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The Saipan surprise: How delicate talks led to the unlikely end of Julian Assange's 12-year saga
Read full article: The Saipan surprise: How delicate talks led to the unlikely end of Julian Assange's 12-year sagaThe 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.
What to know about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and the guilty plea that freed him
Read full article: What to know about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and the guilty plea that freed himThe guilty plea by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange brings a stunning end to a long-running saga of international intrigue that spanned multiple continents and has had as its central character a quixotic internet publisher with a disdain for government secrets.
WikiLeaks founder Assange wins right to appeal against an extradition order to the US
Read full article: WikiLeaks founder Assange wins right to appeal against an extradition order to the USA British court has ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal against an order that he be extradited to the U.S. on espionage charges.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange facing pivotal moment in long fight to stay out of US court
Read full article: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange facing pivotal moment in long fight to stay out of US courtWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces what could be his final court hearing in England over whether he should be extradited to the United States to face spying charges.
Biden says he's considering Australia's request to drop prosecution of Wikileaks founder Assange
Read full article: Biden says he's considering Australia's request to drop prosecution of Wikileaks founder AssangePresident Joe Biden says he's considering a request from Australia to drop the decade-long U.S. push to prosecute Wikileaks founder Julian Assange for publishing American classified documents.
A London court will rule on whether WikiLeaks founder Assange can challenge extradition to the US
Read full article: A London court will rule on whether WikiLeaks founder Assange can challenge extradition to the USA London court is due to rule whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can challenge extradition to the United States on espionage charges.
A London court will rule on Tuesday whether WikiLeaksโ Assange can challenge extradition to the US
Read full article: A London court will rule on Tuesday whether WikiLeaksโ Assange can challenge extradition to the USA London court is due to rule whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can challenge extradition to the United States on espionage charges.
WikiLeaksโ Assange faces wait to find out whether he can challenge extradition to the US
Read full article: WikiLeaksโ Assange faces wait to find out whether he can challenge extradition to the USJudges say WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange wonโt find out until next month at the earliest whether can appeal extradition to the U.S. on spying charges.
WikiLeaks founder Assange faces his last legal roll of the dice in Britain to avoid US extradition
Read full article: WikiLeaks founder Assange faces his last legal roll of the dice in Britain to avoid US extraditionJulian Assangeโs lawyers have begun their final U.K. legal challenge to stop the WikiLeaks founder from being sent to the United States to face spying charges.
WikiLeaks founder Assange may be near the end of his long fight to stay out of the US
Read full article: WikiLeaks founder Assange may be near the end of his long fight to stay out of the USWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is facing what could be his final court hearing in England over whether he should be extradited to the United States to face spying charges.
Blinken tells Australia that WikiLeaks founder is accused of 'very serious' crime
Read full article: Blinken tells Australia that WikiLeaks founder is accused of 'very serious' crimeU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has pushed back against Australian demands for an end to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assangeโs prosecution, saying the Australian citizen was accused of โvery serious criminal conductโ in publishing a trove of classified documents more than a decade ago.
Like Daniel Ellsberg, others who leaked US government secrets have been seen as traitors and heroes
Read full article: Like Daniel Ellsberg, others who leaked US government secrets have been seen as traitors and heroesDaniel Ellsbergโs decision to leak the Pentagon Papers made him an instant hero to opponents and a traitor in the eyes of the White House.
Julian Assange appeals to UK court against extradition to US
Read full article: Julian Assange appeals to UK court against extradition to USWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has appealed against the Britishโs government decision last month to order his extradition to the U.S. The appeal was filed Friday at the High Court.
Australian leader refuses to publicly intervene on Assange
Read full article: Australian leader refuses to publicly intervene on AssangeAustralian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rejected calls for him to publicly demand the United States drop its prosecution of WikiLeaks founder and Australian citizen Julian Assange.
Assange lawyer dismisses US promises over extradition
Read full article: Assange lawyer dismisses US promises over extraditionA lawyer defending WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has argued that promises offered by the U.S. government that he would not be subjected to harsh prison conditions if he is extradited to face American justice are not enough to address concerns about his fragile mental health and high risk of suicide.
US says Assange could go to Australian prison if convicted
Read full article: US says Assange could go to Australian prison if convictedThe U.S. government has asked Britainโs High Court to overturn a judgeโs decision that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be sent to the United States to face espionage charges.
