The many twists and turns of Julian Assange’s lengthy fight against extradition
1 year, 1 month ago

The many twists and turns of Julian Assange’s lengthy fight against extradition

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. – December 23: Ms Moris says Assange’s lawyers have started the process towards a Supreme Court appeal over his extradition to the US. – 2024 – January 10: The lawyer for Assange says the Wikileaks founder’s life “is at risk” if his final appeal against his extradition to the US fails. – February 15: Assange’s wife warns that the WikiLeaks founder “will die” if he is extradited to the US, ahead of his High Court appeal. – February 20: The United States’ bid to prosecute Assange is “state retaliation”, the High Court hears, in his final bid for an appeal in the UK.

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WikiLeaks' Julian Assange to make first public appearance since release
6 months 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
9 months 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 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 …

A timeline of the legal case involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
9 months ago

A timeline of the legal case involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

The Independent  

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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 …

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man
9 months ago

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man

LA Times  

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to his homeland, Australia, aboard a charter jet and raised a celebratory clenched fist as his supporters cheered Wednesday, hours after pleading guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that concludes a drawn-out legal saga. Assange told Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in a phone call from the …

Julian Assange finally heads home, to walk free after plea deal with US
9 months ago

Julian Assange finally heads home, to walk free after plea deal with US

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 25, 2024 18:13 IST - 3 MINS READ Julian Assange will plead guilty to violating US espionage laws in a deal with the Justice Department that will see him return to his home country of Australia. “This created the space for a long period of negotiations with the US Department of Justice, leading to a deal that …

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

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

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

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

The Independent  

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

Julian Assange timeline: A criminal or a hero?
9 months ago

Julian Assange timeline: A criminal or a hero?

Al Jazeera  

The WikiLeaks founder is free after years-long legal battle that has stirred debate around the world on press freedom. June 2012 – The British Supreme Court rejects Assange’s final appeal and five days later he takes refuge in Ecuador’s embassy in London and seeks political asylum, which Ecuador grants in August 2012. July 2021 – The High Court grants the …

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

Julian Assange has long claimed he's on a quest for 'radical transparency and truth'. Now he looks set to come home
9 months ago

Julian Assange has long claimed he's on a quest for 'radical transparency and truth'. Now he looks set to come home

ABC  

To his supporters, Julian Assange is a freedom fighter and tireless campaigner for the truth. In the 2010 documentary "WikiRebels", Assange claimed to have had "a backdoor into the US military Security Coordination Center" for two years. At the time, the Ecuadorian government said it was concerned Assange could be extradited to the US to face "political prosecution" if he …

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with U.S. and be freed from prison
9 months 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, 2 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 …

UK ruling on Assange extradition ‘resets the game’. What happens next?
10 months, 1 week 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 …

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 fights US extradition with free speech argument
10 months, 1 week ago

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange fights US extradition with free speech argument

Hindustan Times  

* WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange fights US extradition with free speech argument Assange could be extradited within 24 hours of the ruling * London High Court set to rule on US assurances * Assange has been involved in legal battles since 2010 By Michael Holden, Sam Tobin LONDON, - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's lawyers told London's High Court on Monday …

Timeline of the Assange legal saga over extradition to the US on espionage charges
10 months, 1 week ago

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

Associated Press  

LONDON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday left a British prison and will appear later this week in the U.S. federal court in the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. commonwealth in the Western Pacific. — July 2021: The High Court grants the U.S. government permission to appeal the lower court’s ruling blocking Assange’s extradition. — December 2021: The High …

WikiLeaks founder Assange wins right to appeal against an extradition order to the US
10 months, 1 week 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 …

UK court to rule on Julian Assange extradition appeal: What could happen?
10 months, 1 week ago

UK court to rule on Julian Assange extradition appeal: What could happen?

Al Jazeera  

If the High Court agrees to the extradition, only Europe’s human rights court could block Assange’s transfer to the US. In 2021, it asked the Joe Biden administration to provide diplomatic assurances that Assange would not be held in a maximum security prison or subject to “Special Administrative Measures”, which allow the US government to restrict a prisoner’s contact with …

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange wins bid to appeal extradition to US
10 months, 1 week 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 …

London court rules WikiLeaks founder Assange can appeal against an extradition order to the US
10 months, 1 week ago

London court rules WikiLeaks founder Assange can appeal against an extradition order to the US

New Indian Express  

LONDON: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal against extradition to the United States on espionage charges, a London court ruled on Monday — a decision that is likely to further drag out what has already been a long legal saga. High Court judges Victoria Sharp and Jeremy Johnson said Assange has grounds to challenge the United Kingdom’s government’s extradition order. …

‘Bring Julian home’: the Australian campaign to free Assange
10 months, 1 week 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 …

'We’re considering it': Biden mulls Australia's request to drop charges against Wikileaks' Assange
11 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Five quick questions: What did Joe Biden say about Julian Assange and what could it mean?
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Five quick questions: What did Joe Biden say about Julian Assange and what could it mean?

