I chose freedom over justice, Julian Assange says in first comments after detention
Strasbourg, France Reuters Julian Assange, the founder of whistleblower media group WikiLeaks, told European lawmakers on Tuesday his guilty plea to US espionage accusations was necessary because legal and political efforts to protect his freedom were not sufficient. “I eventually chose freedom over an unrealisable justice,” Assange said, in his first public comments since his […]
Australian leaders celebrate Julian Assange’s freedom but opposition says he is “no martyr”
Canberra, Australia Reuters Julian Assange spent his first night in 14 years as a free man back at home in Australia as the conservative opposition on Thursday cautioned the government against hailing the WikiLeaks founder as a hero. Assange landed in Australia to an ecstatic welcome on Wednesday evening after pleading guilty to violating the […]
US calls Julian Assange actions dangerous even as judge notes no victims
Washington DC, US Reuters The US State Department said on Wednesday that Julian Assange’s actions put lives at risk even as the judge who accepted the WikiLeaks founder’s guilty plea to resolve his case noted that no victims had been identified. A State Department spokesperson was repeatedly asked by reporters to give examples of harm […]
WikiLeaks founder Assange welcomed home in Australia a free man after US deal
Canberra, Australia Reuters WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange landed to an ecstatic welcome in Australia on Wednesday after pleading guilty to violating US espionage law in a deal that sets him free from a 14-year legal battle. Assange disembarked from a private jet at Canberra airport just after 7:30pm, waving to waiting media and cheering supporters […]
WikiLeaks founder Assange freed by US court after guilty plea
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands Reuters WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was freed by a court on the US Pacific island territory of Saipan on Wednesday after pleading guilty to violating US espionage law, in a deal that will see him return home to Australia. During the three hour hearing, Assange pled guilty to one criminal count […]
WikiLeaks’ Assange arrives in Mariana Islands for US plea deal
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands Reuters WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday reached the Northern Mariana Islands, where he is expected to plead guilty to violating US espionage law that will set him free and allow him return home to Australia. Assange, 52, arrived at the court house in a white SUV. He was wearing a […]
WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange to be freed after pleading guilty to US Espionage Act charge
Updated: 6:30pm (AEST) Washington DC, US Reuters WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is due to plead guilty this week to violating US espionage law, in a deal that will end his imprisonment in Britain and allow him to return home to Australia, ending a long legal odyssey. Assange, 52, has agreed to plead guilty to a […]
Essay: Julian Assange – anarchist or activist?
Following the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London on Thursday, MAL FLETCHER reflects on the case…