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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

More Americans are ending up in Russian jails. Prospects for their release are unclear

U.S. citizens jailed in Russia include a Wall Street Journal reporter, a vacationing corporate security executive and a dual national visiting her family in Tatarstan

The Independent UK

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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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 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

'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.

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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

The Independent UK

US judge sentences Germine Joly, former leader of a powerful gang in Haiti, to 35 years in prison

The leader of a notoriously violent gang in Haiti linked to the kidnapping of 16 U.S. citizens has been sentenced to 35 years in prison

The Independent UK

'Julian Assange is free', has left Britain: WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been released from Belmarsh high-security prison in southeast London after five years in British custody. His wife, Stella Assange, expressed her gratitude to campaigners for their support, sharing the news on the social media platform X. "Julian is free!!!!" she wrote, adding, "Words cannot express…

The Times of India

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 flies to remote Pacific island in plea deal with US over espionage

A decade-long legal saga over the WikiLeaks founder’s future could be over within hours

The Independent UK

Longest-serving Chicago City Council member gets 2 years in prison for corruption

The longest-serving City Council member in Chicago history has been sentenced to two years in prison for corruption

The Independent UK

This Palestinian man was just released from Israeli jail, but this is not his 'before' photo

A video recently went viral showing 29-year-old Palestinian man Badr Dahlan released after spending 30 days in an Israeli prison. Visibly distressed and traumatised in the video, he spoke of harsh conditions in detention and of being beaten by Israeli forces. Misleading photomontages quickly circulated online claiming to show his…

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Mom who kept her adopted son locked in a ‘box’ avoids prison after admitting to her crime

Tracy Ferriter, 48, pleaded guilty to felony charges of aggravated child abuse, false imprisonment and child neglect and will serve 10 years probation

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General Hospital spoilers: Carly and Brennan plot to bring down John Cates?

General Hospital’s Carly knows the truth and is now determined to fix things for Jason. Does that mean partnering with Brennan to take down Cates?

Radio France Internationale

French ex-priest, convicted for sexually assaulting minors, found dead

The defrocked priest Bernard Preynat, who was convicted in 2020 of sexual assault on minors and sentenced to five years in prison, was found dead Sunday at his home near Lyon.

Al Jazeera

Philippine court clears Duterte critic Leila de Lima of drugs charges

Former senator and justice secretary was jailed during the Rodrigo Duterte presidency after questioning his drug war.

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U.S. lawmakers turn up the heat over Nigeria's unlawful detention of Binance exec

U.S. lawmakers visited former IRS Special Agent Tigran Gambaryan in the Nigerian prison where he has suffered malaria and pneumonia.

Reason

Federal Low-Security Inmate Punished Based on Public TikTok Video Showing Him Making Contraband Lobster

"Petitioner was identified in a public TikTok video made with a contraband cellphone showing him and several other inmates preparing, cooking, or eating contraband food inside a low-security federal prison camp."

International Business Times

Nigeria Denies Claims Of Poor Quality Healthcare For Binance Executive Gambaryan

Nigeria has denied claims that jailed Binance compliance chief Tigran Gambaryan wasn't provided access to quality healthcare after two U.S. representatives visited the former IRS agent in a Nigerian prison.

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Texas Criminal Captured After Escaping Prison In Angleton

Inmate escapes from Texas prison but is quickly captured. Serving 20-year sentence for robbery and burglary.

Newcastle Herald

A man sexually abused as a child in foster care finds answers to his pain

After 17 years in jail, Wayne found healthy ways to survive.

The Independent UK

New Caledonia Indigenous independence leader transferred to mainland France for pre-trial detention

New Caledonia’s public prosecutor says a pro-independence leader in the French Pacific territory has been transferred to a prison facility in mainland France to await trial for his alleged role in a recent deadly unrest

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