Biden says he’s considering Australia’s request to drop prosecution of Wikileaks founder Assange
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden says he’s considering Australia’s request to drop prosecution of Wikileaks founder Assange

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he is considering a request from Australia to drop the decade-long U.S. push to prosecute Wikileaks founder Julian Assange for publishing a trove of American classified documents. Asked about the request on Wednesday, as he hosted Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for an official visit, Biden said, “We’re considering it.” Assange has been indicted on 17 espionage charges and one charge of computer misuse over his website’s publication of a trove of classified U.S. documents almost 15 years ago. WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson, responding to Biden’s comments, said in a statement that “it is not too late for President Biden to stop Julian’s extradition to the U.S., which was a politically motivated act by his predecessor.” “By dropping the charges against Julian he will be protecting freedom of expression and the rights of journalists and publishers globally,” she said. “We urge him to end this legal process; to free Julian; and to recognize that journalism is not a crime.” A British court ruled last month that Assange can’t be extradited to the United States on espionage charges unless U.S. authorities guarantee he won’t get the death penalty.

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WikiLeaks' Julian Assange to make first public appearance since release
2 months, 4 weeks ago

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange to make first public appearance since release

Hindustan Times  

WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange is set to make his first public appearance since being freed from a British jail when he gives evidence to the Council of Europe next month, his organisation said on Wednesday. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is scheduled to testify before the Council of Europe next month, marking his first public appearance since his release from British …

Things to know about how Julian Assange and US prosecutors arrived at a plea deal to end his case
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Things to know about how Julian Assange and US prosecutors arrived at a plea deal to end his case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is back in Australia as a free man, having resolved through a plea deal a U.S. Justice Department case charging him with obtaining and publishing government secrets on his secret-spilling website. Ultimately, in the last several months, Justice Department leaders floated the concept of a deal that would ensure Assange’s freedom and permit a …

Julian Assange and the battle for open society
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Julian Assange and the battle for open society

Hindustan Times  

Julian Assange walked free on Wednesday after a breakthrough plea deal with the United States that ended years of legal drama. WikiLeaks became best known in 2010 with the release of classified US military information, including chilling footage of a helicopter gunning down people in Baghdad and the airmen laughing about the “dead bastards”. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange waves after …

I'm an Aussie soldier who saw first-hand the mayhem Julian Assange unleashed on the Middle East. Here's my message to the Wikileaks founder as he waltzes into my home country as a free man
5 months, 4 weeks ago

I'm an Aussie soldier who saw first-hand the mayhem Julian Assange unleashed on the Middle East. Here's my message to the Wikileaks founder as he waltzes into my home country as a free man

Daily Mail  

As Julian Assange touched down in Australia for the first time in 14 years as a free man, former Australian soldier Shane Healey wasn't celebrating. Former Australian Defence Force soldier Shane Healey witnessed the impacts that Julian Assange's actions caused in the Middle East WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange kisses his wife Stella Assange as he arrives in Canberra He gave …

Julian Assange banned from returning to US without permission, pleads guilty for leaking America's national secrets
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Julian Assange banned from returning to US without permission, pleads guilty for leaking America's national secrets

Hindustan Times  

Julian Assange has walked free after pleading guilty to leaking US national security secrets, ending a 14-year legal drama that has seen him spend time in UK jails and self-imposed exile in a London embassy. Wikileaks Founder, Julian Assange has pleaded guilty to leaking US national security secrets and is now a free man. “Finally after 14 years of legal …

A timeline of the legal case involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
5 months, 4 weeks ago

A timeline of the legal case involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

The Independent  

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man after US legal battle ends
5 months, 4 weeks ago

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man after US legal battle ends

China Daily  

Updated: 2024-06-26 18:23 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange hugs his wife Stella Assange after arriving at Canberra Airport in Canberra on June 26, 2024, after he pleaded guilty at a US court in Saipan to a single count of conspiracy to obtain and disseminate US national defence information. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned home to Australia to start life as a …

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man after US legal battle concludes | WATCH
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man after US legal battle concludes | WATCH

India TV News  

Canberra: Wikileaks founder Julian Assange returned to his homeland Australia on Wednesday after a decade-long legal battle over the release of classified US military secrets concluded in the US Pacific island territory of Saipan, where he pleaded guilty to violating US espionage law. His release ended a 14-year legal saga in which Assange spent more than five years in a …

Who is Julian Assange, the polarizing founder of the secret-spilling website WikiLeaks?
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Who is Julian Assange, the polarizing founder of the secret-spilling website WikiLeaks?

