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Assange Slams US in First Comments Since Plea Deal

He accuses America of 'criminalizing journalism'

(Newser) - For the record, Julian Assange pleaded guilty to obtaining and publishing classified US military information. But in his first public comments since agreeing to the deal in June, the 53-year-old founder of WikiLeaks struck a more defiant tone:
  • "I am not free today because the system worked," Assange
...

'You Will Be Able to Walk Out of This Courtroom a Free Man'

Judge in Saipan sentences Julian Assange to time served

(Newser) - After years in a British prison and years before that holed up in Ecuador's London embassy, Julian Assange faced an American judge Wednesday morning in one of the most remote US federal courthouses. In Saipan, capital of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Wikileaks founder pleaded guilty to one count...

Assange Deal Sets a 'Chilling Precedent'
Assange Deal Sets
a 'Chilling Precedent'
OPINION
Jun 25, 2024 7:41 PM CDT

Assange Deal Sets a 'Chilling Precedent'

Guardian editorial board calls use of Espionage Act a 'bad and cynical move'

(Newser) - The plea deal to free Julian Assange will see him return to Australia without spending time in an American prison, but the WikiLeaks founder's conviction on an Espionage Act charge sets a precedent that some observers find alarming. Three takes on the deal:
  • The Guardian editorial board: This is
...

Wikileaks Founder Reaches Plea Deal With US to End Battle
Julian Assange Reaches
Plea Deal, Leaves Prison
UPDATED
Jun 25, 2024 12:00 AM CDT

Julian Assange Reaches Plea Deal, Leaves Prison

Wikileaks founder will return to Australia after sentencing, US filing says

(Newser) - Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the Justice Department that will resolve a long-running legal saga that spanned multiple continents and centered on the publication of a trove of classified documents, according to court papers filed late Monday. Assange left a...

Julian Assange Scores Big Win in Extradition Fight

London court allows him to appeal order to ship him to the US to face charges

(Newser) - Had Monday's hearing not gone his way, Julian Assange might be on his way to the US right now to face espionage charges. Instead, a London court agreed to allow him to appeal the extradition order that would send him to America , reports Reuters . The upshot is that the...

US Offers Assurances on Assange. His Wife Is Skeptical

'Blatant weasel words,' Stella Assange says of vow from US that's meant to jump-start extradition

(Newser) - The United States made its deadline Tuesday, providing London's High Court with the assurances needed to jump-start Julian Assange's extradition from the UK. The WikiLeaks founder's wife, however, isn't exactly buying it, reports Reuters .
  • Backstory: Last month, two judges said that Australia's Assange—who was
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Biden on Assange: I'm 'Considering' Australia's Ask

The WikiLeaks founder's native country wants the US to drop its extradition bid

(Newser) - The US has been trying to extradite Julian Assange for more than a decade, a move that his native Australia has long opposed. President Biden on Wednesday told reporters he is "considering" Australia's request to drop the case. The BBC reports Australia's parliament in February passed a...

Julian Assange Gets a Break on His Extradition

High Court says it will grant WikiLeaks founder new appeal if US can't grant certain 'assurances'

(Newser) - A British court says Julian Assange can't immediately be extradited to the United States on espionage charges, in a partial victory for the WikiLeaks founder. Two High Court judges said they'd grant Assange, 52, a new appeal unless US authorities give further assurances about what will happen to...

Could Assange's 14-Year Legal Saga Be Drawing to a Close?

Sources say the US is considering a plea deal that could see him released soon

(Newser) - Julian Assange has been battling with the US since 2010, when his WikiLeaks published thousands of confidential US military and diplomatic documents. But sources tell the Wall Street Journal the US Department of Justice is considering bringing the whole thing to an end with a plea deal. Assange has been...

Lawyers for US Push Back on Assange's Last-Ditch Bid
Assange Won't Learn
His Fate for Weeks
UPDATED
Feb 21, 2024 2:45 PM CST

Assange Won't Learn His Fate for Weeks

Judges reserve decision on last-ditch push to avoid extradition

(Newser) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange won't find out until next month at the earliest whether he can challenge extradition to the US on spying charges, or if his long legal battle in Britain has run out of road. Two High Court judges said Wednesday they would take time to consider...

