JULIAN ASSANGE

Julian Assange

WikiLeaks Founder Assange Returns Home A Free Man

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned home to Australia to start life as a free man Wednesday after admitting he revealed US defense secrets in a deal that unlocked the door to his London prison cell.

WikiLeaks Founder Assange To Be 'Free Man' After US Plea Deal

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange walking to board a plane from London, released from a high-security prison where he was held for five years

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is to be a "free man", his wife said Tuesday, once a judge signs off on a plea deal with US authorities to bring to a close his years-long legal drama. Assange was released Monday from a high-security British prison where he had been held for five years while he fought extradition to the US.

WikiLeaks Says Julian Assange Is 'Free,' Has Left UK

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pictured in 2019

Julian Assange was released from prison Monday and has left Britain, WikiLeaks said, as he reached a landmark plea deal with US authorities that brought an end to his years-long legal drama.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (pictured in 2016) is fighting extradition to the United States to face trial over publishing secret military and diplomatic files

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange Awaits Judgment On His Extradition To The United States

Assange, a 52-year-old Australian computer expert, faces indictment in the U.S. on 18 charges related to WikiLeaks' release of classified documents in 2010.

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Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange protest against his possible extradition from Britain to the United States in Brussels in December

Did Donald Trump Consider Assassinating Julian Assange? CIA Director Wanted Revenge For Data Leak

Former Trump national security officials said former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was considering kidnapping and assassinating WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in 2017.

Giulia Campos Sep 27, 2021

Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange protest against his possible extradition from Britain to the United States in Brussels in December

Biden Administration Files Appeal Pressing For Assange Extradition

Biden administration files appeal pressing for Assange extradition

AFP News Feb 12, 2021

Assange spent years in the Ecuadorean embassy to avoid extradition from the UK

WikiLeaks Founder Assange Denied Bail Despite US Extradition Block

WikiLeaks founder Assange denied bail despite US extradition block

IBT Staff Reporter Jan 06, 2021

Assange spent years in the Ecuadorean embassy to avoid extradition from the UK

UK Court Hears WikiLeaks' Assange Is Flight Risk If Bailed

UK court hears WikiLeaks' Assange is flight risk if bailed

IBT Staff Reporter Jan 06, 2021

After Sweden first issued an arrest warrant for Assange in 2010 over allegations of sexual assault, he sought asylum in Ecuador's embassy in London

UK Court Rejects Assange's US Extradition Over Suicide Fears

UK court rejects Assange's US extradition over suicide fears

IBT Staff Reporter Jan 04, 2021

The judge said Julian Assange was a suicide risk if he was sent into US custody

Julian Assange Is A Suicide Risk, Says UK Judge Who Blocked His US Extradition

The U.S. government said it would appeal the British decision to block Wikileaks founder Julian Assange from extradition.

Dan Graeber Jan 04, 2021

After Sweden first issued an arrest warrant for Assange in 2010 over allegations of sexual assault, he sought asylum in Ecuador's embassy in London

Assange Faces UK Court Ruling On Extradition To US

Assange faces UK court ruling on extradition to US

IBT Staff Reporter Jan 03, 2021

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has always denied allegations he raped a woman in Sweden

Julian Assange Net Worth: WikiLeaks Received $400,000 In Bitcoin Donations Since Founder's Arrest

Julian Assange's net worth is around $400,000. WikiLeaks has received $37 million worth of Bitcoins since 2010, including over $400,000 in BTC donations since its founder was taken into custody last year.

Ernesto Soliven Dec 16, 2020

Demonstrators called for Assange's release at a protest outside the British Embassy in Brussels on Monday

UN Expert Demands Assange's Release, 10 Years On

UN expert demands Assange's release, 10 years on

AFP News Dec 08, 2020

President Donald Trump

Should Trump Pardon Assange, Ulbricht And Snowden? Cryptocurrency Leaders Think So

Various prominent figures in the cryptocurrency world have implored President Trump to pardon three controversial figures.

Vincent Figueras Dec 07, 2020

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces 18 charges in the United States relating to the 2010 release by WikiLeaks of 500,000 secret files detailing aspects of military campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq

WikiLeaks' Assange Faces Wait For US Extradition Ruling

WikiLeaks' Assange faces wait for US extradition ruling

IBT Staff Reporter Oct 01, 2020

Assange "truly represents the very core value of why we are fighting, the freedom of the press," Ai said

Ai Weiwei Supports Assange With Silent Protest

Ai Weiwei supports Assange with silent protest

AFP News Sep 28, 2020

US attempts to extradite Assange on espionage charges have stirred resistance in Britain and around the world

No Decision On Assange Extradition Before US Vote: UK Judge

No decision on Assange extradition before US vote: UK judge

AFP News Sep 25, 2020

Julian Assange said he hallucinated music and voices while in prison, according to his psychiatrist

Assange Says He 'Hears Voices' In Prison: Psychiatrist

Assange says he 'hears voices' in prison: psychiatrist

AFP News Sep 22, 2020

Assange faces 18 counts from US prosecutors that could see him jailed for up to 175 years

Assange Extradition Hearing Resumes In London

Assange extradition hearing resumes in London

IBT Staff Reporter Sep 07, 2020

Wikileaks Assange ensconced himself in the Ecuadorean embassy in London in 2012

Controversial Site WikiLeaks Suffers Brief Outage

The site was recently determined to have been used by the Russian government to undermine Hillary Clinton in 2016.

Thomas Kika Aug 31, 2020

Roger Stone leaves the federal courthouse in Washington, DC after a sentencing hearing on February 20, 2020

Roger Stone Says Trump 'Saved My Life,' Wants New Trial After Being Convicted On 7 Counts

Stone said Trump saved his life by commuting his 40-month prison sentence, as he believes he is at high-risk of COVID-19 due to his age and history of asthma.

Wesley Dockery Jul 11, 2020

Assange and his lawyers argue that he should be bailed from prison because of the risk of catching the coronavirus there

Lawyer Says Assange Fathered Two Kids With Her While In Ecuador Embassy

Lawyer says Assange fathered two kids with her while in Ecuador embassy

AFP News Apr 12, 2020

Assange's supporters are campaigning hard against any extradition to the United States

Assange Loses Bid To Be Bailed Over Coronavirus

Assange loses bid to be bailed over coronavirus

AFP News Mar 25, 2020

A US judge ruled that continued detention of Chelsea Manning "no longer serves any coercive purpose"

Judge Orders US Activist Chelsea Manning Freed From Jail

Judge orders US activist Chelsea Manning freed from jail

AFP News Mar 12, 2020

Chelsea Manning

Former Intelligence Officer Chelsea Manning Recovering After Alleged Suicide Attempt

Manning allegedly attempted suicide ahead of a hearing Friday about contempt sanctions.

Kevin Billings Mar 12, 2020

The WikiLeaks founder's extradition hearing inside Woolwich Crown Court, next to the high-security Belmarsh prison where Assange is being held, began on Monday

Assange's UK Extradition Hearing Paused Until May

Assange's UK extradition hearing paused until May

AFP News Feb 27, 2020

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