Associated Press  

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — He emerged on the information security scene in the 1990s as a “famous teenage hacker” following what he called an “ itinerant minstrel childhood” beginning in Townsville, Australia. Since Assange drew global attention in 2010 for his work with prominent news outlets to publish war logs and diplomatic cables that detailed U.S. military wrongdoing in Iraq …

How was Assange plea deal cracked with unseen diplomatic manoeuvres between Australia-US-UK
5 months, 4 weeks ago

How was Assange plea deal cracked with unseen diplomatic manoeuvres between Australia-US-UK

Hindustan Times  

Behind closed doors, an Australia-US-UK diplomatic dance opened the way for a plea deal to free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, analysts and a diplomat previously involved in the case told AFP. Assange's release had been under discussion "for a little while now", said Jared Mondschein, director of research at the University of Sydney's United States Studies Centre. US Ambassador to …

Australian leaders cautiously welcome expected plea that could bring WikiLeaks founder Assange home
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Australian leaders cautiously welcome expected plea that could bring WikiLeaks founder Assange home

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australian leaders cautiously welcomed an expected plea agreement that could set free Julian Assange, who was pursued for years over WikiLeaks’ publication of a trove of classified documents. U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken pushed back against Albanese’s position during a visit to Australia last year, saying Assange was accused of “very serious criminal conduct” in publishing …

WikiLeaks’ Assange pleads guilty to publishing US military secrets in deal that secures his freedom
5 months, 4 weeks ago

WikiLeaks’ Assange pleads guilty to publishing US military secrets in deal that secures his freedom

Associated Press  

SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pleaded guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets Wednesday in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that secures his liberty and concludes a drawn-out legal saga that raised divisive questions about press freedom and national security. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, left, is escorted as he arrives at the United States …

Timeline of the Julian Assange legal saga over extradition to the US on espionage charges
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Timeline of the Julian Assange legal saga over extradition to the US on espionage charges

Associated Press  

LONDON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange headed to the Northern Mariana Islands on Tuesday to complete a plea deal with U.S. federal prosecutors that will allow him to walk free in return for a guilty plea. — October 2015: Metropolitan Police end their 24-hour guard outside the Ecuadorian Embassy but say they’ll arrest Assange if he leaves, ending a three-year …

What to know about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and the guilty plea that freed him
5 months, 4 weeks ago

What to know about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and the guilty plea that freed him

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The guilty plea by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange brings a stunning conclusion to an international saga of the quixotic hacker who exposed government secrets. The site — and Assange — became best known in 2010 with the release of the classified U.S. military information, including chilling footage from an Apache helicopter showing people being gunned down in Baghdad …

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange to be freed: How did he avoid US prison time?
5 months, 4 weeks ago

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange to be freed: How did he avoid US prison time?

Firstpost  

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to plead guilty in a US court, which ends his long-running legal drama and allows him to finally return home to Australia as a free man. As part of the plea deal he struck with US authorities, he will be sentenced to 62 months, which is the time he has already served in UK …

Jailed in UK, Julian Assange to plead guilty in a deal with US that gives him freedom
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Jailed in UK, Julian Assange to plead guilty in a deal with US that gives him freedom

Firstpost  

Assange was indicted by a US federal grand jury in 2019 on 18 counts stemming from WikiLeaks’ publication of a trove of national security documents WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to plead guilty in US court to revealing military secrets in exchange for his freedom, ending his years-long legal drama, according to court documents released Monday night. The guilty …

A look at Julian Assange and how the long-jailed WikiLeaks founder is now on the verge of freedom
5 months, 4 weeks ago

A look at Julian Assange and how the long-jailed WikiLeaks founder is now on the verge of freedom

Hindustan Times  

WASHINGTON — News that the U.S. Justice Department has reached a plea deal that will lead to freedom for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange brings a stunning culmination to a long-running saga of international intrigue that spanned multiple continents. The Trump administration’s Justice Department accused Assange of directing former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning in one of the largest compromises of …

Australian PM welcomes news of WikiLeaks founder Assange's release
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Australian PM welcomes news of WikiLeaks founder Assange's release

China Daily  

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange looks out a plane window as he approaches Bangkok airport for layover, according to the post by Wikileaks on X, in this picture released to social media on June 25, 2024. CANBERRA -- Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has welcomed the news that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is set to be released by US authorities. Penny …

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with US and be freed from prison
5 months, 4 weeks ago

