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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.

Al Jazeera

Julian Assange Agrees To Plead Guilty In US Case

Julian Assange agrees to plead guilty to a felony charge, potentially avoiding US imprisonment. Deal includes a 62-month sentence, equivalent to time serve...

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Julian Assange has been in the headlines for almost two decades. Here’s why he’s such a significant public figure

“The price of freedom is eternal vigilance” is a famous quotation usually attributed to Thomas Jefferson, a founder of US democracy.

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Watch: Julian Assange lands on Pacific island after release from prison

Watch as Julian Assange arrives at Saipan International Airport in the Northern Mariana Islands for his court hearing to plead guilty to violating US espionage law following his release from prison in the UK on Tuesday, 25 June.

The Independent UK

Iraq to NSA spying: The biggest revelations by Julian Assange’s WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks unearthed documents ranging from conflicts within the US Democrats to toxic waste dumping in West Africa.

Al Jazeera

The Guardian view on the WikiLeaks plea deal: good for Julian Assange, not journalism

Editorial: This case remains alarming despite his release. The battle for press freedom must be vigorously pursued

The Guardian - UK

Assange to land in Australia for first time since jail

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is set to arrive in Australia after clearing his last legal obstacle and securing his freedom.

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A cult, homelessness and a teenage marriage: the extraordinary life of Julian Assange

After a fourteen year legal battle, Julian Assange is a free man. Emma Loffhagen reports on the Wikileaks founder’s tumultuous life

Evening Standard

From a plea deal to a 2am prison call: how Julian Assange finally gained freedom

A lawyer’s offer, a judgment that foretold years of legal wrangling, and diplomatic pressure all played a part in the release of the WikiLeaks founder

The Guardian - UK

Assange free in US plea deal & London’s soaring beer price ...The Standard podcast

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Evening Standard

Experts warn Julian Assange plea deal could set dangerous precedent

Human rights organisations want the next UK government to seek assurances from the US that it will not pursue journalists publishing classified information

The Guardian - UK

Reactions to Julian Assange plea deal differ across the US political divide

Leftist film-maker Michael Moore applauds deal while Mike Pence says it ‘dishonors’ US military members

The Guardian - US

Mixed reaction to Assange guilty plea

Supporters praised Assange's release from prison, but

Salon

Julian Assange’s release frees up one UK prison cell, but why has it taken so long – and what about the others?

This case is nothing to be proud of. As politicians stood by, he suffered within a chaotic system they have done little to fix, says author Duncan Campbell

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Evening Standard

Julian Assange leaves UK after agreeing US plea deal: Tech & Science Daily podcast

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Evening Standard

Julian Assange flies to the remote Pacific island of Saipan: where is it and what's next?

The WikiLeaks founder has been released from Belmarsh Prison in London — but why is going to an island famous for its role in the Second World War?

Reason

Julian Assange, a Free Man

Plus: In defense of cigarettes, independent voters in the Hamptons, IRS data-privacy settlement, and more...

The Independent UK

Who is Julian Assange, the polarizing founder of the secret-spilling website WikiLeaks?

Before he emerged as an eccentric internet publisher of state secrets, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was born in Townsville, Australia

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WikiLeaks founder Assange en-route to final US court hearing ahead of release

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been released from prison in Britain and is set to face a final court hearing after reaching a plea deal with US authorities that brings his long legal drama to a close.

International Business Times

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

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…

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Assange leaves UK after striking deal with US justice department

WikiLeaks founder reportedly travelling to US plea deal hearing in Northern Mariana Islands. Plus, how fashion entered its ‘ugly’ decade

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Now is the time for the Three Lions to find their roar

To suggest that England have yet to set this European Championship alight is something of an understatement. In classic fashion, the team laboured to an opening game win over Serbia before an especially turgid draw with Denmark. Yet, thanks to this expanded Euros format, they have already qualified for the…

The Independent UK

The tourist island known for sandy beaches that will host the final act of Julian Assange’s legal odyssey

It is the only part of the United States that Chinese citizens can enter without a visa

The Independent UK

Julian Assange plea deal: What happens next for the WikiLeaks founder

The WikiLeaks founder’s wife, Stella Assange, said she is looking forward to a ‘new chapter’ in Australia and wants prioritise her husband’s health

Al Jazeera

Julian Assange freed: What’s the deal the WikiLeaks founder struck with US?

Assange will plead guilty to one espionage charge in a US court in Saipan, before returning home to Australia.

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