Julian Assange plays his last chance to avoid extradition to the United States. An appeal in the London courts will decide whether or not he is sent on charges of disseminating classified information.
He faces a sentence that could reach 175 years. His legal team has also promised to file a final appeal to the European Court of Human Rights if this week's attempt fails. It has been almost 12 years since the WikiLeaks founder, now 52, entered the Ecuadorian embassy in London to evade arrest.