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with US and be freed from prison

Associated Press  

▶ Follow the AP’s latest coverage of Julian Assange’s plea deal. WASHINGTON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will allow him to walk free and resolve a long-running legal saga that spanned multiple continents and centered on the publication of a trove of classified documents. …

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's UK appeal against US extradition to begin on July 9
6 months, 1 week ago

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's UK appeal against US extradition to begin on July 9

Hindustan Times  

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's appeal against a UK court ruling that approved his extradition to the United States to face trial for breaking national security laws will begin on July 9, a judicial spokesman said Tuesday. Assange, 52, won his bid to challenge the ruling last month, and the two-day hearing will now take place at the High Court in …

UK ruling on Assange extradition ‘resets the game’. What happens next?
7 months ago

UK ruling on Assange extradition ‘resets the game’. What happens next?

Al Jazeera  

Rights groups laud latest decision as an investigative journalist warns Assange ‘might be entombed in prison for life’. Legal experts are voicing hope and caution after London’s High Court ruling this week allowed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to appeal his extradition to the United States. “The judges have assessed that the issues raised by the Assange legal team had sufficient …

End the punishment: On Julian Assange
7 months ago

End the punishment: On Julian Assange

The Hindu  

Julian Assange, founder of whistle-blower website WikiLeaks, has won a legal reprieve in the U.K., with permission to appeal against an extradition order that would see him transferred to the U.S. to face trial for allegedly leaking military secrets. The ruling came after the High Court ruled in March that the U.S. government would be given three weeks to assure …

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal against extradition to US, rules UK court
7 months ago

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal against extradition to US, rules UK court

Hindustan Times  

Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, can appeal against an order for his extradition to the United States, a London court ruled on Monday. Julian Assange faces 17 espionage charges and one charge of computer misuse over his website’s publication of a trove of classified U.S. documents almost 15 years ago. Assange's lawyers argued that the U.S. provided “blatantly inadequate” …

WikiLeaks founder Assange wins right to appeal against an extradition order to the US
7 months ago

WikiLeaks founder Assange wins right to appeal against an extradition order to the US

Associated Press  

LONDON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal an extradition order to the United States on espionage charges, a London court ruled Monday — a decision likely to further drag out an already long legal saga. High Court judges Victoria Sharp and Jeremy Johnson ruled for Assange after his lawyers argued that the U.S. government provided “blatantly inadequate” assurances that …

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange wins bid to appeal extradition to US
7 months ago

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange wins bid to appeal extradition to US

Al Jazeera  

Judges in the UK will hear WikiLeaks founder’s argument against being extradited to face trial in a US court. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been given permission to have a full appeal over his extradition to the United States after arguing at London’s High Court that he might not be able to rely on his right to free speech at …

‘Bring Julian home’: the Australian campaign to free Assange
7 months ago

‘Bring Julian home’: the Australian campaign to free Assange

Al Jazeera  

Assange’s supporters say what Wikileaks revealed about power and access to information is as relevant today as ever. “We’re always trying to encourage the Australian government to do more.” A test for US democracy Assange’s possible extradition to the US could see freedom of expression thrown into the spotlight during an election year that has already seen mass arrests at …

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange facing pivotal moment in long fight to stay out of US court
7 months ago

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange facing pivotal moment in long fight to stay out of US court

New Indian Express  

LONDON: The host of a news conference about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's extradition fight wryly welcomed journalists last week to the “millionth” press briefing on his court case. Assange faces a hearing in London's High Court that could end with him being sent to the U.S. to face espionage charges, or provide him another chance to appeal his extradition. “Reporting …

Wife of Julian Assange says Biden's comments mean case could be moving in the right direction
8 months, 1 week ago

Wife of Julian Assange says Biden's comments mean case could be moving in the right direction

Hindustan Times  

LONDON — The wife of Julian Assange said Thursday her husband’s legal case “could be moving in the right direction” after President Joe Biden confirmed the U.S. may drop charges against the imprisoned WikiLeaks founder. Biden said Wednesday that his administration is “considering” a request from Australia to drop the decade-long U.S. push to prosecute Assange for publishing a trove …

'We’re considering it': Biden mulls Australia's request to drop charges against Wikileaks' Assange
8 months, 1 week ago

'We’re considering it': Biden mulls Australia's request to drop charges against Wikileaks' Assange

