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A timeline of the legal case involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

The drawn-out legal case involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has concluded with his guilty plea to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets

The Independent UK

Julian Assange Pleads Guilty In Wikileaks Case, Avoids Prison Time

Julian Assange pleads guilty to conspiring to obtain and disclose national defense information, avoiding prison time and returning to Australia. Legal batt...

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Julian Assange walks free after making deal with US to plead guilty in remote Pacific island court

Sentencing ends more than a decade of legal struggles between US government and an activist once condemned by Joe Biden as ‘closer to a high-tech terrorist’

The Independent UK

Morning Mail: Dutton’s policy on the run revealed, university job cuts warning, Assange to face court

Emissions target dumped after a mistake in a newspaper interview, Guardian Australia understands; staff fear job losses over student caps

The Guardian - AU

Politicians warned against taking advantage of Qantas compensation payments – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Julian Assange has been in the headlines for almost two decades. Here’s why he’s such a significant public figure

“The price of freedom is eternal vigilance” is a famous quotation usually attributed to Thomas Jefferson, a founder of US democracy.

The Conversation

Watch: Julian Assange lands on Pacific island after release from prison

Watch as Julian Assange arrives at Saipan International Airport in the Northern Mariana Islands for his court hearing to plead guilty to violating US espionage law following his release from prison in the UK on Tuesday, 25 June.

The Independent UK

Iraq to NSA spying: The biggest revelations by Julian Assange’s WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks unearthed documents ranging from conflicts within the US Democrats to toxic waste dumping in West Africa.

Al Jazeera

‘It’s been a hard journey’: Julian Assange supporters celebrate his release

Dedicated group who held vigils and protests for WikiLeaks founder feel ‘tremendous sense of achievement’

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The Guardian view on the WikiLeaks plea deal: good for Julian Assange, not journalism

Editorial: This case remains alarming despite his release. The battle for press freedom must be vigorously pursued

AAP

Assange to land in Australia for first time since jail

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is set to arrive in Australia after clearing his last legal obstacle and securing his freedom.

Evening Standard

A cult, homelessness and a teenage marriage: the extraordinary life of Julian Assange

After a fourteen year legal battle, Julian Assange is a free man. Emma Loffhagen reports on the Wikileaks founder’s tumultuous life

The Guardian - UK

From a plea deal to a 2am prison call: how Julian Assange finally gained freedom

A lawyer’s offer, a judgment that foretold years of legal wrangling, and diplomatic pressure all played a part in the release of the WikiLeaks founder

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Evening Standard

Assange free in US plea deal & London’s soaring beer price ...The Standard podcast

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The Guardian - UK

Experts warn Julian Assange plea deal could set dangerous precedent

Human rights organisations want the next UK government to seek assurances from the US that it will not pursue journalists publishing classified information

The Guardian - US

Reactions to Julian Assange plea deal differ across the US political divide

Leftist film-maker Michael Moore applauds deal while Mike Pence says it ‘dishonors’ US military members

Salon

Mixed reaction to Assange guilty plea

Supporters praised Assange's release from prison, but

The Guardian - UK

Julian Assange’s release frees up one UK prison cell, but why has it taken so long – and what about the others?

This case is nothing to be proud of. As politicians stood by, he suffered within a chaotic system they have done little to fix, says author Duncan Campbell

Evening Standard

Julian Assange leaves UK after agreeing US plea deal: Tech & Science Daily podcast

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Julian Assange flies to the remote Pacific island of Saipan: where is it and what's next?

The WikiLeaks founder has been released from Belmarsh Prison in London — but why is going to an island famous for its role in the Second World War?

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