 On June 17, the UK government approved extradition of WikiLeaks founder and journalist Julian Assange to the US. Know all about this case in this video of NC Stories. If extradited, Assange will face 18 charges including 17 under the Espionage Act. Assange has been in jailed since 2019. He was confined in 2012. His crime, publishing classified documents and footage of the horrific abuses committed by the US military in Afghanistan and Iraq. The US and the UK continuously talk about democracy and freedom but this is how they treat those who expose their crimes. WikiLeaks said, We will fight louder and shout harder on the streets. We will organize and we will make Julian's story be known to all. For more such videos keep watching NC Stories and follow NewsClick.in.