Embassy, there was intense speculation that the British government might suspend the Embassy’s diplomatic status… 16/08/2012
Britain unbowed by Ecuador’s asylum for AssangeEcuador has granted political asylum to the founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, who is fighting extradition from Britain to Sweden. He sought sanctuary at… 16/08/2012
Political asylum for Assange from EcuadorEcuador has granted political asylum to the founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, who is fighting extradition from Britain to Sweden. He sought sanctuary at… 16/08/2012
Sea Shepherd conservationist skips bailCanadian marine activist Paul Watson has skipped bail in Germany and his whereabouts are unknown. The founder of the Sea Shepherd conservation group is… 26/07/2012
Assange told to turn himself inJulian Assange has been served with an extradition notice by British police. The Wikileaks founder has been seeking political asylum inside Ecuador’s embassy… 28/06/2012
Tunisia extradites former Gaddafi PMLibya’s former prime minister who served under deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi has arrived back in Tripoli after being extradited from Tunisia. Al Baghdadi… 25/06/2012
Tunisia extradites Gaddafi’s former PM to LibyaThe last prime minister to serve under former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has been extradited from Tunisia, following a request by Libyan… 24/06/2012
Military court hands Tunisia’s Ben Ali 20 years in jailA military court on Wednesday sentenced former Tunisian president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali in absentia to 20 years in jail for the deaths of anti-government… 13/06/2012
WikiLeaks’ Assange asks UK’s top court to reopen his appealLawyers for Julian Assange on Tuesday challenged the UK Supreme Court’s decision to extradite the WikiLeaks founder to Sweden to face rape charges. The… 12/06/2012
Assange a step closer to USSince 7 December 2010, Assange has struggled to defend himself and to keep the public informed – the many people supporting him. As Wikileaks publishes… 30/05/2012
UK court rules Wikileaks Assange can be tried in SwedenBritain’s Supreme Court has decided Wikileaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden over alleged sex crimes. Lawyers for the Australian… 30/05/2012
Wikileaks’ Assange loses UK extradition appealWikieaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden over alleged sex crimes, says Britain’s Supreme Court. But the whistleblower has been given two… 30/05/2012
UK Supreme Court rejects Assange extradition appealWikileaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden over alleged sex crimes, says Britain’s Supreme Court. By a majority of five to two, it has… 30/05/2012
Ex-Libyan PM to be extraditedTunisia has announced it will extradite former Libyan Prime Minister Al Baghdadi Ali Al-Mahmoudi to Libya. The Tunisian Justice Minister said the handover… 22/05/2012
Abu Qatada loses European appeal bidRadical cleric Abu Qatada has had his request to challenge Britain’s bid to deport him to Jordan, turned down. The European Court of Human Rights rejected his… 10/05/2012
Turkey refuses to extradite Iraq’s fugitive vice-presidentTurkey says it has no plans to extradite Iraqi Vice-President Tariq al Hashemi on terrorism charges despite Interpol putting him on its most wanted… 10/05/2012
Bin Laden family is deported to Saudi ArabiaThe family of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden who was killed by US Special Forces nearly a year ago, were taken over night from a house in Islamabad and… 27/04/2012
Abu Qatada’s deportation on hold after last ditch appealThe deportation of radical cleric Abu Qatada from the UK to Jordan has been thrown into confusion after the European Court of Human Rights said it had… 18/04/2012
Britain to deport radical Islamic clericThe UK re-arrested radical Islamic cleric Abu Qatada on Tuesday, resuming proceedings to have the terror suspect deported to Jordan. The 51-year-old… 17/04/2012
UK can extradite radical cleric Abu Hamza to US, rights judges ruleRadical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza and four other terror suspects can be extradited to the US from Britain, the European Court of Human Rights ruled on… 10/04/2012
Euro court allows US extradition of Abu Hamza from UKThe European Court of Human Rights has decided it is lawful for controversial Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri to be extradited to the US from… 10/04/2012
Fears for blogger after extraditionSaudi journalist Hamza Kashgari has been deported from Malaysia back to Saudi Arabia. The 23-year-old columnist had sparked outrage following controversial… 12/02/2012
Serbia wants captured Arkan killer extraditedThe fugitive killer of the Serbian warlord known as Arkan has appeared in court in South Africa. Dobrosav Gavric has been charged with drugs offences that… 31/12/2011
Panama’s Noriega back home behind bars.The former military leader of Panama, Manuel Noriega has been taken straight to jail following his extradition from France to the country he once… 12/12/2011
Ex-dictator Noriega returns to PanamaPanama’s military dictator of the 1980s, Manuel Noriega, has arrived back home. He has spent the last two decades in American and French jails for drug… 12/12/2011
Ex-Panama leader Noriega extradicted home from FranceOn his way back to face justice – Panama’s former dictator Manuel Noriega is being flown home to serve forty years in prison for murders committed during… 11/12/2011
Noriega swaps prison in France for jail in PanamaPanama’s former dictator Manuel Noriega is returning to his home country, but could still face a prison term of 40 years. After being grabbed from Panama by… 11/12/2011
Panama’s ex-dictator Noriega to be sent homeIt is reported that former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega will soon be extradited to his homeland. He has previously spent 20 years in a US prison for… 09/12/2011
Noriega to be extradited to PanamaThe former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega is to be extradited to his homeland from France to serve a 20-year prison sentence for human rights crimes. An… 23/11/2011
