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China

Hong Kong protests: 72 injured in violence, two in serious condition

At least 72 people were injured and taken to Hong Kong hospitals in the wake of massive protests Wednesday, with at least two of them in serious condition, according to the Hong Kong Hospital Authority.

12/06/2019

China

Hundreds of thousands march against extradition bill in Hong Kong

Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday to protest the proposed extradition law that would allow suspects to be sent to mainland China to face trial.

09/06/2019

United Kingdom

Assange could still face sexual assault charges in Sweden

Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange, who is now in custody in the UK, is facing a possible renewal of an allegation of rape in Sweden. Prosecutors said they were looking again at the case after a request by the lawyer of the alleged victim.

13/04/2019

USA

U.S. lawmakers call for immediate extradition of Assange

The WikiLeaks founder was charged by U.S. officials with conspiring to hack into government computers.

11/04/2019

Georgia

Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd will return to UK, says lawyer

Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd says he will not fight his extradition from Georgia to the UK where he has been given a six year sentence for manslaughter

26/03/2019

Germany

Germany to stop extradition of citizens to UK after Brexit

Berlin will stop extraditing Germans to Britain immediately after Brexit, even if it leaves the European Union with a deal.

17/02/2019

Italy

Salvini asks Macron to arrest Italian 'assassins' hiding in France

Italy's Interior Ministry said it is looking for 30 criminals wanted in their native country but hiding abroad.

20/01/2019

Bolivia

Italian fugitive Battisti extradited to Italy after arrest in Bolivia

Officials confirmed that Cesare Battisti had been put on a plane and sent directly to his home country.

13/01/2019

Brazil

Arrest of Italian fugitive Battisti ordered by Brazilian judge

A judge from the Brazilian Supreme Court has ordered the arrest of Italian former left-wing guerrilla Cesare Battisti, opening the way for his extradition, according to reports.

14/12/2018

Europe News

Belgium court delays rapper extradition decision

Josep Miquel Arenas faces jail sentence in Spain, accused of glorifying terrorism and insulting the Crown

21/08/2018

Germany

US deports former Nazi camp guard, 95, to Germany

The US deported a 95-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard to Germany on Tuesday, 14 years after a judge ordered his expulsion, the White House has announced.

21/08/2018

Germany

Puigdemont rebellion charge was 'extremely risky' - German legal expert

Spain's attempt to extradite the ex-Catalan premier should fail under German law and Europe should realise Catalonia is not a Spanish domestic matter, Süddeutsche Zeitung's Heribert Prantl tells Euronews.

06/04/2018

Germany

German court rejects Puigdemont extradition to Spain for rebellion

Former Catalan premier Carles Puigdemont can be freed on bail and cannot be extradited to Spain for rebellion, although corruption charges remain possible, German judges have ruled.

05/04/2018

Kosovo

Kosovo ministers fired over Turkey extraditions

The Prime Minister of Kosovo has dismissed the interior minister and the secret service chief after the arrest and extradition to Turkey of six Turkish nationals

30/03/2018

Germany

Can Spain extradite Puigdemont more easily from Germany than Belgium?

Legal experts say German law may pose problems for Spain's extradition request for the ex-Catalan leader. In Belgium, Madrid abandoned its attempt.

26/03/2018

United Kingdom

British hacking suspect wins US extradition fight

Lauri Love, who has Asperger's Syndrome, is accused of hacking computer systems at US agencies including the FBI and the Federal Reserve

05/02/2018

Greece

Greece, Turkey seek closer ties with Erdogan visit

The two-day visit, seen as historic, is set to discuss migration, Cyprus and other tricky topics.

06/12/2017

Europe News

Puigedemont extradition judgement date

Belgian courts have said that they will make a decision on whether to extradite the dismissed Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont on the 14th December

04/12/2017

Belgium

Puigdemont faces possible detention in Belgium on European Arrest Warrant

The legal ball is now in Belgium's court as it decides how to apply the European Arrest Warrant to the runaway Catalan leaders.

05/11/2017

World News

Turkish officials seek arrest of NBA player Enes Kanter

An Istanbul court has issued an arrest warrant for Turkish basketball player Enes Kanter on charges of “being a member of a terrorist organisation” according to Turkey’s largest daily newspaper…

31/05/2017