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Julian Assangeâs wife has warned that the WikiLeaks founder âwill dieâ if he is extradited to the US, ahead of his High Court appeal next week. At a media briefing in central London on Thursday morning (15 February), Stella Assange said her husband could be on a plane to the US âwithin daysâ. Assange has been in Belmarsh prison in south-east London since he was removed from the Ecuadorian embassy in 2019 where he was given political asylum, as he fights Washingtonâs attempts to extradite him to face charges under its espionage act. âHis health is in decline, mentally and physically. His life is at risk every single day he stays in prison, and if heâs extradited, he will die,â Ms Assange said.