WikiLeaks founder Assange denied bail in UK
Read full article: WikiLeaks founder Assange denied bail in UKAssange had been charged under the US's 1917 Espionage Act for "unlawfully obtaining and disclosing classified documents related to the national defence". (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)LONDON โ A British judge on Wednesday denied bail to WikiLeaksโ founder Julian Assange, ordering him to remain in a high-security prison while U.K. courts decide whether he will be sent to the United States to face espionage charges. The judge said Assange โhas an incentive to abscondโ and there is a good chance he would fail to return to court if freed. On Monday, Baraitser rejected an American request to send Assange to the U.S. to face spying charges over WikiLeaksโ publication of secret military documents a decade ago. The relationship between Assange and his hosts eventually soured, and he was evicted from the embassy in April 2019.
UK judge refuses US extradition of WikiLeaks founder Assange
Read full article: UK judge refuses US extradition of WikiLeaks founder AssangeA British judge has rejected the United States request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges, saying it would be oppressive because of his mental health. "I find that the mental condition of Mr. Assange is such that it would be oppressive to extradite him to the United States of America," the judge said. Lawyers for the U.S. government said they would appeal the decision, and the U.S. Department of Justice said it would continue to seek Assangeโs extradition. โWhile we are extremely disappointed in the courtโs ultimate decision, we are gratified that the United States prevailed on every point of law raised," it said in a statement. โWe hope that after consideration of the U.K. courtโs ruling, the United States will decide not to pursue the case further," he said.
Assange 'binge-watched' suicide of ex-Bosnian Croat general
Read full article: Assange 'binge-watched' suicide of ex-Bosnian Croat generalLONDON โ Julian Assange relayed how he โbinge-watchedโ the suicide of the former Bosnian Croat general in a U.N. courtroom three years ago, a doctor who visited the WikiLeaks founder on several occasions while he was in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London told an extradition hearing Thursday. Psychologist Nigel Blackwood, who assessed Assange at Belmarsh, rebutted defense experts on the extent of Assangeโs condition, saying his suicide risk was โmanageable." โI think there is some risk of suicide but that risk has to be carefully managed at Belmarsh," he said. Blackwood noted that Assange has been โhighly functioning to a very high level in running a very successful organization." โI think there is some risk of suicide attempt linked to extradition, but not substantial risk,โ he told the court.
Assange told to stop interrupting witnesses at UK hearing
Read full article: Assange told to stop interrupting witnesses at UK hearingA billboard truck depicting Julian Assange drives past the Central Criminal Court Old Bailey in London, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. American prosecutors have indicted the 49-year-old Australian on 18 espionage and computer misuse charges over Wikileaks' publication of secret U.S. military documents a decade ago. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)LONDON A British judge told WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday that his extradition hearing will proceed without him if he continues to speak from the dock and interrupt witnesses. Vanessa Baraitser briefly adjourned the hearing at Londons Central Criminal Court after Assange interrupted defense witness Clive Stafford Smith, who was giving evidence. Assange is fighting an attempt by American prosecutors to extradite him to the U.S. to stand trial on spying charges.
Supporters gather for Assange court extradition showdown
Read full article: Supporters gather for Assange court extradition showdownPartner of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, Stella Moris, holds up a Julian Assange press card outside the gates of Downing Street, in Westminster, London, after attempting to deliver a Reporters Without Borders petition against the extradition of her partner to the US. Lawyers for Assange and the U.S. government will face off in London on Monday at an extradition hearing that was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP)LONDON Lawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and the U.S. government were squaring off in a London court on Monday at a high-stakes extradition case delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. Assanges lawyers say the prosecution is a politically motivated abuse of power that will stifle press freedom and put journalists around the world at risk. The WikiLeaks founder was due to be brought from Belmarsh Prison on the outskirts of London to court for the hearing.
WikiLeaks' Assange to fight US extradition bid in UK court
Read full article: WikiLeaks' Assange to fight US extradition bid in UK courtFILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020 file photo, demonstrators supporting Julian Assange hold banners outside Westminster Magistrates Court in London. Lawyers for Assange and the U.S. government are scheduled to face off in London Monday at an extradition hearing that was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. American prosecutors say Assange is a criminal, not a free-speech hero. The four-week extradition hearing is part of a twisting saga rife with competing claims of hacking, spying and subterfuge. The extradition hearing opened in February but was put on hold when the U.K. went into lockdown in March to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
WikiLeaks founder Assange faces new indictment in US
Read full article: WikiLeaks founder Assange faces new indictment in USThe Justice Department says a federal grand jury has returned a new indictment against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange that does not include new charges but broadens the scope of conduct that the government believes broke the law. The department announced the new charges Wednesday against Assange, who was arrested in the United Kingdom last year and remains jailed there. The U.S. is seeking his extradition to face an 18-count indictment that accuses him of conspiring with U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to crack a password, hack into a Pentagon computer and release hundreds of thousands of secret diplomatic cables and military files on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.