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Julian Assange is now free to do or say whatever he likes. What does his future hold?

One of the most polarizing and influential figures of the information age, Julian Assange is now free after five years in a British prison and seven years in self-imposed exile in a London embassy

The Independent UK

He Faced a Terrorism Probe, Went to Jail on a Gun Charge, and Now Is Charged With Drug Possession

Although the FBI never produced evidence that Ali Hemani was a threat to national security, it seems determined to imprison him by any means necessary.

Reason

Former councillor spared jail for vote tampering

A man who tampered with 23 postal ballots to help elect himself to a local council seat has been fined $20,000 and avoided prison for the crime.

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Oklahoma prepares to execute man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing 7-year-old girl in 1984

Oklahoma is preparing to execute a man who was convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 7-year-old girl in 1984

The Independent UK

Julian Assange 'Rediscovering Life' As Free Man In Australia

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is "rediscovering life" as he tastes freedom in Australia after a five-year stretch in a London high-security prison, his wife said Thursday.

International Business Times

Julian Assange 'Marvelling' At Freedom In Australia

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is "marvelling at the horizon" as he tastes freedom in Australia after a five-year stretch in a London high-security prison, his wife said Thursday.

International Business Times

Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández sentenced to 45 years in U.S. prison

He has been found guilty on three drug and gun trafficking charges

Latin Times

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Texas executes man, 41, who committed murder as a teen then served as spiritual advisor to prison inmates

Ramiro Gonzales died by lethal injection and was pronounced dead at 6.50pm at the State Penitentiary in Huntsville

The Independent UK

House GOP leaders go to bat for Bannon in bid to keep him out of jail for defying Jan. 6 panel

Trump allies are going to the Supreme Court and federal judges to help Steve Bannon avoid prison

The Independent UK

US Jails Ex-Honduras President For 45 Years On Drugs Charges

A court in New York on Wednesday sentenced former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez to 45 years in prison after he was convicted of trafficking hundreds of tons of cocaine into the United States.

International Business Times

Ex-president of Honduras sentenced to 45 years in US prison for drug trafficking

Juan Orlando Hernández said all Honduran political parties accepted drug money, but denied taking bribes himself

The Guardian - US

Prosecutors, defense clash over whether man who killed 5 in Florida bank deserves death penalty

A jury will soon begin deliberating on whether a former Florida prison guard trainee should be sentenced to death for executing five women inside a bank five years ago

The Independent UK

Former Honduran president sentenced for helping traffickers get tons of cocaine into US

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for enabling drug traffickers to use his military and national police force to help get tons of cocaine into the United States

The Independent UK

The Legacy of Assange's Prosecution

Julian Assange is free, but information isn't.

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Latin Times

Haitian gang leader gets 35 years in U.S. prison for weapons smuggling

Germine Joly, known as "Yonyon," was the leader of a 400-strong gang called Mawozo

The Independent UK

Wisconsin youth prison staff member is declared brain-dead after inmate assault

A county coroner says a staff member at Wisconsin’s youth prison has been declared brain-dead following a fight with an inmate

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Julian Assange walks free

After pleading guilty to violating US espionage law in a deal ending an extraordinary 14-year legal saga, the WikiLeaks founder has arrived home in Australia. Plus: Suing big oil for heatwave deaths

France 24

Assange’s return to Australia a ‘huge win for free speech’, says lawyer

The family and lawyer of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange held a press conference on Wednesday after his return to his home country of Australia following a plea deal with the US government. Assange's lawyer Jennifer Robinson described his release as a "huge win for free speech".

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International Business Times

WikiLeaks Founder Assange Returns Home A Free Man

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned home to Australia to start life as a free man Wednesday after admitting he revealed US defense secrets in a deal that unlocked the door to his London prison cell.

The Independent UK

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia after US legal battle ends

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet hours after pleading guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets

Al Jazeera

US journalist Gershkovich on trial in Russia over spying charges he denies

Journalist faces up to 20 years in jail if convicted; court sets next hearing for August 13.

AAP

Canberra told prison no place for Indigenous women

Indigenous women have gathered in Canberra to call for greater action and change to help female First Nations prisoners get out of the justice system.

The Canberra Times

Accommodation units isolated amid Canberra prison COVID outbreak

Court appearances delayed due to fresh outbreak.

Latin Times

Mexican President Obrador Lauds Assange's Release, Says Statue Of Liberty No Longer An 'Empty Symbol'

During a press conference held in Mexico, Obrador celebrated Assange's release and thanked the governments and family members who helped get the WikiLeaks founder out of the British high-security prison after reaching an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice.

The Guardian - AU

Victorian government to close Port Phillip prison as states increasingly ditch private facilities

Closure means Fulham and Ravenhall prisons will be the state’s only privately run jails

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