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Jennifer Robinson, lawyer for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, calls the British government's approval of Assange's extradition to the United States "a grave threat to freedom of speech, not just for Julian but for every journalist and editor and media worker in this country." Assange faces trial in the US over the publication of secret files relating to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. SOUNDBITE
Stella Assange nee Moris, the wife of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, says she will "spend every waking hour fighting for Julian". She vows to "use every appeal avenue" to challenge the British government's approval of Assange's extradition to the United States to face trial over the publication of secret files relating to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. SOUNDBITE
The attorney for Saleh Abdeslam, the Paris shooting suspect who was arrested in Brussels last week, says his client wants to go back to France to explain himself. Subtitled Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Lawyers for Polish filmmaker Roman Polanski say a US request for his extradition over a 1977 sex crime conviction was denied by Poland. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
Images of Stella Assange, wife of Julian Assange, arriving at the Royal Courts of Justice in London as two judges are to pass down a decision on whether to grant Julian Assange a final appeal against his extradition to the United States, where he faces 175 years in prison for leaking confidential documents. IMAGES