Firstpost  

US President Joe Biden told reporters on Wednesday that he is “considering” a request from Australia to drop charges against Wikileaks’ Julian Assange US President Joe Biden said he is considering a request from Australia to drop the US push to prosecute Wikileaks founder Julian Assange | Source: AP US President Joe Biden is contemplating a significant shift in the …

US considering Australia's request to drop prosecution of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, says President Joe Biden
8 months, 2 weeks ago

US considering Australia's request to drop prosecution of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, says President Joe Biden

Hindustan Times  

President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he is considering a request from Australia to drop the decade-long U.S. push to prosecute Wikileaks founder Julian Assange for publishing a trove of American classified documents. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange For years, Australia has called on the U.S. to drop its prosecution against Assange, an Australian citizen who has fought U.S. extradition efforts …

UK court orders to delay extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to US on espionage charges
8 months, 4 weeks ago

UK court orders to delay extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to US on espionage charges

Deccan Chronicle  

London, Mar 26 A British court ruled Tuesday that Julian Assange can't immediately be extradited to the United States on espionage charges, in a partial victory for the WikiLeaks founder. Two High Court judges said they would grant Assange a new appeal unless US authorities give further assurances about what will happen to him. Judges Victoria Sharp and Jeremy Johnson …

UK court orders to delay extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to US on espionage charges
8 months, 4 weeks ago

UK court orders to delay extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to US on espionage charges

Deccan Chronicle  

London, Mar 26 A British court says Julian Assange can't immediately be extradited to the United States on espionage charges, in a partial victory for the WikiLeaks founder. Two High Court judges said they would grant Assange a new appeal unless US authorities give further assurances about what will happen to him. During a two-day hearing in the High Court …

Julian Assange: UK court orders delay to extradition of WikiLeaks founder to US
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Julian Assange: UK court orders delay to extradition of WikiLeaks founder to US

Associated Press  

LONDON — A British court ruled Tuesday that Julian Assange can’t be extradited to the United States on espionage charges unless U.S. authorities guarantee he won’t get the death penalty, giving the WikiLeaks founder a partial victory in his long legal battle over the site’s publication of classified American documents. Two High Court judges said they would grant Assange a …

UK ruling on Julian Assange ‘killing him slowly’, say free speech advocates
8 months, 4 weeks ago

UK ruling on Julian Assange ‘killing him slowly’, say free speech advocates

Al Jazeera  

The High Court in London ruled that Assange can appeal against extradition if the US fails to provide certain assurances. In the UK High Court’s decision, Justice Jeremy Johnson wrote “If assurances are not given then we will grant leave to appeal without a further hearing … If assurances are given, then we will give the parties an opportunity to …

UK court says Assange can't be extradited on espionage charges until US rules out death penalty
8 months, 4 weeks ago

UK court says Assange can't be extradited on espionage charges until US rules out death penalty

New Indian Express  

Assange’s supporters say he is a journalist protected by the First Amendment who exposed U.S. military wrongdoing in Iraq and Afghanistan that was in the public interest. The ruling follows a two-day hearing in the High Court in February, where Assange’s lawyer Edward Fitzgerald said American authorities were seeking to punish him for WikiLeaks’ “exposure of criminality on the part …

'It would be a good thing if British courts give Assange necessary protection': German Chancellor
9 months, 2 weeks ago

'It would be a good thing if British courts give Assange necessary protection': German Chancellor

New Indian Express  

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday spoke against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s possible extradition to the US, Anadolu Agency said. "I am of the opinion that it would be a good thing if the British courts gave him the necessary protection,” Scholz was quoted as saying by the agency on Monday. The Social Democrat chancellor expressed hope that chances of …

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange went far beyond journalism and should face spying charges, lawyers for US say
10 months ago

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange went far beyond journalism and should face spying charges, lawyers for US say

The Hindu  

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should face espionage charges in the United States because he put innocent lives at risk and went beyond journalism in his bid to solicit, steal and indiscriminately publish classified U.S. government documents, lawyers for the American government argued February 21. American prosecutors allege Mr. Assange encouraged and helped U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning steal diplomatic …

WikiLeaks’ Assange faces wait to find out whether he can challenge extradition to the US
10 months ago

WikiLeaks’ Assange faces wait to find out whether he can challenge extradition to the US

Associated Press  

LONDON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange won’t find out until next month at the earliest whether he can challenge extradition to the U.S. on spying charges, or if his long legal battle in Britain has run out of road. Two High Court judges said Wednesday they would take time to consider their verdict after a two-day hearing in which Assange’s …

Lawyers for the US to tell a British court why WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange should face spying charges
10 months ago

