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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange celebrates first Christmas after prison release
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange celebrates first Christmas after prison release

Hindustan Times  

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has marked his first Christmas since his release from prison in a rare photo shared by his wife Stella Assange. It wishes a “Merry Christmas” and a “steadfast push for peace and dignity for all” from the family, who moved to Australia following Mr Assange’s release. In a post on the social network X, formerly Twitter, …

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Western Hypocrisy Exposed: Julian Assange's Fight for Justice Continues
3 months ago

Western Hypocrisy Exposed: Julian Assange's Fight for Justice Continues

China Daily  

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's trial and conviction at the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg, France, has sparked outrage and raised questions about hypocrisy among Western leaders. Assange's case has exposed the double standard and lack of accountability displayed by some Western countries towards those who speak …

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WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange says he pleaded ‘guilty to journalism’ in order to be freed
3 months, 1 week 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 …

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Julian Assange says he pleaded ‘guilty to journalism’ to secure his freedom in first public remarks since leaving prison
3 months, 1 week ago

Julian Assange says he pleaded ‘guilty to journalism’ to secure his freedom in first public remarks since leaving prison

CNN  

CNN — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has made his first public remarks since his release after he struck a deal with the United States, saying he is free because he pleaded “guilty to journalism.” The 53-year-old on Tuesday traveled to the French city of Strasbourg to appear before the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and provide evidence on …

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Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder, speaks in his first appearance since his release from prison
3 months, 1 week ago

Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder, speaks in his first appearance since his release from prison

ABC  

Julian Assange is back on European soil. "I am not here today because the system worked, I am free today after years of incarceration because I pleaded guilty to journalism," Assange told Europe's leading human rights organisation, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe at Strasbourg, France, which is investigating his detention and conviction. 'Isolation has taken its toll' …

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WikiLeaks founder Assange says ‘pleaded guilty to journalism’ to be freed
3 months, 1 week ago

WikiLeaks founder Assange says ‘pleaded guilty to journalism’ to be freed

Al Jazeera  

The WikiLeaks founder warns freedom of expression is at a ‘dark crossroads’ in address to the Council of Europe. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has said he was released after years of incarceration only because he pleaded guilty to doing “journalism”, warning freedom of expression was now at a “dark crossroads”. I am free today after years of incarceration because I …

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WikiLeaks' Julian Assange to make first public appearance since release
3 months, 2 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 …

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Julian Assange's wife Stella posts first family photo since husband's release
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Julian Assange's wife Stella posts first family photo since husband's release

ABC  

Julian Assange's wife Stella has shared the first photo of the WikiLeaks founder and their children all together since his release from a British prison in June. Ms Assange posted the photo on Instagram with her, her husband and their two children Gabriel, 7, and Max, 5, posing on the beach together. Loading Instagram content On June 26, Assange pleaded …

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India wins ICC T20 World Cup, Rahul Gandhi to be the next Leader of Opposition, Julian Assange walks free, and more | The week in 5 charts
6 months, 1 week ago

India wins ICC T20 World Cup, Rahul Gandhi to be the next Leader of Opposition, Julian Assange walks free, and more | The week in 5 charts

The Hindu  

India lifts T20 World Cup title after 17 years Celebrations erupted Saturday night across cricket-crazy India as its team won the ICC T20 World Cup, with fans flooding the streets carrying the tricolour in their hands. The win is the second T20 World Cup title for India following their triumph in the first edition in 2007 and it also ends …

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Things to know about how Julian Assange and US prosecutors arrived at a plea deal to end his case
6 months, 1 week 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 …

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The Saipan surprise: How delicate talks led to the unlikely end of Julian Assange’s 12-year saga
6 months, 1 week ago

The Saipan surprise: How delicate talks led to the unlikely end of Julian Assange’s 12-year saga

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — About a year and a half ago, a lawyer for Julian Assange presented federal prosecutors in Virginia with a longshot request: Dismiss the case against the WikiLeaks founder. The abrupt guilty plea by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was the culmination of negotiations that began a year and a half ago and accelerated in recent months. About a year …

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Julian Assange's return is being framed as a triumph by the Australian government, but there are awkward parts to the story
6 months, 1 week ago

Julian Assange's return is being framed as a triumph by the Australian government, but there are awkward parts to the story

ABC  

Has there been a recent political story that has been subject to so much different framing, by so many different people and interests, as the legal resolution of the Julian Assange case and his subsequent return to Australia? The Assange success helped Labor this week but it can't last Photo shows A man in suit gets out of a ca …

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Anchor abruptly ends Marjorie Taylor Greene interview after it goes off-the-rails over election question
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Anchor abruptly ends Marjorie Taylor Greene interview after it goes off-the-rails over election question

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 A recent interview with Marjorie Taylor Greene on an Australian …

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Julian Assange is now free to do or say whatever he likes. What does his future hold?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Julian Assange is now free to do or say whatever he likes. What does his future hold?

