Julian Assange

Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder, was was arrested from the Ecuador Embassy in London after the South American country withdrew the asylum granted to him. Assange took refuge in Ecuador’s London embassy in 2012 to avoid being extradited to Sweden, where authorities wanted to question him as part of a sexual assault investigation. That probe was later dropped, but Assange fears he could be extradited to face charges in the US, where prosecutors are investigating mass disclosures of classified information through WikiLeaks.

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WikiLeaks' Julian Assange says he pleaded 'guilty to journalism' in order to be freed

October 01, 2024 5:29 pm

Prior to his time in prison, he had spent seven years in self-imposed exile in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he claimed asylum on the grounds of political persecution.

The Saipan surprise: How delicate talks led to the unlikely end of Julian Assange's 12-year saga

June 30, 2024 1:55 am

Assange's supporters have for years maintained that he provided an invaluable public service by exposing military misconduct in America's foreign wars, much the same way journalists are tasked with doing.

Julian Assange is now free to do or say whatever he likes. What does his future hold?

June 27, 2024 8:47 pm

It is unclear what will happen to WikiLeaks, the site Assange founded in 2006 as a place to post confidential documents exposing corruption and revealing secret government workings behind warfare and spying.

Watch: Julian Assange hugs wife and father as he returns home after 14 years

June 27, 2024 4:55 am

Assange pleaded guilty to one criminal count of US espionage law, wherein he was accused of conspiring and obtaining US national defence documents that were classified.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange waves as he arrives in Canberra, Australia, June 26, 2024. (Reuters)

US State Department says Julian Assange's actions put people at risk

June 27, 2024 1:49 am

The State Department spokesperson was asked by reporters at a press briefing on Wednesday to give examples of harm caused by the WikiLeaks releases but did not provide any.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appears at a U.S. District Court in Saipan

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange freed by US court after guilty plea

June 26, 2024 8:01 am

During the three hour hearing, Assange pled guilty to one criminal count of conspiring to obtain and disclose classified U.S. national defence documents but said he had believed the Constitution's First Amendment, which protects free speech, shielded his activities.

Why Julian Assange’s release is not a straightforward happy ending

June 26, 2024 10:19 am

The figure of Assange represents a fundamental tension between the nation-state's control over information on the one hand and those who believe, in the internet age, in a decentralised model of universal transparency.

Julian Assange symbolises an idea — the freedom of information

July 08, 2024 10:12 am

He has done more than an individual can and he has been supported by and inspired generations of internet activists who continue to take the risk and leak and spread information that is otherwise shrouded in silence in the name of national security

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange looks out a plane window as he approaches Bangkok airport for layover, according to the post by Wikileaks on X, in this picture released to social media

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange stops in Bangkok on his way to US court and later freedom

June 25, 2024 5:39 pm

Assange is expected to be sentenced to the five years he has already spent in the British prison while fighting extradition to the US to face charges, a process that has played out in a series of hearings in London.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange looks out a plane window as he approaches Bangkok airport for layover, according to the post by Wikileaks on X.

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange set to walk free: What is the deal he made with the US govt?

June 25, 2024 5:14 pm

Julian Assange shot to fame in the early 2010s, when his website WikiLeaks made public some confidential information, including on US military operations in Iraq. It also brought espionage-related charged against him, but his long-running legal battle is set to end soon. Here is his story.

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's seven years in the Ecuadorean embassy

April 13, 2019 11:08 am

A look back at WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's seven years inside the Ecuadorean embassy, after his South American hosts abruptly revoked his asylum and he was arrested by British police.