Julian Assange is a hero to many and a traitor to others. Supporters of the WikiLeaks founder and publisher view him as an investigative journalist who exposed damning information governments wanted to keep hidden, while critics see him as a threat to national security. His newest title, however, is free man. CBC | World News
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to plead guilty to espionage charge as part of deal with U.S.
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 that spanned multiple continents and centred on the publication of a trove of classified documents, according to court papers filed late Monday. CBC | World News
Read More »Julian Assange freed from jail and set ‘to plead guilty’ in deal with US to return home
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been freed from jail in the UK but is set to appear in court in the US to plead guilty to an Espionage Act charge Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange wins permission to challenge U.S. extradition
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was given permission to have a full appeal over his extradition to the U.S. after arguing at London’s High Court on Monday that he might not be able to rely on his right to free speech at a trial. CBC | World News
Read More »WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could be freed as US ‘considering’ dropping prosecution
Julian Assange has been held in Belmarsh prison in London for five years as he fights extradition to the US. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »British High Court wants more U.S. assurances on Julian Assange, extending his extradition fight
WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange was on Tuesday 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. CBC | World News
Read More »Assange went ‘way beyond’ journalism, U.S. says at his last-ditch extradition appeal
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 U.S. government documents, lawyers for the American government argued Wednesday. CBC | World News
Read More »Julian Assange protest: Pink Floyd singer & Vivienne Westwood demand Wikileaks chief freed
HUNDREDS of Julian Assange supporters have gathered outside the Australia High Commission in London protesting against the extradition and demanding that he be released. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Pamela Anderson CONFIRMS she’s ‘in love’ as Julian Assange GMB debate gets VERY awkward
PAMELA ANDERSON struggled to brush off Piers Morgan’s constant questioning about her love life today as she discussed her relationship with Julian Assange on Good Morning Britain. Daily Express :: TV and Radio Feed
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