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Julian Assange

Julian Assange, an Australian editor and publisher, is best best known for founding the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks, responsible for the 2010 release of a trove of US classified documents.

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Julian Assange holds up a piece of paper while standing next to his wife Stella at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg

Where does Julian Assange go from here?

Where does Julian Assange go from here?

WikiLeaks founder's first public speech since his release signals return to the international spotlight.
Press FreedomOctober 1, 2024
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange leaves the US Federal Courthouse in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Julian Assange a free man after plea deal with US

Julian Assange a free man after plea deal with US

After 14 long years of legal battle with the US government, whistleblower Julian Assange is back home in Australia.
Law and JusticeJune 26, 202402:49 min
Julian Assange steps out of a plane landing in Bangkok.

WikiLeaks' Assange's 14-year saga ends with US plea deal

WikiLeaks' Assange's 14-year saga ends with US plea deal

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange has pled guilty to a single espionage charge in a US courthouse on the island of Saipan.
Law and JusticeJune 26, 202402:08 min
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange peers out the window of a plane

Julian Assange leaves UK, agrees to plea deal

Julian Assange leaves UK, agrees to plea deal

The WikiLeaks founder will appear in a US jurisdiction court where he'll plead guilty to espionage counts.
Law and JusticeJune 25, 202402:30 min
Protesters hold placards outside the High Court in London, Monday, May 20, 2024.

The Julian Assange case — a timeline

The Julian Assange case — a timeline

The whistleblower and founder of WikiLeaks is allowed to return to his home country of Australia after 14 years.
Press FreedomJune 25, 2024
Großbritannien | Unterstützer des WikiLeaks-Gründers Julian Assange in London

Julian Assange wins bid to appeal US extradition ruling

Julian Assange wins bid to appeal US extradition ruling

The UK's High Court has ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal against extradition to the US.
PoliticsMay 20, 202402:00 min
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Protesters hold placards outside the High Court in London showing Julian Assange with his mouth covered by the US flag

Stella Assange: Dropping WikiLeaks case 'right thing' to do

Stella Assange, wife of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, told DW that dropping the case was the "right thing" to do.
PoliticsMay 20, 202403:43 min
Banner showing Julian Assange with a US flag over his mouth and the words 'Free Assange — No US extradition'

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange: Will he be extradited?

The tug-of-war over the extradition of the Wikileaks founder is entering a new phase — perhaps its last.
Press FreedomFebruary 20, 2024
Julian Assange greets supporters outside the Ecuadorian embassy in London in May 2017

A blow for Julian Assange and for press freedom

Journalism is not a crime, but a London court wants to extradite Assange to the US. That is a devastating signal.
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Press FreedomDecember 10, 2021
Julian Assange demonstrating outside the Old Bailey, the Central Criminal Court, in London

Julian Assange: US pushing for extradition

Proceedings kick off in the US appeal against a UK ruling not to extradite Assange, who remains in custody.
Press FreedomAugust 11, 2021
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