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Who is Julian Assange, the polarizing founder of the secret-spilling website WikiLeaks?

Before he emerged as an eccentric internet publisher of state secrets, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was born in Townsville, Australia

The Independent UK

Washington v WikiLeaks: how the US pursued Julian Assange

Almost 14 years after the mass leak of secret military and diplomatic files, the organisation’s founder has struck a plea deal with the US, leaving prison in the UK to return to Australia

The Guardian - UK

Explainer: who is Julian Assange and what are the details of his plea deal?

After five years in jail, Julian Assange is expected to plead guilty to a single charge that will allow him to walk free and return to Australia

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A timeline of Julian Assange’s legal journey

Julian Assange has entered a plea deal with the US government and is expected to be freed following a hearing in the US Federal Court in Saipan, the Northern Mariana Islands.

The Conversation

Julian Assange Agrees To Plead Guilty In US Case

Julian Assange reaches a plea deal with the Justice Department, agreeing to plead guilty to a felony charge to avoid US imprisonment. The deal includes a 6...

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Julian Assange has paid a heavy price for his leaks – the US should let him go home

From Joe Biden’s point of view, returning the WikiLeaks founder to Australia and consigning him to history may be the wisest move, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Julian Assange: time to dial this process down

Editorial: The high court decision to allow an appeal against extradition is good news. But a political resolution to this saga needs to be sought

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Journalism Is Not a Crime, Even When It Offends the Government

Julian Assange and Priscilla Villarreal were both arrested for publishing information that government officials wanted to conceal.

Reason

Biden Hints at Freedom for Julian Assange

U.S. need for Australia’s cooperation in the Pacific may win the journalist’s release.

Reason

President Biden Considering Dropping Prosecution Of Julian Assange

President Biden considers halting Assange's prosecution at Australia's request, sparking debate over press freedom and journalistic rights.

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Julian Assange’s wife welcomes Biden hint on fifth anniversary of incarceration in Belmarsh

US president says “we’re considering” Australia’s request to drop prosecution of the WikiLeaks founder

Evening Standard

President Biden Considering Dropping Charges Against Julian Assange

President Biden mulls over Australia's plea to drop U.S. prosecution of Julian Assange for publishing classified documents.

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US 'considering' dropping prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, says Joe Biden

It comes after a request from the Australian government

Evening Standard

Fresh hope for Julian Assange in battle against extradition to the US

US authorities have been given three weeks to offer assurances in Assange’s case, including whether he could face the death penalty

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Reason

Biden Wants To Avoid a First Amendment Showdown Over WikiLeaks

U.S. prosecutors are looking to wriggle out of an espionage trial for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Salon

The quiet war on press freedom

It happened under Trump — and under Obama: The U.S. is using bad law to crack down on investigative journalism

The Guardian - UK

After this week’s Julian Assange court hearing, this is clear: extradition would amount to a death sentence

Lawyers posed the pivotal question: how can exposing crime and torture be worse than committing them, says former Guardian crime correspondent Duncan Campbell

Evening Standard

Julian Assange published 'stolen' military documents and is not an 'ordinary journalist', says US government

Julian Assange is battling against extradition to the US where he faces a slew of espionage charges

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The Guardian - AU

Julian Assange extradition appeal: what’s at stake and what will happen next?

WikiLeaks founder’s team says extradition is in breach of treaty, which prohibits doing so for political offences

Reason

The Biden Administration Is Bent on Setting an Alarming Precedent by Prosecuting Julian Assange

The WikiLeaks founder already has spent as much time in a London prison as DOJ lawyers say he is likely to serve if convicted in the U.S.

Al Jazeera

Who is Julian Assange? Will the WikiLeaks founder be extradited to the US?

The London High Court hearing will determine whether Assange is extradited to the US after his decade-long legal battle.

The Guardian - US

The US justice department must drop spy charges against Julian Assange

As the UK considers extraditing the WikiLeaks founder, American press freedom hangs in the balance

Al Jazeera

Julian Assange appeals in ‘most important press freedom case in the world’

A court will decide if Julian Assange may appeal extradition to the US, where relatives say he could die in jail.

The Guardian - UK

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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Australia's House of Representatives Calls for Assange's Return Home

The Australian House of Representatives has passed a motion calling for the US and UK to end Julian Assange's prosecution and allow him to return home.

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