Even if You Hate Julian Assange, You Should Be Glad He’s Finally Free
55 years, 3 months ago

Even if You Hate Julian Assange, You Should Be Glad He’s Finally Free

Slate  

Julian Assange—the founder of WikiLeaks, who has spent the past five years in a British prison awaiting possible extradition to the U.S. for trial under the Espionage Act—will at last be set free this week. Some of his leaks have almost certainly resulted in the deaths of American agents and allies; others have disclosed CIA hacking techniques for the benefit of U.S. adversaries; a slew of Hillary Clinton’s emails—which he peddled as a middleman between Russian hackers and eager Western reporters during the 2016 presidential campaign—may have helped catapult Donald Trump to the White House. In 2006 George W. Bush’s DOJ indicted two American Israel Public Affairs Committee analysts, Steven Rosen and Keith Weissman, under the Espionage Act for improperly receiving classified material from a Pentagon official named Lawrence Anthony Franklin, then sharing that information with others. He revealed, among other shockers, that a fellow staffer named Israel Shamir, one of Assange’s closest friends, had recently handed raw intelligence documents to the interior minister of Belarus, one of Russia’s main allies. Related From Slate There’s One Part of Brittney Griner’s Account of Life in Russian Prison That Really Stands Out In 2017 Assange leaked an enormous cache of documents on U.S. tactics and strategy in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

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WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange says he pleaded ‘guilty to journalism’ in order to be freed
6 months ago

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange says he pleaded ‘guilty to journalism’ in order to be freed

Associated Press  

STRASBOURG, France — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Tuesday that he was freed after years of incarceration because he “pled guilty to journalism.” In his first public remarks since he was released from prison in June, Assange gave evidence of the impact of his detention and conviction to the legal affairs and human rights committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of …

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

Julian Assange freed after pleading guilty to one espionage charge at a hearing in Saipan
9 months ago

Julian Assange freed after pleading guilty to one espionage charge at a hearing in Saipan

ABC  

Julian Assange is a free man after pleading guilty to one charge of espionage in a federal United States court as part of a plea deal with prosecutors. Outside court, Australian human rights lawyer and Assange's longest-service counsel, Jennifer Robinson, said today was "a historic day". After years behind bars Julian Assange faced a court in a US territory in …

Julian Assange's lawyer says WikiLeaks founder 'cannot, and should not, be silenced'
9 months ago

Julian Assange's lawyer says WikiLeaks founder 'cannot, and should not, be silenced'

ABC  

In short: Julian Assange has been released after pleading guilty to one count of conspiring to obtain and disclose national defence information. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is on a flight home to Australia after pleading guilty to a felony espionage charge in a US court, under a deal negotiated with the Department of Justice. Speaking outside court, Assange's US lawyer …

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange freed from prison after entering plea deal with US over 'espionage'
9 months, 1 week ago

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange freed from prison after entering plea deal with US over 'espionage'

Op India  

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to enter a plea deal with the Joe Biden administration that could pave the way for him to avoid imprisonment in the United States, according to recently filed federal court documents, CNN reported. This agreement, if approved by a federal judge, would see Assange receiving a 62-month sentence, which matches the duration he has …

Who is Julian Assange and what secrets is he accused of leaking?
9 months, 1 week ago

Who is Julian Assange and what secrets is he accused of leaking?

The Independent  

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Julian Assange supporters ‘overjoyed’ by Wikileaks founder’s plea deal
9 months, 1 week ago

Julian Assange supporters ‘overjoyed’ by Wikileaks founder’s plea deal

The Independent  

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A look at Julian Assange and how the long-jailed WikiLeaks founder is now on the verge of freedom
9 months, 1 week 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 …

‘Generational hero’: Julian Assange’s supporters hail his expected release
9 months, 1 week ago

‘Generational hero’: Julian Assange’s supporters hail his expected release

Al Jazeera  

WikiLeaks founder’s supporters welcome likely end of his 14-year legal ordeal, but say he should never have been imprisoned in the first place. “Let’s be clear, Julian Assange should never have been charged with espionage in the first place or had to make this deal,” Shoebridge said. “ has spent years in jail for the crime of showing the world …

WikiLeaks’ Assange pleads guilty in deal with U.S. that secures his freedom, ends legal fight
9 months, 1 week ago

