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The Latest Breaking News from Julian Assange

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange stops in Bangkok on his way to a US court and later freedom

A plane believed to be carrying WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has landed in Thailand

The Independent UK

‘Julian Assange is free’: Mike Pence says ‘miscarriage of justice’, Australian MP points to finish line

Julian Assange has been released from British prison, according to WikiLeaks, the organisation he founded. The outfit uploaded a video of him boarding a flight that left the UK at London’s Stansted airport on Monday evening.

Newslaundry

Julian Assange arrives on Pacific island for court hearing after striking US plea deal

WikiLeaks founder will return to home country after plea and sentencing in the Mariana Islands, a US commonwealth in the Western Pacific

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Timeline of the Julian Assange legal saga over extradition to the US on espionage charges

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been fighting for years to avoid extradition to the United States to face charges related to his organization’s publication of a huge trove of classified documents

The Independent UK

With pressure mounting on the Biden administration, its pursuit of Assange was becoming both damaging and untenable

Today, in a surprise development likely weeks in the planning, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was able to leave the United Kingdom for the first time in more than a decade after reaching a plea deal with the US government.

The Conversation

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

The Guardian - AU

My own prison ordeal gave me a taste of what Assange may be feeling. He’s out – but the chilling effect on press freedom remains

Julian Assange is out of prison, after agreeing to plead guilty to violating the US Espionage Act. He is expected to be freed after appearing in a US courtroom on the Northern Mariana Islands this week.

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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

WikiLeaks Says Julian Assange Is 'Free,' Has Left UK

Julian Assange was released from prison Monday and has left Britain, WikiLeaks said, as he reached a landmark plea deal with US authorities that brought an end to his years-long legal drama.

International Business Times

Julian Assange’s mother grateful his ‘ordeal’ is ending as father welcomes ‘wonderful’ news

Christine Assange says release from prison shows ‘power of quiet diplomacy’ as she thanks those who ‘put Julian’s welfare first’

The Guardian - AU

Julian Assange may be on his way to freedom but this is not a clear victory for freedom of the press

The Espionage Act will still hang over the heads of journalists reporting on national security issues, not just in the US

The Guardian - US

Julian Assange en route to US Pacific island after accepting US plea deal – as it happened

Julian Assange to be sentenced at a hearing on the island of Saipan Wednesday; WikiLeaks founder’s wife says he will seek a US pardon

The Guardian - AU

Julian Assange plea deal: what does it mean for the WikiLeaks founder, and what happens now?

After years of appeals and litigation, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has entered into a plea deal with the US government, according to court documents.

The Conversation

Australia’s most senior diplomat in UK flying with Julian Assange to Saipan

WikiLeaks founder due to be sentenced at a hearing in Northern Mariana Islands

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AAP

'Elated ... incredible': wife hails Assange freedom

The wife of Julian Assange says his release from prison has been a "whirlwind of emotions" as the Wikileaks founder prepares to sign a plea deal.

The Independent UK

Julian Assange supporters ‘overjoyed’ by Wikileaks founder’s plea deal and release

The 52-year-old Australian activist will finally be able to return home after a 14-year legal struggle in the UK

International Business Times

Assange's Long Fight Against Extradition To US

Jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been fighting for years to avoid extradition from Britain in connection with the 2010 publication of thousands of US classified documents.

The Conversation

Julian Assange will be freed after striking plea deal with US authorities

Julian Assange has reached a deal with the United States Department of Justice to allow him to return to Australia after pleading guilty to violating American espionage law.

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The Independent UK

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

Al Jazeera

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange released from prison after US plea deal

Assange to plead guilty to one charge of espionage and return home to Australia after years fighting US extradition.

International Business Times

Julian Assange To Plead Guilty In Deal With US Authorities

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to plead guilty in US court to revealing military secrets in exchange for his freedom, ending his years-long legal drama, according to court documents released Monday night.

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Read Julian Assange’s court documents indicating his imminent guilty plea

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is set to enter a guilty plea with the US government, which will allow him to walk free. Read the filed court documents.

Crikey

Julian Assange set to plead guilty, will go free under deal with United States

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is set to walk free after a plea deal brings to an end a years-long international saga.

The Independent UK

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with US and return to Australia

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will resolve a long-running legal saga over the publication of a trove of classified documents