Lawyers for the US to tell a British court why WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange should face spying charges

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Lawyers for the U.S. have …

Lawyers for US urge UK court to reject WikiLeaks founder Assange's appeal against extradition
10 months ago

Lawyers for US urge UK court to reject WikiLeaks founder Assange's appeal against extradition

New Indian Express  

LONDON: Lawyers for the United States on Wednesday urged a UK court to block a last-ditch bid by Julian Assange to appeal his extradition there to face espionage charges. On the first of two days of evidence before two High Court judges, the Australian's lawyers argued Tuesday that those previous decisions contained "errors of law." Assange's lawyers also argued that …

Lawyers argue prosecution of Julian Assange is ‘state retaliation’ in last-ditch bid to halt extradition
10 months ago

Lawyers argue prosecution of Julian Assange is ‘state retaliation’ in last-ditch bid to halt extradition

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Demonstrators chanted ‘free Julian Assange’ …

WikiLeaks founder Assange faces his last legal roll of the dice in Britain to avoid US extradition
10 months ago

WikiLeaks founder Assange faces his last legal roll of the dice in Britain to avoid US extradition

Associated Press  

LONDON — Julian Assange’s lawyers opened a final U.K. legal challenge Tuesday to stop the WikiLeaks founder from being sent to the United States to face spying charges, arguing that American authorities are seeking to punish him for exposing serious criminal acts by the U.S. government. Lawyer Edward Fitzgerald said Assange may “suffer a flagrant denial of justice” if he …

Who is Julian Assange? Will the WikiLeaks founder be extradited to the US?
10 months ago

Who is Julian Assange? Will the WikiLeaks founder be extradited to the US?

Al Jazeera  

The London High Court hearing will determine whether Assange is extradited to the US after his decade-long legal battle. “Julian has been indicted for receiving, possessing and communicating information to the public of evidence of war crimes committed by the US government,” Assange’s wife Stella said. Arrest and Assange’s legal battle While the US only officially unsealed criminal charges against …

Australian lawmakers approve motion calling for release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
10 months, 1 week ago

Australian lawmakers approve motion calling for release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

The Hindu  

Australia's House of Representatives has ramped up pressure on the United States and Britain to end the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange by passing a motion calling for the Australian citizen to be allowed to return to his home country. Independent lawmaker Andrew Wilkie moved the motion on February 14 one week ahead of Britain's High Court of Justice …

Australian Parliament wants WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange back home, not sent to US
10 months, 1 week ago

Australian Parliament wants WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange back home, not sent to US

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday he hoped for an amicable end to the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after lawmakers ramped up pressure on the United States and Britain by passing a motion calling for the Australian citizen to be allowed to return to his home country. Albanese told Parliament that the days before …

Australian parliament wants WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange back home, not sent to US
10 months, 1 week ago

Australian parliament wants WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange back home, not sent to US

New Indian Express  

MELBOURNE: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday he hoped for an amicable end to the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after lawmakers ramped up pressure on the United States and Britain by passing a motion calling for the Australian citizen to be allowed to return to his home country. Albanese told Parliament the days before Britain’s High Court …

‘Enough is enough’: Australian PM denounces US, UK legal pursuit of Assange
10 months, 1 week ago

‘Enough is enough’: Australian PM denounces US, UK legal pursuit of Assange

Al Jazeera  

Anthony Albanese takes stand against attempts to extradite Australian to US ahead of court ruling next week. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has slammed the years-long United States and British legal pursuit of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange ahead of a court ruling on his appeal against extradition next week. Reporting from London, Al Jazeera’s Sonia Gallego said that his supporters …

Federal MPs pass motion urging US and UK to allow Julian Assange's return to Australia
10 months, 1 week ago

Federal MPs pass motion urging US and UK to allow Julian Assange's return to Australia

ABC  

In short: Federal MPs have voted in favour of a motion calling for the return of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to Australia. Federal MPs have voted in favour of a motion calling for the return of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to Australia. The prime minister and other federal MPs have voted in favour of a motion urging the United States …

Julian Assange's lawyer warns his life is 'at risk' if final UK appeal against extradition to US fails
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Julian Assange's lawyer warns his life is 'at risk' if final UK appeal against extradition to US fails

ABC  

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is at risk of suicide if the UK High Court next month rejects his final appeal against extradition to the United States, his lawyer has warned. Key points: Julian Assange's lawyer says his life hangs in the balance ahead of a final UK court appeal to free him The US government is seeking his extradition over …

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