WikiLeaks’ Assange pleads guilty in deal with U.S. that secures his freedom, ends legal fight

LA Times  

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has pleaded guilty to a single felony charge for publishing U.S. military secrets in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that secures his freedom and concludes a drawn-out legal saga that raised divisive questions about press freedom and national security. The deal — disclosed Monday night in court papers — represents the final chapter in a …

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with US and be freed from prison
9 months, 1 week 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 will plead guilty in deal with U.S. and be freed from prison
9 months, 1 week ago

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with U.S. and be freed from prison

LA Times  

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks on the balcony of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London in 2016. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will free him from prison and resolve a long-running legal saga that spanned multiple continents and centered on the publication of a trove of …

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's UK appeal against US extradition to begin on July 9
9 months, 3 weeks 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 …

End the punishment: On Julian Assange
10 months, 1 week 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
10 months, 1 week 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 Julian Assange facing pivotal moment in long fight to stay out of US court
10 months, 1 week 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 …

Biden says US ‘considering’ ending prosecution of Julian Assange
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden says US ‘considering’ ending prosecution of Julian Assange

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden has said that his administration is weighing …

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

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange went far beyond journalism and should face spying charges, lawyers for US say
1 year, 1 month 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
1 year, 1 month 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
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Julian Assange appeals in ‘most important press freedom case in the world’
1 year, 1 month ago

Julian Assange appeals in ‘most important press freedom case in the world’

Al Jazeera  

A court will decide if Julian Assange may appeal extradition to the US, where relatives say he could die in jail. London’s High Court has scheduled two days of hearings on Tuesday and Wednesday to decide whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange may appeal a United States request for extradition to stand trial on espionage charges. Snowden called Assange’s case “the …

Julian Assange: Extradition or Freedom?
1 year, 9 months ago

Julian Assange: Extradition or Freedom?

Al Jazeera  

On Wednesday, June 7 at 19:30 GMT: It’s been over four years since Julian Assange was forcibly removed from the Ecuadorian embassy and placed in a high security prison in the UK, where he is battling extradition to the United States. Despite pressure from world leaders and United Nations experts to release Assange, the FBI’s case against him remains open …

China calls US and UK press freedom hypocrites over Julian Assange trial
2 years, 9 months ago

China calls US and UK press freedom hypocrites over Julian Assange trial

Daily Mail  

China has branded US and UK hypocrites on press freedom over the looming extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges that could land the Australian in jail for life. Assange's extradition to the US to face charges over the leaking of thousands of official secrets has been approved by British Home Secretary Priti Patel after a protracted …

"Journalism is not a crime": Human rights groups condemn judge's Julian Assange extradition order
2 years, 11 months ago

"Journalism is not a crime": Human rights groups condemn judge's Julian Assange extradition order

Salon  

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. A British judge on Wednesday officially approved the U.S. government's request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who faces espionage charges for publishing classified material that exposed war crimes by American forces. The judge's new and widely expected procedural order, the culmination of a drawn-out legal battle, places the final decision on Assange's …

Is US extradition inevitable for Julian Assange?
3 years, 2 months ago

Is US extradition inevitable for Julian Assange?

Al Jazeera  

On Thursday, January 13 at 19:30 GMT: It’s been more than a decade since the website WikiLeaks released hundreds of thousands of classified documents and videos – some of which revealed possible US war crimes. Now WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has one more chance to appeal a UK ruling that would allow him to be extradited to the US. The …

Endless ordeal: On extradition of Julian Assange
3 years, 3 months ago

Endless ordeal: On extradition of Julian Assange

The Hindu  

The ruling by the, currently in a British prison, can be extradited to the U.S., where he is facing charges, is a blow to all those who believe in press freedom. But the High Court, after receiving some assurances from the U.S. authorities that would not be held in restrictive prison conditions, decided to allow the extradition. The Trump administration …

Julian Assange extradition ruling labelled a ‘travesty of justice’
3 years, 3 months ago

Julian Assange extradition ruling labelled a ‘travesty of justice’

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 Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Human rights and press freedom …

Julian Assange espionage case: US to appeal UK judge's decision refusing activist's extradition
3 years, 5 months ago

Julian Assange espionage case: US to appeal UK judge's decision refusing activist's extradition

