WikiLeaks’s Assange arrives in Australia following release on US plea deal
The WikiLeaks founder has landed in his home country following a 14-year legal ordeal.
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Australian lawmakers press US envoy for Julian Assange release
Supporters say Assange is an anti-establishment hero who has been victimised because he exposed US wrongdoings.
Australia PM says no point in US’s continued pursuit of Assange
The WikiLeaks founder has been in a UK jail for years as he fights extradition to the US.
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The Imprisonment of Julian Assange
Fault Lines examines what Assange’s case says about press freedom and the consequences of publishing state secrets.
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A group of lawyers and journalists are suing the CIA, alleging that their privacy rights were violated.
Ex-CIA engineer convicted over massive data leak
Schulte was convicted over the leak of the US spy agency’s most valuable intelligence cyber tools to WikiLeaks.
WikiLeaks’ Assange lodges UK appeal against extradition to US
WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange, 50, has lodged appeal to prevent his extradition to the US to face criminal charges.
Australian PM rejects calls to intervene in Julian Assange case
UK government ordered extradition of WikiLeaks founder to the US on spying charges, risking up to 175 years in prison.
Trial begins for CIA coder who allegedly passed info to WikiLeaks
Prosecutors say Joshua Schulte leaked classified information because of workplace dispute; he says he is being framed.
UK court order moves Julian Assange closer to US extradition
Home Secretary Priti Patel will decide whether to approve UK court order to extradite WikiLeaks founder.
