Lawyers to seek asylum for Julian Assange in France
(The Guardian France)

Assange´s European defence team say it is their duty to raise case with Emmanuel MacronJulian Assange´s European defence team have said they will try to seek asylum for him in France. Hearings over Assange´s extradition from the UK to the US on spying charges are due to start next week in London.Éric Dupond-Moretti said the `fate and the status of all journalists` was at stake in Assange´s case. `We consider the situation is sufficiently serious,` he said, `that our duty is to talk about it` with the French president, Emmanuel Macron. Related: Donald Trump `offered Julian Assange a pardon if he denied Russia link to hack` Continue reading...