Firstpost  

In January, a lower court judge refused an American request to extradite Assange on spying charges over WikiLeaks’ publication of secret military documents a decade ago. London: The US government is scheduled to ask Britain’s High Court on Wednesday to overturn a judge’s decision that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be sent to the United States to face espionage …

Julian Assange must be freed, now
3 years, 5 months ago

Julian Assange must be freed, now

Al Jazeera  

The US government’s efforts to extradite the Wikileaks founder pose a grave threat to press freedom both in the US and abroad. Today, the US government is attempting to overturn an earlier ruling blocking Julian Assange’s extradition. Indeed, at a time when press freedom is under unrelenting assault around the world, the silencing of Julian Assange would be widely felt, …

US continues to seek extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
4 years, 1 month ago

US continues to seek extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

Hindustan Times  

The US Justice Department is continuing efforts to seek the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States, spokesperson Nicole Navas told Sputnik. In January, UK district judge Vanessa Baraitser ruled not to extradite Assange to the United States, citing health reasons and the risk of suicide in the US prison system, but did not release him from …

Trump urged to pardon Julian Assange by his partner and mother of two children: ‘Please bring him home for Christmas’
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump urged to pardon Julian Assange by his partner and mother of two children: ‘Please bring him home for Christmas’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The partner of detained activist and whistleblower Julian Assange has …

Julian Assange | Enemy of the state
4 years, 5 months ago

Julian Assange | Enemy of the state

The Hindu  

On April 5, 2010, a 39-minute video was released by a website, called wikileaks.org, that showed gun-sight footage of two U.S. AH-64 Apache helicopters in action during the Iraqi insurgency against the U.S. occupation in 2007. Asylum in Embassy Ten years since the release of the Iraq War Logs, Mr. Assange is undergoing trial in the U.K. on whether he …

Julian Assange may end up at Colorado supermax jail, UK court told
4 years, 6 months ago

Julian Assange may end up at Colorado supermax jail, UK court told

ABC  

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange would have to be "almost dying" to get out of arguably the most notorious prison in the United States if convicted of espionage, a court at London's Old Bailey has been told. Key points: Assange faces 17 espionage charges and one charge of computer misuse The charges carry a maximum sentence of 175 years The extradition …

US 'plotted to kill Julian Assange and make it look like an accident'
5 years, 1 month ago

US 'plotted to kill Julian Assange and make it look like an accident'

Daily Mail  

US spies hatched a plot to kidnap or even poison Julian Assange using shady Spanish private detectives after he leaked 250,000 top secret documents online, his extradition hearing was told yesterday. Julian Assange, who needed two pairs of glasses in the dock at Woolwich, was the focus of a plot by US spies to kidnap or murder him, his legal …

WikiLeaks: UN official accuses UK and US of torture over treatment of Assange and Manning
5 years, 3 months ago

WikiLeaks: UN official accuses UK and US of torture over treatment of Assange and Manning

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Nils Melzer, the UN Special Rapporteur on torture, …

As an American lawyer, I don't want to see Julian Assange extradited to my country
5 years, 10 months ago

As an American lawyer, I don't want to see Julian Assange extradited to my country

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Espionage Act makes it a …

Julian Assange being charged under Espionage Act puts a question mark on freedom of the press
5 years, 10 months ago

Julian Assange being charged under Espionage Act puts a question mark on freedom of the press

Firstpost  

ACLU has said this indictment establishes “a dangerous precedent that can be used to target all news organisations that hold the government accountable.” Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange, 47, who was recently arrested outside the Ecuadorian embassy where he was staying since 2012, has been charged in the United States under the Espionage Act on 17 counts. WIKILEAKS RESPONDS TO ESPIONAGE …

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange facing 18 charges of receiving and publishing classified information
5 years, 10 months ago

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange facing 18 charges of receiving and publishing classified information

ABC  

The US Justice Department has charged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with receiving and publishing classified information, including the names of confidential sources for American armed forces. Key points: The indictment says Julian Assange's actions risked "serious harm" to the United States Assange has been charged for actions that journalists take as a matter of course Assange is currently in prison …

Opinion: The new Julian Assange indictment is a shot across the bow of a free press
5 years, 10 months ago

Opinion: The new Julian Assange indictment is a shot across the bow of a free press

