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The Latest Breaking News from Belmarsh

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

Assange is set to appear in the federal court in the Mariana Islands, a US commonwealth in the Western Pacific

The Independent UK

'Julian Assange is free', has left Britain: WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been released from Belmarsh high-security prison in southeast London after five years in British custody. His wife, Stella Assange, expressed her gratitude to campaigners for their support, sharing the news on the social media platform X. "Julian is free!!!!" she wrote, adding, "Words cannot express…

The Times of India

Julian Assange supporters gather outside court as extradition hearing starts

Two-day hearing will weigh up whether WikiLeaks founder can be granted leave to appeal against 2022 decision

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Murdered student’s aunt accuses Belmarsh of being a social club as killer ‘has sex with prison worker’

Arrested woman has been released under investigation over alleged relationship with Jordan McSweeney

The Independent UK

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson sees Julian Assange at Belmarsh prison

Australian Wikileaks publisher could face more than 100 years in prison

The Independent UK

Home Office admits failings after Julian Assange’s friend dies in Belmarsh prison following deportation threat

Exclusive: Manoel Santos had lived in the UK for 20 years and was kept in high-security prison on immigration powers

The Independent UK

What are the outstanding questions in the wake of the Wandsworth prison escape?

Daniel Khalife was reportedly initially in custody at maximum security Belmarsh prison.

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Man who murdered pregnant Irish girlfriend with scissors refuses to come to court for sentencing due to 'stress'

Members of 28-year-old Ms Walsh's family had travelled from Ireland to attend Taylor's sentencing at the Old Bailey on Wednesday - only to learn he was not in the dock or on a video link from Belmarsh prison

Irish Mirror

Julian Assange writes letter to King Charles and urges him to visit Belmarsh prison

The WikiLeaks founder writes that he has been captive in the prison for more than four years ‘on behalf of an embarrassed foreign sovereign’

The Guardian - AU

‘Quite the legacy’: Julian Assange asks King to visit him in prison

The WikiLeaks founder has spent more than four years in Belmarsh prison in London.

The Independent UK

Trial for man accused of murdering Pc Sharon Beshenivsky likely to be in 2024

Piran Ditta Khan, 74, appeared at the Old Bailey by videolink from Belmarsh top security jail on Monday for the preliminary hearing.

The Independent UK

Dozens of Australian politicians urge US to abandon Julian Assange extradition

In open letter, 48 MPs and senators warn ‘closest strategic ally’ that pursuit of WikiLeaks founder ‘set a dangerous precedent’

The Guardian - AU

Julian Assange tests positive for Covid in Belmarsh prison

The WikiLeaks founder now faces days being isolated in his prison cell

Evening Standard

Dad of Sabina Nessa's killer begs son to reveal why he killed her in sadistic attack

Bashkim Selamaj, 71, said his killer son Koci Selamaj felt so ashamed about murdering Sabina Nessa that he refused to meet his dad when he twice travelled to HMP Belmarsh in South London

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The Independent UK

Journalists and lawyers file lawsuit against CIA over ‘spying’ on Assange visits

The WikiLeaks founder is being held in London’s Belmarsh prison as he fights extradition to the US.

AAP

Calls to end Assange 'slow-motion' murder

Julian Assange's brother and father are calling for help to end the Wikileaks founder's incarceration in Belmarsh prison in the United Kingdom.

Evening Standard

Prisoner who killed Belmarsh inmate sentenced to life imprisonment

A prisoner who killed a fellow inmate at HMP Belmarsh after bludgeoning him to death with a wooden chair leg has been sentenced to life imprisonment.

The Guardian - UK

‘There were plans to poison Julian’: Ithaka, the film charting Assange’s fight for freedom

From his Belmarsh wedding to his skateboarding round Ecuador’s embassy, Ithaka tells the story of the WikiLeaks founder’s extradition battle, through the eyes of his hard-campaigning father

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The Independent UK

Home Secretary agrees to extradition of Julian Assange

The WikiLeaks founder is being held in Belmarsh prison in London.

ABC News

Julian Assange's wife Stella Moris reveals how they raise children together while he is in jail waiting an extradition decision

I don’t need to explain to Gabriel and Max the reality of Belmarsh prison where we go to visit their father. They live it, writes Stella Moris.

Dublin Live

Kinahan mob boss Thomas 'bomber' Kavanagh looking for move to Irish jail

The crime gang’s second in command was jailed in England for conspiring to import €36million worth of drugs and is behind bars in Belmarsh – Britain’s toughest prison

The Independent UK

Protesters mark third anniversary of Julian Assange’s arrest

Vigils will be held outside the Ecuadorian Embassy, Westminster Magistrates’ Court and Belmarsh prison.

The Independent UK

Bride’s tears after marrying Julian Assange in prison wedding

Stella Moris said she was ‘very happy’ and ‘very sad’ after the ceremony at Belmarsh high security jail in east London.

The Independent UK

Julian Assange gets married in prison as new wife says ‘our love will carry us through’

The newlyweds wore wedding outfits designed by Dame Vivienne Westwood

The Independent UK

Julian Assange marrying Stella Moris at HMP Belmarsh

The couple were allowed six guests, including Assange’s two brothers.

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