As Julian Assange turns 51 his legal defence team has lodged an appeal to prevent his extradition to the US.
Last month, UK Home Secretary Priti Patel approved Assange’s extradition, with her office saying British courts had concluded his extradition would not be incompatible with his human rights, and that he would be treated appropriately.
Supporters of Assange held protests ahead of his 51st birthday, including one in an open-top double-decker London tour bus that passed by British government buildings in Westminster on Friday.
Assange’s wife, Stella, was among dozens of people who demonstrated outside Britain’s interior ministry to demand his release.
