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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, 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' 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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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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Julian Assange freed after pleading guilty to one espionage charge at a hearing in Saipan
6 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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What espionage charge did Julian Assange plead guilty to? What does it mean?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

What espionage charge did Julian Assange plead guilty to? What does it mean?

ABC  

Julian Assange been convicted under the US Espionage Act, with his guilty plea enabling him to come home to Australia. Here's what the court documents filed in the US District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands said: A.To receive and obtain documents, writings, and notes connected with the national defense, including such materials classified up to the SECRET level, for …

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WikiLeaks founder Assange pleads guilty in deal with US to avoid further prison time
6 months, 2 weeks ago

WikiLeaks founder Assange pleads guilty in deal with US to avoid further prison time

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-06-26 10:16 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in Saipan, on June 26, 2024. WASHINGTON -- Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, on Wednesday pleaded guilty to a single felony count of violating the Espionage Act in federal court in Saipan, the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands, as part of a deal with US Justice Department to avoid …

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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man after US legal battle concludes | WATCH
6 months, 2 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 …

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What Julian Assange's plea deal means for journalists who expose government secrets
6 months, 2 weeks ago

What Julian Assange's plea deal means for journalists who expose government secrets

NPR  

What Julian Assange's plea deal means for journalists who expose government secrets Julian Assange avoids a trial or further jail time in the U.S. for posting classified documents, but his plea deal suggests journalists cannot count on sidestepping prosecution for publishing such government secrets. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: When WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange accepted a plea deal on espionage charges, it …

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WikiLeaks founder Assange pleads guilty in deal with US to avoid further prison time
6 months, 2 weeks ago

WikiLeaks founder Assange pleads guilty in deal with US to avoid further prison time

China Daily  

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in Saipan, on June 26, 2024. WASHINGTON -- Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, on Wednesday pleaded guilty to a single felony count of violating the Espionage Act in federal court in Saipan, the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands, as part of a deal with US Justice Department to avoid further prison time and ending …

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

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Julian Assange finally heads home, to walk free after plea deal with US
6 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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Timeline of the Julian Assange legal saga over extradition to the US on espionage charges
6 months, 2 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 …

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‘Generational hero’: Julian Assange’s supporters hail his expected release
6 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange released from prison after US plea deal
6 months, 2 weeks ago

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange released from prison after US plea deal

Al Jazeera  

Assange to plead guilty to one charge of espionage and return home to Australia after years fighting US extradition. “Julian Assange is free,” WikiLeaks said in a statement on X. “WikiLeaks published groundbreaking stories of government corruption and human rights abuses, holding the powerful accountable for their actions,” WikiLeaks said in its statement announcing the plea deal. He is an …

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

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

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's UK appeal against US extradition to begin on July 9
6 months, 4 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 …

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal against extradition to US, rules UK court
7 months, 3 weeks 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” …

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Timeline of the Assange legal saga over extradition to the US on espionage charges
7 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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WikiLeaks founder Assange wins right to appeal against an extradition order to the US
7 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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Wife of Julian Assange says Biden's comments mean case could be moving in the right direction
8 months, 4 weeks 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 …

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UK court orders to delay extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to US on espionage charges
9 months, 2 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 …

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UK court orders to delay extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to US on espionage charges
9 months, 2 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 …

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