ABC  

An off-the-cuff remark by Joe Biden has taken the world by surprise and evoked hopes among the supporters of Julian Assange that the United States may drop criminal charges against the WikiLeaks founder. Mr Biden said the US was "considering" Australia's request to return him home, a comment that comes at the eleventh hour as a British court is trying …

Biden says US ‘considering’ ending prosecution of Julian Assange
11 months, 2 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 …

Timeline of the Assange legal saga as he faces further delay in bid to avoid extradition to the US
1 year ago

Timeline of the Assange legal saga as he faces further delay in bid to avoid extradition to the US

Deccan Chronicle  

London, Mar 26 After fighting for more than a decade to avoid being sent to the US, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is facing further delays in learning whether he can make a new legal challenge against his extradition. As judges at London's High Court adjourned his case Tuesday to give US authorities more time to submit assurances about what would …

Julian Assange's extradition put on hold as UK court wants ‘assurances’ from US
1 year ago

Julian Assange's extradition put on hold as UK court wants ‘assurances’ from US

Hindustan Times  

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's extradition to the United States from Britain was put on hold on Tuesday after London's High Court said the U.S. must provide assurances he would not face the death penalty. Two UK judges delayed a decision on whether to grant Assange a last-ditch appeal against extradition to the United States, giving Washington three weeks to provide …

Timeline of the Assange legal saga as he faces further delay in bid to avoid extradition to the US
1 year ago

Timeline of the Assange legal saga as he faces further delay in bid to avoid extradition to the US

Associated Press  

LONDON — After fighting for more than a decade to avoid being sent to the U.S., WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is facing further delays in learning whether he can make a new legal challenge against his extradition. As judges at London’s High Court adjourned his case Tuesday to give U.S. authorities more time to submit assurances about what would happen …

UK court orders to delay extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to US on espionage charges
1 year 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
1 year 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
1 year 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 court opens way for Assange to appeal US extradition
1 year ago

UK court opens way for Assange to appeal US extradition

Al Jazeera  

High Court gives the US additional time to give ‘satisfactory assurances’ that WikiLeaks founder will face a fair trial. The High Court in London ruled on Tuesday that the WikiLeaks founder must have the right to challenge the British government’s June 2022 extradition order, unless the United States provides within three weeks assurances that he would receive a fair trial …

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 …

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

A U.K. court delays extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the U.S.
1 year ago

A U.K. court delays extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the U.S.

NPR  

A U.K. court delays extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the U.S. Enlarge this image toggle caption Alberto Pezzali/AP Alberto Pezzali/AP LONDON — Julian Assange won't be heading to the United States — at least not immediately. In a partial victory for the WikiLeaks founder, London's High Court on Tuesday delayed his extradition to the U.S., where he faces …

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

Watch from High Court as Julian Assange appeals against extradition to US
1 year, 1 month ago

Watch from High Court as Julian Assange appeals against extradition to US

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Watch from outside the High Court in London as Julian …

Timeline of the Assange legal saga as he makes a final bid to avoid extradition to the US
1 year, 1 month ago

Timeline of the Assange legal saga as he makes a final bid to avoid extradition to the US

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As his lawyers begin a final round of legal challenge Tuesday to stop him …

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 US urge UK court to reject WikiLeaks founder Assange's appeal against extradition
1 year, 1 month 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 …

US lawyers urge UK court to block Julian Assange extradition appeal bid
1 year, 1 month ago

US lawyers urge UK court to block Julian Assange extradition appeal bid

Al Jazeera  

London court deciding if WikiLeaks founder should have further opportunities to argue his case before a UK court. Lawyers for the United States have urged a London court to block a last-ditch bid by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to appeal his extradition from the United Kingdom to face espionage charges. On the second and final day of a hearing at …

Julian Assange’s wife joins protest outside High Court as he begins last-ditch attempt to fight extradition
1 year, 1 month ago

Julian Assange’s wife joins protest outside High Court as he begins last-ditch attempt to fight extradition

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