LONDON (Reuters) - A British judge ruled on Monday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to the United States to face criminal charges including breaking a spying law, saying his mental health problems meant he would be at risk of suicide. Following are some reactions to the news. JULIAN ASSANGE’S PARTNER, STELLA MORIS “Today’s victory is the first step towards justice in this case. We are pleased that the court has recognised the seriousness and inhumanity of what he has endured and what he faces. “We are extremely concerned that the U.S. government has decided to appeal this decision. It continues to want to punish Julian and make him disappear into the deepest, darkest hole of the U.S. prison system for the rest of his life. “I call on the president of the United States to end this now: Mr President, tear down these prison walls, let our little boys have their father. Free Julian, free the press, free us all.” REBECCA VINCENT, DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGNS FOR REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS “We welcome this decision on the grounds that he will not be extradited because of his serious mental health issues. But we are very concerned about the substance of the decision. We disagree with the judge’s assessment that this case was not politically motivated, that it is not about free speech. “We continue to believe that Mr Assange was targeted for his contributions to journalism and until the underlying issues here are addressed, other journalists, sources and publishers remain at risk. So we will continue to advocate for the broader issues at stake even though we do welcome the fact that Mr Assange will not be extradited to the United States.” EDWARD SNOWDEN, U.S. WHISTLEBLOWER WHO WORKED WITH WIKILEAKS “Thank you to everyone who campaigned against one of the most dangerous threats to press freedom in decades ... “Let this be the end of it.” ALAN RUSBRIDGER, FORMER EDITOR OF THE GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER, WHICH PUBLISHED MATERIAL FROM WIKILEAKS “The judge’s reasoning was hardly a ringing endorsement of either WikiLeaks or the function of journalism. But the extradition outcome is the right one and I hope the U.S. will now drop the pursuit of Assange (and @Snowden) and let them get on with their lives.” CHRISTINE ASSANGE, JULIAN ASSANGE’S MOTHER “I implore Pres Trump & Pres elect Biden to order (U.S. prosecutors) to stand down. The decade long process was the punishment. He has suffered enough.” DAVID DAVIS, CONSERVATIVE BRITISH MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT “Good news Julian Assange’s extradition has been blocked. Extradition treaties should not be used for political prosecutions.” JOHN MCDONNELL, BRITISH OPPOSITION LABOUR PARTY MP “Surely in the light of this court decision Julian Assange must be freed from Belmarsh prison.” GLENN GREENWALD, U.S. JOURNALIST WHO WORKED WITH SNOWDEN “This wasn’t a victory for press freedom. Quite the contrary: the judge made clear she believed there are grounds to prosecute Assange in connection with the 2010 publication. “It was, instead, an indictment of the insanely oppressive U.S. prison system for security ‘threats’.” CARLES PUIGDEMONT, FORMER CATALAN LEADER AND NOW MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT “... a victory for freedom of expression and information.” YANIS VAROUFAKIS, FORMER GREEK FINANCE MINISTER “... Though Julian is not safe, yet, a ray of hope seems to have pierced a long, dark shadow over human decency and press freedom. M.I.A, BRITISH MUSICIAN AND ACTIVIST “Thank you British legal system for empathising with truth.”