Associated Press  

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — He has run for office, published hundreds of thousands of leaked government documents online, and once lobbied to save his local swimming pool. I don’t care what Julian does next,” said Andrew Wilkie, an Independent Australian lawmaker who met Assange before the hacker launched WikiLeaks — and was one of the first politicians to lobby for …

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Stella Assange thanks Australian lawmakers for WikiLeaks founder’s freedom
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Stella Assange thanks Australian lawmakers for WikiLeaks founder’s freedom

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — Stella Assange thanked the spectrum of lawmakers who campaigned for her husband, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, to be freed during her visit Thursday to Australia’s Parliament House, where political leaders differed over how welcome the convicted felon was in his homeland. Stella Assange speaks at a press conference in Parliament House following WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s arrival …

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Inside the closed-door meeting in Washington DC to free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Inside the closed-door meeting in Washington DC to free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

ABC  

Inside a meeting room deep inside the Robert F Kennedy Building in Washington DC last September, representatives of the US Department of Justice must've wondered what hit them. Dr Ryan said that the US officials pushed back against their arguments, claiming Assange's freedom was purely a legal matter, not a political one. "And also that the Chinese government had commented …

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Who is Julian Assange and what exactly did he do?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Who is Julian Assange and what exactly did he do?

ABC  

Julian Assange has been convicted under the US Espionage Act, with his guilty plea enabling him to come home to Australia. US charges: One count of Conspiracy to Receive National Defense Information Seven counts of Obtaining National Defense Information Nine counts of Disclosure of National Defense Information One count of Conspiracy to Commit Computer Intrusion Swedish charges: He was arrested …

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Inside the media 'mosh pit' as Assange's team celebrated his safe return to Australia
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Inside the media 'mosh pit' as Assange's team celebrated his safe return to Australia

ABC  

Through the window of Agostini's Italian in Kingston, just minutes from Parliament House, curious diners watched on as an unexpected spectacle started to develop on the street outside. WikiLeaks had announced on social media it was to be the venue for a press conference, less than two hours after the organisation's founder, Julian Assange, was due to touch down in …

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is back in Australia and for Anthony Albanese the job is done
6 months, 2 weeks ago

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is back in Australia and for Anthony Albanese the job is done

ABC  

With a raised fist, Julian Assange signalled his defiance, as he took his first steps back on home soil last night. Albanese's support for Assange while sidestepping political landmines But throughout it all, Anthony Albanese never defended Julian Assange's actions. Photo shows Three men sitting in the back of a car, talking Julian Assange's long-running legal odyssey has moved around …

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Julian Assange and the battle for open society
6 months, 2 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 …

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What Julian Assange did to western world order
6 months, 2 weeks ago

What Julian Assange did to western world order

Hindustan Times  

The freeing of Julian Assange, the Australian activist and founder of the whistleblowing website, WikiLeaks, through a plea bargain after 14 long years in isolation, uncertainty and imprisonment has ended a saga that holds a mirror to defining issues of our time. TOPSHOT - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gives thumbs up after arriving at Canberra Airport in Canberra on June …

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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
6 months, 2 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 …

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Saipan, placid island setting for Assange’s last battle, is briefly mobbed — and bemused by the fuss
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Saipan, placid island setting for Assange’s last battle, is briefly mobbed — and bemused by the fuss

Associated Press  

SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands — It was a peculiar setting to the final act in a legal drama that has now spanned the globe: a rural Western Pacific island, where visitors are usually tourists — attracted by laid-back resorts, snorkeling, diving and golf — and the furthermost reach of the United States. “People here have more important things to worry …

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Julian Assange banned from returning to US without permission, pleads guilty for leaking America's national secrets
6 months, 2 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 …

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