Donate

Extradition

A woman is shown from looking through a window and wearing a shirt with a hood over her head.

Melbourne back under lockdown; Australia suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong; South Korean police are searching for the mayor of Seoul

Top of The World

Melbourne, Australia’s second-largest city, went back into lockdown for six weeks to try to contain a spike in cases of the coronavirus. Also in Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said today the country is suspending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong. And, South Korean police are searching for Park Won-soon, the mayor of Seoul, after his daughter reported him missing Thursday.

Thousand of people are shown in the streets of Hong Kong with several holding placards.

Hong Kong pushes bill allowing extraditions to China despite biggest protest since handover

Justice
The World

Take a trip through London at night — with the lights off

Global Scan
Amanda Knox sits before being interviewed on the set of ABC's "Good Morning America" in New York, January 31st 2014, a day after an Italian court upheld guilty verdicts against Knox and her former Italian boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, on charges of murde

Despite her murder conviction, Amanda Knox may never be extradited to Italy

Conflict & Justice

Computer hacker gets reprieve, U.K. won’t deport him to U.S.

Global Politics

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange awaits word on request for asylum in Ecuador

Global Politics

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday asked Ecuador for asylum. Police in London said he will be arrested for violating the terms of his bail, but for the moment he’s protected at the country’s embassy in London. Assange said he ultimately fears eventual extradition to the United States and a politically motivated trial.

European court OKs extradition of terror suspects to the United States

Global Politics

In a closely-watched European court case, an EU human rights court said five terror suspects in the U.K. would not have their human rights violated if they were extradited to the United States. The case was viewed as a sort of referendum on the U.S. criminal justice system.

Asperger’s used as defense in hacking case

Environment

Hacker Gary McKinnon’s lawyers say Asperger’s influenced his actions and that he shouldn’t be charged for hacking military computers.

The World’s Oldest Extradition Treaty

Conflict & Justice

Our history editor, Chris Woolf, was digging into the Edward Snowden case and stumbled across some interesting stuff about extraditions.

British Hacker Gary McKinnon Will Not Face Extradition to the US

Global Politics

The British government announced Tuesday that Gary McKinnon, accused by the US of “the biggest military hack of all time,” will not be extradited to the US to stand trial.