Julian Assange

After years of fighting extradition to the U.S. for revealing secret cables, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors.

The road leading to Assange leaving prison and the UK has been full of legal battles, campaigns and diplomatic tensions for him and his family.

Under the deal, Assange faces a sentence of 62 months, equivalent to the time he has already served in Britain. He is expected to be released and to return ...

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Assange to plead guilty to one charge of espionage and return home to Australia after decades fighting US extradition.

In a statement posted on X, the official WikiLeaks account said Assange left Belmarsh Prison, in south east London, on Monday and flew out of the UK.

The WikiLeaks founder is free after years-long legal battle that has stirred debate around the world on press freedom.

Wikileaks said its founder had left a UK prison after striking a deal to plead guilty to US criminal charges.

'The case has dragged on too long,' prime minister says during question time.

WikiLeaks founder due to be sentenced at hearing in Northern Mariana Islands.

Almost 14 years after the mass leak of secret military and diplomatic files, the organisation's founder has struck a plea deal with the US, leaving prison ...

The WikiLeaks founder is due to return to Australia, after signing a US deal that will see him plead guilty to criminal charges and go free.

The most controversial leaks by WikiLeaks featured classified US military documents and videos from the war it waged in Iran and Afghanistan in the early to mid ...

Andrei Molodkin claims his plan to destroy 16 works of art - worth more than $45m - with an "extremely corrosive" substance if Assange died in prison played ...

The WikiLeaks co-founder was released from Belmarsh prison on Tuesday morning after 1901 days of being kept inside the maximum-security location.

Stella Assange says she has not yet told the couple's two young sons about their father's release from prison.

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

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

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

Australian pressure, British legal process and a US realisation it needed a deal led to Wikileaks founder's release.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is expected to be freed after plea-deal court appearance on the US territory of Saipan.

Plea hearing is expected to result in the WikiLeaks founder's freedom after an extraordinary legal fight over more than a decade.

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The agreement means Assange will be sentenced to time already served in a British prison. His court appearance took place on the US territory of Saipan.

The Wikileaks founder formalises a plea deal at a court in the Northern Mariana Islands.

Assange pleaded guilty to a felony charge of violating the Espionage Act. His court hearing was held in Saipan, in the Northern Mariana Islands, ...

The WikiLeaks founder will walk free for the first time in 12 years after a US judge signs off on his unexpected plea deal on Wednesday morning.

The United States' pursuit of Julian Assange for leaking state secrets has played out for more than a decade in courtrooms and government offices across the ...

After seven years in an Ecuadorean embassy and five in UK prison, US legal pursuit draws to a close.

The remote ocean archipelago was until now known for its secluded beaches and wartime shipwrecks.

The Wikileaks founder gave a quick wave to those gathered before getting into a vehicle, but did not appear to say anything.

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There was broad bipartisan support at home for Assange's release, but some politicians also noted that the press freedom has worsened in recent years.

In pleading guilty to one count under the US Espionage Act as part of a plea deal, the WikiLeaks founder's case has left some large legal concepts ...

Landing in Canberra, the Wikileaks founder's 14-year legal battle comes to an end after a plea deal with the US.

WikiLeaks founder avoids more prison time in plea bargain with the US that has global implications for press freedom.

The tiny Pacific island was the most unlikely venue to witness the end of the long and bitter saga of Julian Assange.