extradition

Tech News

Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom 'suffers serious stroke', X post says

News of his ill health comes during a protracted battle by the US government to extradite the Finnish-German millionaire to the US from New Zealand to face charges of copyright infringement, money laundering and racketeering.

25/11/2024

Greece

Diamond magnate Beny Steinmetz held in Greece amid extradition case

Greek police detained Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz due to a Romanian arrest warrant. Released with a travel ban, he awaits a Greek court's extradition decision.

15/10/2024

Culture news

Artists urge Serbia to block extradition of Belarusian filmmaker

Andrei Gynot, who is wanted in Belarus for alleged tax evasion, could face severe persecution, including imprisonment, torture, or even the death penalty if returned.

27/08/2024

World News

WikiLeaks founder Assange agrees plea deal in exchange for freedom

Assange is expected to return to his home country of Australia after his plea and sentencing.

25/06/2024

Tech News

London court says Assange can appeal extradition to the US

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has grounds to appeal his extradition to the United States, London's High Court ruled.

20/05/2024

Tech News

UK court orders delay to WikiLeaks' Julian Assange's extradition to US

Judges at the UK's High Court are seeking assurances from the United States that Assange would not face the death penalty.

26/03/2024

Tech News

Why is WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange facing extradition?

Julian Assange is fighting a final attempt to avoid extradition on espionage charges. Euronews Next takes a look back at how we got to this point.

26/03/2024

Business

Montenegro court rules to extradite Terraform Labs founder to US

A spokeswoman for the High Court said that Kwon’s lawyers have three days to appeal against the ruling.

22/02/2024

Culture news

Colombia extradites luxury bag designer to US over illegal leathers

She's designed luxury purses for the likes of Britney Spears and Victoria Beckham. Now Nancy Gonzalez faces a 25-year prison sentence for using allegedly illegal animal skins.

31/08/2023

United Kingdom

Rape suspect who faked own death to be extradited from UK

Nicholas Rossi was identified by his distinctive tattoos, which he falsely claimed had been added to his body while he was unconscious in hospital.

02/08/2023

Hacker Hunter

Extradition: Why is the US determined to extradite European hackers?

A co-production with Kaspersky

We look at some of the most famous cases against European hackers and explore whether extradition and imprisonment is really the right response.

05/06/2023

United Kingdom

Australian PM urges US to drop Assange pursuit

The Australian Prime Minister has criticised US efforts to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, while in the UK for King Charles III’s coronation.

05/05/2023

Peru

Peruvian ex-president Toledo in jail after extradition from US

Alejandro Toledo is one of four ex-presidents linked to the Odebrecht corruption scandal that has shaken Peru’s politics, with nearly every living former president now on trial or under investigation.

24/04/2023

France

Charles Sobhraj arrvies in France

The convicted murderer known as The Serpent has arrived in France after being released from prison on health grounds in Nepal.

24/12/2022

France

Holocaust denier from France arrested after two years on the run

Vincent Reynouard had reportedly been living in the UK and working as a private tutor.

16/11/2022

Bulgaria

Russian who burned passport wins appeal against extradition back home

"Today, the Varna Court of Appeal showed the whole world that Bulgaria adheres to European principles - principles of freedom, human rights and the right to human life," said Alchin outside the court

25/08/2022