Julian Assange

Key posts 1 of 4 Pinned post from yesterday 6.45pm What we covered today By Lachlan Abbott Thanks for reading today’s live national news blog. This is where we’ll end today’s coverage. To conclude, here’s a look back at the major stories today: Julian Assange woke up in Australia today…

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pleaded guilty to conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defense information, ending a yearslong legal battle and allowing him to return home a free man for the first time since 2012. He entered the plea Wednesday morning at a court in the Northern Mariana Islands, a…

U.S. officials pledged not to pursue the death penalty against Julian Assange if he’s extradited from the UK to face charges related to his publication of documents highly embarrassing to the U.S. government, according to a report from Australia’s ABC News Tuesday. But that will be cold comfort to some…

Julian Assange extradition moves closer as US provides British court with assurances By Michael Holden and Kanishka Singh Updated April 17, 2024 — 12.17pm London: The United States has provided assurances requested by the High Court in London that could finally pave the way for WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange to…

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania: At least 155 people have died in Tanzania as torrential rains linked to El Nino triggered flooding and landslides, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said on Thursday. Tanzania and other countries in East Africa — a region highly vulnerable to climate change — have been pounded by heavier…

Rome on Tuesday became the first capital city in the world to approve honorary citizenship for imprisoned WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange...Read More

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Key PointsThe MPs plan to lobby their counterparts to abandon attempts to extradite Assange to the US.Assange, an Australian citizen, published a trove of classified documents more than a decade ago.Since winning office in 2022, the Albanese government has been advocating for the US pursuit of Assange to end.A group…

In a compelling move to garner support against the potential extradition of Wikileaks’ founder Julian Assange to the United States, the “Don’t Extradite Assange Campaign” is set to launch an innovative virtual political rally within the metaverse. TL;DR: “Don’t Extradite Assange Campaign” launches metaverse virtual rally against Julian Assange’s U.S.…

US Ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy has hinted that a plea deal could possibly be given to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange that would allow him to his home country of Australia and end America’s years-long pursuit. Kennedy told the Sydney Morning Herald that the matter was an "ongoing case" being…