Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange Walks Out Of Courtroom As Free Man After Reaching Plea Deal In US
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange walked out of the courtroom in Saipan as a free man for the first time in 12 years after a US judge signed off on his plea deal on Wednesday morning (local time), CNN reported.
Jun 26, 2024, 15:18 PM IST
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be extradited to US, orders UK court
The move doesn't exhaust the legal options for Assange, who has sought for years to avoid a trial in the US on charges related to WikiLeaks' publication of a huge trove of classified documents more than a decade ago.
Apr 20, 2022, 16:18 PM IST
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to get married in high-security prison
The wedding ceremony will take place during visiting hours at the prison, where some of Britain`s most notorious criminals have served sentences, including child murderer Ian Huntley.
Mar 23, 2022, 15:57 PM IST
WikiLeaks acted in public interest, 'Pentagon Papers' leaker tells Julian Assange hearing
The man who leaked the "Pentagon Papers" about the Vietnam War defended Julian Assange at his London extradition hearing on Wednesday, saying WikiLeaks had acted in the public interest and warning Assange would not get a fair trial in the United States.
Sep 17, 2020, 02:12 AM IST
Donald Trump targeting WikiLeaks' Julian Assange as 'political enemy', UK court told
Australian-born Assange, 49, is fighting against being sent to the United States, where he is charged with conspiring to hack government computers and violating an espionage law over the release of confidential cables by WikiLeaks in 2010-2011.
Sep 10, 2020, 00:47 AM IST
UK judge rejects WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange bid to delay US extradition case
Assange made international headlines in 2010 when WikiLeaks published a US military video showing a 2007 attack by Apache helicopters in Baghdad that killed a dozen people.
Sep 07, 2020, 23:10 PM IST
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange denied bail amid coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is fighting extradition from Britain to the United States, was denied bail on Wednesday (March 25, 2020) after his lawyers said he should be released because he was at high risk of contracting the coronavirus in prison.
Mar 25, 2020, 19:54 PM IST
Jailed Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's health improving: Reports
Assange was moved from solitary confinement in the medical wing to a different part of the prison with 40 other inmates after his legal team and prisoners complained that his treatment was unfair, Hrafnsson said.
Feb 18, 2020, 19:02 PM IST
Extradition hearing for WikiLeaks' Julian Assange to be split into two parts
Following applications from Assange’s legal team and lawyers representing the United States, Judge Vanessa Baraitser at Westminster Magistrates` Court agreed that his extradition hearing would start on Feb. 24 for a week, with the remaining three weeks taking place from May 18.
Jan 23, 2020, 22:38 PM IST
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange needs time to speak to lawyer, court told
The United States wants Wikileaks founder Julian Assange extradited to face 18 charges including conspiring to hack government computers and violating an espionage law.
Jan 13, 2020, 19:41 PM IST
Julian Assange 'could die in prison' without urgent medical treatment, warn doctors
The letter addressed to UK Home Secretary Priti Patel and Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott, was distributed by WikiLeaks on Monday, the Hill reported. Assange is currently serving a 50 weeks imprisonment sentence in UK`s Belmarsh prison for skipping bail to avoid being sent to Sweden over sexual assault allegations.
Nov 26, 2019, 08:21 AM IST
Sweden drops Wikileaks founder Julian Assange rape probe after nearly 10 years
A Swedish prosecutor dropped a rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, ending the near decade-old case that had sent the anti-secrecy campaigner into hiding in London`s Ecuadorian embassy to avoid extradition.
Nov 19, 2019, 23:32 PM IST
UK court sets Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's US extradition hearing for February 2020
Assange, 47, faces 18 counts in the US including conspiring to hack government computers and violating an espionage law.
Jun 14, 2019, 17:32 PM IST
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange suffering from 'psychological torture': UN rights expert
Assange was too ill on Thursday to appear via video link from a British prison in a hearing on an extradition request from the United States, his lawyer Gareth Peirce told Reuters.
May 31, 2019, 14:33 PM IST
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange says he does not want to be extradited to US
The case was adjourned until May 30 for a procedural hearing with a more substantial hearing planned for June 12
May 02, 2019, 16:19 PM IST
WikiLeaks: After years of giving refuge, Ecuador suspends Julian Assange's citizenship
Ecuador has suspended Julian Assange`s citizenship and accused him and people connected to his WikiLeaks group of collaborating in attempts to destabilise the Andean nation`s government, after years of offering him shelter.
Apr 13, 2019, 05:18 AM IST
After years of giving refuge, Ecuador suspends WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's citizenship
Assange`s Ecuadorean citizenship was suspended on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Jose Valencia told reporters.
Apr 13, 2019, 00:16 AM IST
Explainer: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested in London after seven-year refuge in embassy
The computer hacker faces the prospect of extradition to the United States.
Apr 11, 2019, 22:16 PM IST
US charges WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with conspiracy
Assange, arrested by British police in London and carried out of the Ecuadorean embassy there, faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison on the American charges, the US Justice Department said in a statement.
Apr 11, 2019, 19:12 PM IST
US seeks extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
"This is an extradition warrant under Section 73 of the Extradition Act. He will appear in custody at Westminster Magistrates' Court as soon as possible."
Apr 11, 2019, 17:56 PM IST