Wife Says Julian Assange Won't Survive Extradition

Hearing this week 'will determine if he lives or dies, essentially,' says Stella Assange

(Newser) - A hearing at the High Court of Justice in London over two days starting Tuesday could be Julian Assange's last chance to avoid extradition—and his wife says it could be the last chance to save his life. Stella Assange tells the BBC that the WikiLeaks founder, who has...

New Trouble for Ex-CIA Worker in Biggest Classified Info Theft

Joshua Schulte now also convicted of possessing child sexual abuse images

(Newser) - A former CIA software engineer already convicted in the biggest theft of classified information in CIA history was convicted Wednesday on charges of possessing child sexual abuse images, the AP reports. A jury returned its verdict in Manhattan federal court against Joshua Schulte after prosecutors presented proof that Schulte had...

News Outlets Ask US to Drop Assange Charges

Open letter from 'NYT,' others says prosecution 'sets a dangerous precedent' on free speech

(Newser) - Five major news organizations have issued a joint open letter calling on the United States to drop charges against Julian Assange for publishing a massive trove of classified documents, saying the prosecution “sets a dangerous precedent and threatens to undermine America’s First Amendment and the freedom of the...

Looks Like Assange May Soon Be Headed to US

UK home secretary gives the OK to extradite WikiLeaks founder; he has 14 days to appeal

(Newser) - The final step in approving Julian Assange's extradition from the UK to the United States to face espionage charges has been taken. In April, a British judge gave the green light to move the WikiLeaks founder overseas, and on Friday, Priti Patel, Britain's home secretary, gave her OK...

Julian Assange Gets Married in Prison
Julian Assange Is
Now a Married Man
Mar 24, 2022 6:06 AM CDT

Julian Assange Is Now a Married Man

WikiLeaks founder weds Stella Moris at high-security Belmarsh Prison in London

(Newser) - Ladies, Julian Assange is now officially off the market. On Wednesday, the WikiLeaks founder married lawyer Stella Moris at his home of three years—London's high-security Belmarsh Prison—in a small ceremony that included the happy couple of seven years, their two young children, Assange's father and brother,...

Julian Assange Has Big Setback in Extradition Fight

Britain's Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal

(Newser) - Update: In a huge blow to Julian Assange's hopes of avoiding extradition to the US, Britain's top court has refused to hear his appeal. The British Supreme Court said the WikiLeaks founder's appeal of the December decision allowing extradition "did not raise an arguable point of...

Julian Assange Getting Married March 23

Stella Moris says the couple is 'very excited'

(Newser) - He got permission to wed last year, and now, Julian Assange is doing just that. On March 23, the WikiLeaks founder will marry his fiancee, Stella Moris, in the London prison where he's currently locked up, the Guardian reports. Just four guests will be allowed at the Belmarsh prison...

US Wins Its Appeal to Extradite Julian Assange

The extradition request now passes to the home secretary

(Newser) - "The court allows the appeal," wrote a UK judge in granting the United States' request to extradite Julian Assange. The US was appealing a Jan. 4 ruling that denied the extradition request on the basis of Assange's mental health concerns, with the judge in that case saying...

Assange Fiancee Claims 'Sinister' UK Plot Against Their Wedding
Julian Assange
Can Now Get
Married
UPDATED
Nov 12, 2021 12:00 AM CST

Julian Assange Can Now Get Married

Stella Moris had said the couple was being blocked from wedding

(Newser) - Update: Julian Assange has been given permission to marry his fiancee in prison. The WikiLeaks founder and Stella Moris must pay all the costs themselves, with no taxpayer money involved, the BBC reports. Moris reportedly said she's "relieved that reason prevailed" and that she hopes "there will...

Canada to Manning: Come Here So We Can Deport You

'Confounding' request was made ahead of hearing on admissibility to country

(Newser) - Chelsea Manning is fighting to be allowed into Canada, and the Canadian government recently made her an offer that she decided to refuse. In advance of a hearing that started Thursday, the former Army intelligence analyst was invited to attend in person in Montreal—so that border agents could physically...

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