WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet on Wednesday, hours after pleading guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that concludes a drawn-out legal saga. The criminal case of international intrigue, which had played out for years, came to a surprise …

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Julian Assange’s Tight Hug For Wife As He Returns Home A Free Man

Julian Assange’s Tight Hug For Wife As He Returns Home A Free Man

Julian Assange has landed in Canberra to start life as a free man. Canberra: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned home to Australia to start life as a free man Wednesday after admitting he revealed US defence secrets in a deal that unlocked the door to his London prison cell. Assange landed on a chilly Canberra …

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal against extradition to US, rules UK court | World News

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal against extradition to US, rules UK court | World News

Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, can appeal against an order for his extradition to the United States, a London court ruled on Monday. Julian Assange faces 17 espionage charges and one charge of computer misuse over his website’s publication of a trove of classified U.S. documents almost 15 years ago. (AP Photo/ File) {{^userSubscribed}} …

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U.K. court delays decision on Julian Assange’s extradition to U.S.

U.K. court delays decision on Julian Assange’s extradition to U.S.

LONDON—British judges ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can’t immediately be extradited to the U.S. to face spying charges, opening the way for months of further legal wrangling over the fate of the former hacker. LONDON—British judges ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can’t immediately be extradited to the U.S. to face spying charges, opening …

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Julian Assange will not be immediately extradited, U.K. court rules

Julian Assange will not be immediately extradited, U.K. court rules

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange was on March 26 given a chance to continue his fight against extradition to the United States after the High Court in London said the U.S. needed to provide more assurances. U.S. prosecutors are seeking to put Assange (52) on trial on 18 counts, all bar one under the Espionage Act, over …

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US lawyers tell UK court why Julian Assange should face spying charges

US lawyers tell UK court why Julian Assange should face spying charges

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should face espionage charges in the United States because he put innocent lives at risk and went beyond journalism in his bid to solicit, steal and indiscriminately publish classified US government documents, lawyers for the American government argued Wednesday. Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange protest outside the high court, on …

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Julian Assange’s wife warns WikiLeaks founder ‘will die’ if extradited to US

Julian Assange’s wife warns WikiLeaks founder ‘will die’ if extradited to US

The hearing for Julian Assange’s extradition to the US is scheduled for next week. Ahead of the hearing, the WikiLeaks founder’s wife, Stella Assange, has issued a warning, saying her husband “will die” if he loses the appeal. During a press conference on Thursday in London, Stella asserted that Julian’s “mental and physical health” is …

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