Julian Assange supporters gather outside Old Bailey ahead of extradition hearing

Protesters across from the Old Bailey (Jonathan Brady/PA)

Dozens of Julian Assange supporters have gathered outside the Old Bailey in London, where the WikiLeaks founder is set to continue his fight against extradition to the US.

The 49-year-old, who has been in high-security Belmarsh Prison for 16 months, is wanted over the publication of hundreds of thousands of classified documents in 2010 and 2011.