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Single Supporter Covers Almost Entire Cost Of Julian Assange's Home Flight With Bitcoin Donation

An anonymous Bitcoin donor whom some in the community have tagged as possibly Jack Dorsey, donated approximately 8 Bitcoin worth nearly $500,000 to Julian Assange's chartered flight costs, covering nearly the entire debt.

International Business Times

Julian Assange has been described as a provocateur – now his father says he just wants to be ‘ordinary’

The WikiLeaks founder is sure to be greeted by lots of media attention when he wakes up on Thursday morning, and not all of it welcome

The Guardian - AU

‘Bring Julian home’: the Australian campaign to free Assange

Assange’s supporters say what Wikileaks revealed about power and access to information is as relevant today as ever.

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PM ‘taken aback’ by speech – as it happened

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Julian Assange's Brother Will Attend the State of the Union Address as Rep. Thomas Massie's Guest

As Joe Biden gives his speech, the audience will include this reminder of the journalist he’s trying to jail.

Reason

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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'More than just a vote': MPs demand action on Assange

The government is running out of time to stop Julian Assange's extradition and must do whatever it can to bring the WikiLeaks founder home, MPs have urged.

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Now's the time, Assange backers say of possible US deal

Julian Assange is nearing another court appearance to avoid US extradition as supporters eye a potential plea deal.

AAP

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Marjorie Taylor Greene unite in push to free Julian Assange

Maga Republican and leftwing Democrat among 16 US Congress members lobbying Joe Biden to drop extradition attempts against WikiLeaks founder

The Guardian - AU

Julian Assange’s brother urges Anthony Albanese to ‘up the ante’ over WikiLeaks founder’s case

Prime minister pushed back on idea of US president personally stepping in, but Gabriel Shipton calls prosecution ‘entirely political’

The Guardian - AU

Australian MPs lobby US for Julian Assange to come home

Members of the Greens, Liberals, Labor, the Nationals and independents have joined forces to urge the US to end persecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

AAP

Australian Assange delegation to meet with US politicians including RFK Jr

Many US politicians due to meet the group have expressed strong support for Assange. A reception with ambassador Kevin Rudd is planned as well.

Crikey

Australian MPs travel to US to call for end to pursuit of Julian Assange extradition

WikiLeaks founder in the midst of appealing UK’s decision to agree to extradite him

The Independent UK

Australian MPs to lobby US to drop Julian Assange prosecution or risk ‘very dangerous’ precedent for Russia and China

Cross-party delegation of Australian politicians to travel to US in attempt to build momentum against extraditing WikiLeaks founder

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Joyce, Ryan and four other Australian politicians to share hotel in DC during Assange lobbying trip

They usually work together in Canberra, but later this month they’ll share a hotel in DC paid for by the Assange campaign.

The Independent UK

Australia's prime minister stands firm against the US on WikiLeaks founder's prosecution

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government is standing firm against the United States over the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

The Guardian - AU

Julian Assange: US rejects Australia’s calls to end pursuit of WikiLeaks founder during Ausmin talks

Ministers’ meeting focused on military cooperation and agreed to increase ‘tempo’ of US nuclear-powered submarine visits to Australia as part of Aukus pact

The Guardian - AU

Julian Assange ‘dangerously close’ to US extradition after losing latest legal appeal

Assange’s father, John Shipton, said his son’s grounds for a further hearing were ‘clear, firm and just’

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‘Ramping up’: Bipartisan support for Assange resolution cause for optimism, brother says

Optimism has lifted the Assange campaign, after the PM aired frustrations with the government’s gridlocked diplomatic efforts to free the WikiLeaks co-founder.

Crikey

Julian Assange’s family has high hopes with Kevin Rudd as US ambassador

The former prime minister was humiliated by material the Wikileaks founder published in 2010, but still opposes his extradition to the US.

Crikey

Australian Parliament backflips, ‘sincerely apologises’ to Julian Assange’s family for confiscating books

Julian Assange’s brother welcomed the apology but said he remained ‘gobsmacked’ by the book seizure at Parliament House in August.

Crikey

Parliament officials defend seizure of books from Assange family during lobbying visit to MPs

The books were apparently confiscated due to their connection to a ‘Free Assange’ protest rally outside Parliament House — a rally Assange’s father and brother didn’t attend.

AAP

Assange protesters rally for his release

Supporters of jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange have formed a human chain in Melbourne's city centre to protest his detention.

The Independent UK

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange awarded ‘keys to Mexico City’

Assange’s brother says the move has reinvigorated the campaign to free the controversial figure.

ABC News

Jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange awarded keys to Mexico City as family lobbies for his release

Mr Assange remains in London's Belmarsh Prison pending an appeal against his extradition to the United States.

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