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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

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.

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.

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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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'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.

AAP

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

The Independent UK

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.

International Business Times

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

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.

Al Jazeera

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.

International Business Times

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.

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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

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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...

The Independent UK

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

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Assange did not say WikiLeaks had evidence of Obama paedophile ring

‘The alleged quote from Julian Assange is a fabrication,’ WikiLeaks ambassador Joseph Farrell said.

Reason

Glenn Greenwald: Defund Israel and Free Assange

The free speech absolutist and co-founder of The Intercept dives deep into Israel, Latin America, and the necessity of decentralized media in the age of U.S. security state overreach.

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Trump claims he’ll consider pardoning Julian Assange if reelected

If winning the November election, the former US president says he would give ‘very serious consideration’ to pardoning the WikiLeaks founder, and only 10% of rental properties in Australia cost less than $400 per week.

Reason

End the Assange Indictment Charade

As the U.K. High Court allows a new appeal for Julian Assange, pressure mounts on Joe Biden to drop charges. He should.

Al Jazeera

UK ruling on Assange extradition ‘resets the game’. What happens next?

Rights groups laud latest decision as an investigative journalist warns Assange ‘might be entombed in prison for life’.

The Guardian - UK

Julian Assange has paid a heavy price for his leaks – the US should let him go home

From Joe Biden’s point of view, returning the WikiLeaks founder to Australia and consigning him to history may be the wisest move, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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What’s next for Julian Assange?

The US promised not to charge Julian Assange with crimes that carry the death penalty — but the UK’s highest court is still allowed another appeal.

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