The Latest Breaking News from Julian Assange

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Lula beat Bolsonaro, the Ethiopian civil war ended and U.S. voters pushed back fascism — just for starters

Salon · Dec 31, 2022

Julian Assange to ask for prison release to attend Vivienne Westwood’s funeral

'Godmother of Punk' was a vocal supporter and friend of the Wikileaks founder

Wales Online · Dec 31, 2022

‘She was the best of Britain’: remembering Dame Vivienne Westwood, an icon of British fashion

The ever-irreverent British fashion designer has died at the age of 81. Maddy Mussen looks back at her life, work and iconoclastic spirit, according to those who knew her best

Evening Standard · Dec 30, 2022

First Thing: Arizona governor builds border wall of shipping crates

Critics say Republican Doug Ducey’s scheme is illegal because makeshift barrier is being erected on tribal and federal land. Plus, California’s new wolf pack

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2022

Biden faces growing pressure to drop charges against Julian Assange

Biden faces a renewed push, domestically and internationally, to drop charges against Assange, who is languishing in a UK jail

The Guardian - US · Dec 12, 2022

PM urges climate ‘wake up’ amid floods; man mauled to death by dogs – as it happened

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange fights extradition from Britain to US, where he is wanted on criminal charges. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU · Dec 2, 2022

Julian Assange appeals to European court over U.S. extradition

WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange, who is battling extradition from Britain to the United States where he is wanted on criminal charges, has submitted an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), the court confirmed on Friday.

Reuters · Dec 2, 2022

There’s a threat to press freedom in prosecuting Julian Assange

The conduct at the center of the case against Julian Assange is indistinguishable from what professional journalists do every day when they reveal information that the government wants to conceal.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 30, 2022

First Thing: Oath Keepers founder guilty of seditious conspiracy

Trial was biggest test yet for authorities after attack that shook foundations of democracy. Plus, Senate votes to protect same-sex marriages

The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2022

Australia steps up calls for US to drop WikiLeaks charges

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he recently told U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration to bring the prosecution of the WikiLeaks founder to a close

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022