LA Times  

The Los Angeles Times editorial board expressed a measure of relief last April after an indictment against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was unsealed. But we also expressed concern that although Assange was formally accused of violating a law against computer intrusion, the indictment alleged more generally that “Assange encouraged Manning to provide information and records from departments and agencies of …

Julian Assange Indicted on 17 Counts of Violating the Espionage Act
5 years, 10 months ago

Julian Assange Indicted on 17 Counts of Violating the Espionage Act

Slate  

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange was indicted on 17 new counts of violating the Espionage Act, the Justice Department announced Thursday. https://t.co/a5WHmTCDpg — Edward Snowden May 23, 2019 There are significant First Amendment implications wrapped up in Assange’s indictment, implications that had given the Obama administration pause in its legal pursuit of Assange. “The three charges that squarely addressed Mr. Assange’s publication …

US files 17 new charges against Julian Assange
5 years, 10 months ago

US files 17 new charges against Julian Assange

The Quint  

Washington, May 24 The US Justice Department has filed 17 new charges against Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange, who is facing extradition from the UK. The 47-year-old was found guilty last month after his arrest at the Ecuadorian Embassy, where he had sought refuge since 2012 over sexual assault allegations in Sweden. The new indictment says Assange conspired with Manning in …

Julian Assange is hit with 17 new charges
5 years, 10 months ago

Julian Assange is hit with 17 new charges

Daily Mail  

Julian Assange has been charged in the US with 17 violations of the Espionage Act for conspiring with Chelsea Manning. He is now facing charges in the US WikiLeaks on Twitter called Assange's prosecution 'the end of national security journalism and the First Amendment' THE CHARGES x 1 conspiracy to receive national defense information - x 8 obtaining national defense …

US charges WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with espionage
5 years, 10 months ago

US charges WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with espionage

Al Jazeera  

US unveils 17 new criminal charges against Assange, accusing him placing US at risk by publishing classified documents. The US Justice Department unveiled 17 new criminal charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Thursday, saying he unlawfully published the names of classified sources and conspired with and assisted former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning in obtaining access to classified information. …

U.S. Brings New Charges Against Julian Assange In War Logs, State Cables Case
5 years, 10 months ago

U.S. Brings New Charges Against Julian Assange In War Logs, State Cables Case

NPR  

Brings New Charges Against Julian Assange In War Logs, State Cables Case Enlarge this image toggle caption Matt Dunham/AP Matt Dunham/AP Updated at 5:54 p.m. Said U.S. Attorney Zach Terwilliger: "The United States has only charged Assange with publishing a narrow set of classified documents" that included the names of innocent people, such as dissidents and human rights activists. They …

Julian Assange refuses extradition to U.S.; long legal fight expected
5 years, 10 months ago

Julian Assange refuses extradition to U.S.; long legal fight expected

The Hindu  

A defiant Julian Assange told a London court on Thursday he will fight extradition to the United States to face charges of conspiring to hack into a Pentagon computer, arguing that his work as WikiLeaks founder has benefited the public. Speaking by video link from Belmarsh Prison in southeast London, Assange said, “I do not wish to surrender myself for …

Assange helped teach the people about our tarnished freedom – now we are all he has left to defend him
5 years, 11 months ago

Assange helped teach the people about our tarnished freedom – now we are all he has left to defend him

The Independent  

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What’s Next for Julian Assange? Key Takeaways Post His Arrest
5 years, 11 months ago

What’s Next for Julian Assange? Key Takeaways Post His Arrest

The Quint  

That distinction could be vital in the government's case and complicates Assange's efforts to cast the prosecution as infringing on press freedom. Justice Department media guidelines are meant to protect journalists from prosecution for doing their jobs, which has historically included the publication of classified information. "The act of coaching" someone how to steal information, as alleged in the indictment, …

Julian Assange arrest: Dark moment for press freedom, says Edward Snowden; no one is above the law, warns Theresa May
5 years, 11 months ago

Julian Assange arrest: Dark moment for press freedom, says Edward Snowden; no one is above the law, warns Theresa May

Firstpost  

Fellow free-speech activists and American whistle-blower Edward Snowden had a message for journalists covering Assange’s arrest, as he informed them that the United Nations had formally ruled Assange’s “detention to be arbitrary, a violation of human rights.” “They have repeatedly issued statements calling for him to walk free–including very recently,” Snowden said. Fellow free-speech activists and American whistle-blower Edward Snowden …

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