Julian Assange
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'Thank You Julian, love you': Assange's wife as he passionately kisses her after landing | VIDEO
World | Jun 27, 2024, 09:04 AM ISTAfter disembarking from a plane at the city's airport, Assange embraced his wife Stella and kissed her. Moments earlier, the Wikileaks founder raised his fist in the air amidst applause and cheers of "welcome home" from his supporters.
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange freed by U.S. court after guilty plea
News | Jun 26, 2024, 06:09 PM ISTWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange walked free on Wednesday (June 26) from a court on the U.S. Pacific island territory of Saipan after pleading guilty to violating U.S. espionage law, in a deal that will see him return home to Australia. Watch to know more!
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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man after US legal battle ends | WATCH
World | Jun 26, 2024, 06:30 PM ISTAssange pled guilty at a hearing in the US Pacific island of Saipan to conspiring to disclose US national defence documents, but said the Constitution's First Amendment protected his activities. His admission of guilt was part of a deal that saw him return to Australia after over a decade.
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Julian Assange, WikiLeaks boss, freed after he pleads guilty in deal with US in spying case | VIDEO
World | Jun 26, 2024, 07:51 AM ISTWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pleaded guilty to a single felony charge for obtaining and publishing US military secrets in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that secured his liberty and concluded a drawn-out legal saga that raised divisive questions about press freedom.
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Julian Assange: Timeline of WikiLeaks boss legal saga over extradition to US on espionage charges
World | Jun 25, 2024, 12:19 PM ISTWikiLeaks in 2010 released hundreds of thousands of classified US military documents on Washington's wars in Afghanistan and Iraq - the largest security breaches of their kind in US military history - along with swaths of diplomatic cables.
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Plane thought to be carrying WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange lands in Thailand
World | Jun 25, 2024, 12:11 PM ISTA Plane thought to be carrying WikiLeaks' Julian Assange, on his way to enter a plea deal in US court, has just landed in Bangkok, AP reported.
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Julian Assange: Who is WikiLeaks founder and what charges is he facing? EXPLAINED
World | Jun 25, 2024, 10:03 AM ISTWikiLeaks in 2010 released hundreds of thousands of classified US military documents on Washington's wars in Afghanistan and Iraq - the largest security breaches of their kind in US military history - along with swaths of diplomatic cables. Read full story to know more about Julian Assange.
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Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder, freed after striking plea deal with US in espionage case
World | Jun 25, 2024, 07:07 AM ISTJulian Assange appeared in a US federal court in the Mariana Islands, where he pleaded guilty to unlawfully obtaining classified national defense information. The US Justice Department confirmed his plea in a court-filed letter. As a result, Assange was granted release from prison.
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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange gets major relief, allowed to appeal extradition to US
World | May 21, 2024, 08:37 AM ISTThe British government in 2022 ordered the extradition of Assange to the United States to face spying charges, a move thoroughly opposed by many of his supporters. Assange faces 18 charges in the US, mostly of espionage, for releasing hundreds of thousands of classified US documents.
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UK govt approves extradition of WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange; he plans to appeal
World | Jun 17, 2022, 04:34 PM ISTUK government approves extradition of WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange to US on spying charges
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be extradited to the US, orders British judge
World | Apr 20, 2022, 04:15 PM ISTThe decision now rests with Interior Minister Priti Patel. Julian Assange's lawyers may still appeal to the High Court if she approves the extradition.
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UK judge refuses US extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
World | Jan 04, 2021, 07:18 PM ISTA British judge on Monday rejected the United States’ request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges, saying he was likely to kill himself if held under harsh U.S. prison conditions.
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Sweden drops Julian Assange rape investigation after 9 years
World | Nov 19, 2019, 10:24 PM ISTSweden on Tuesday dropped its investigation into an alleged rape by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is currently in prison in Britain, because too much time has elapsed since the accusation was made over nine years ago.
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Julian Assange to stay in jail over absconding fears
World | Sep 13, 2019, 06:20 PM ISTAssange received a 50-week sentence in Belmarsh Prison, southeast London, after being found guilty of breaching the Bail Act in April.
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UK Home Secretary signs US extradition order for Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange
World | Jun 13, 2019, 03:56 PM ISTUK Home Secretary Sajid Javid Thursday confirmed that he has signed an order following a request from the US government to extradite Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange to face charges of computer hacking before the American courts.
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17 new charges filed against Julian Assange
World | May 24, 2019, 09:06 AM ISTHe was previously charged last month on one count of conspiring with ex-intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to gain access to the Pentagon network.
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Sweden reopens rape investigation against WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange
World | May 13, 2019, 04:27 PM ISTSwedish prosecutors on Monday reopened their investigation into a rape allegation against WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, who remains in prison in London for breach of bail conditions on the charge.
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange jailed for 50 weeks for breaching UK bail in 2012
World | May 01, 2019, 05:07 PM ISTAssange, who took refuge in the embassy in 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden on rape accusations, was arrested on 11 April after Quito terminated his asylum.
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested in London
World | Apr 11, 2019, 03:39 PM ISTAssange, infamous across the globe for publishing state secrets that embarrassed governments had been under the protection of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London for almost seven years.
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US Court filing hints at charges for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
World | Nov 16, 2018, 02:00 PM ISTAssange’s name appears twice in an August court filing from a federal prosecutor in Virginia, who was attempting to keep sealed a separate case involving a man accused of coercing a minor for sex.