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Julian Assange's Legal Battles: A Timeline of Dramatic Events

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Julian Assange strikes a plea deal to return home amidst legal battles and espionage charges. Find out more at straitstimes.com

Julian Assange, the controversial WikiLeaks founder, has made headlines once again with a deal to plead guilty to violating US espionage law, marking a significant turn in his long-standing legal battles. After years of extradition threats and imprisonment, Assange is set to return to his native Australia, putting an end to a tumultuous chapter in his life. The news of his potential freedom has sparked global interest and discussions about freedom of speech and government transparency.

Assange's decision to plead guilty to leaking US national security secrets has shocked many, as he prepares to face the consequences of his actions. The deal with US authorities comes after intense negotiations and years of courtroom drama, adding a new twist to the already complex narrative surrounding the WikiLeaks co-founder. Despite the controversy surrounding his case, Assange's supporters see his upcoming release as a step towards justice and resolution.

As Assange's legal saga comes to a close, the world watches eagerly to see the final outcome of his plea deal and his return to Australia. The impact of his actions and the implications on press freedom remain hotly debated topics, with Assange's story bound to leave a lasting mark on the history of whistleblowing and government transparency.

In a surprising turn of events, Assange was granted bail by the High Court in London and has left Britain, further adding to the intrigue of his case. With his impending freedom, the legacy of Julian Assange and the future of WikiLeaks continue to be subjects of immense interest and speculation in the media and among the public.

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Julian Assange: Timeline of Wikileaks founder's legal battles (The Straits Times)

The WikiLeaks founder has reached a deal to plead guilty to one count of violating US espionage law. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Wikileaks' Julian Assange to plead guilty, ending yearslong US battle (The Business Times)

WIKILEAKS co-founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to leaking US national security secrets and return to his native Australia, under a deal with the ...

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WikiLeaks' Julian Assange to be freed after pleading guilty to US ... (CNA)

WASHINGTON: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is due to plead guilty this week to violating US espionage law, in a deal that will end his imprisonment in ...

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'Julian Assange is free': Wikileaks founder to be freed in deal with US (Aljazeera.com)

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

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Julian Assange will be freed after striking plea deal with US authorities (The Conversation AU)

Julian Assange has reached a deal with the United States Justice Department to allow him to return to Australia after pleading guilty to violating American ...

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'No one should judge' WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for ... (The Guardian)

Labor's Julian Hill says prime minister Anthony Albanese deserves 'enormous credit' for pursuing the resolution of Assange's case.

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Julian Assange Strikes Plea Deal, Will Return to Australia (The Intercept - First Look Media)

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

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange expected to be freed in US plea ... (Financial Times)

Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with US prosecutors that would end the WikiLeaks founder's long-running legal saga over leaked documents and ...

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Julian Assange is free and has left Britain: WikiLeaks (The Straits Times)

He was granted bail by the High Court in London and was released at Stansted Airport. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Explainer: who is Julian Assange and what are the details of his ... (The Guardian)

After five years in jail, Julian Assange is expected to plead guilty to a single charge that will allow him to walk free and return to Australia.

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Julian Assange plea deal live: plane thought to be carrying Assange ... (The Guardian)

Assange was reportedly released from Belmarsh maximum security prison and is on his way to Saipan ahead of release and return to Australia.

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Timeline of Julian Assange Legal Saga Over Extradition to US on ... (Jakarta Globe)

In a deal with the US Justice Department, Assange will plead guilty to an Espionage Act charge.

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange strikes plea deal with the U.S. (NPR)

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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Julian Assange timeline: A criminal or a hero? (Aljazeera.com)

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

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Washington v WikiLeaks: how the US pursued Julian Assange (The Guardian)

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 ...

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Julian Assange: Plane carrying WikiLeaks founder in Bangkok ... (The Associated Press)

A plane carrying WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has landed in Thailand. He is on his way to enter a plea in a U.S. court that is expected to free him and ...

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At last, Julian Assange is free. But it may have come at a high price ... (The Guardian)

The Biden administration got a guilty plea and set a dangerous tone for reporters everywhere, says Trevor Timm, executive director of the Freedom of the ...

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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange freed after US plea deal (BBC News)

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

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Why is Julian Assange flying to the remote Pacific island of Saipan? (Reuters)

Better known for its sandy beaches and Second World War wrecks, the tropical Pacific island of Saipan will soon host the final act of Julian Assange's ...

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Wikileaks' Julian Assange to plead guilty, ending years long US battle (The Business Times)

WIKILEAKS co-founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to leaking US national security secrets and return to his native Australia, under a deal with the ...

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Julian Assange freed: What's the deal the WikiLeaks founder struck ... (Aljazeera.com)

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

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Experts warn Julian Assange plea deal could set dangerous ... (The Guardian)

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

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Julian Assange's wife speaks of elation over plea deal (The Guardian)

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

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Julian Assange's plea deal: a suitable end to a grubby saga (The Economist)

America was right to have sought his extradition. But a bit of compassion now does not go amiss. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange looks out a plane's window ...

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Julian Assange heads to freedom. This is how the deal was done (BBC News)

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

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Julian Assange arrives in Saipan for court hearing (The Guardian)

Plane carrying WikiLeaks founder touched down more than two hours before the scheduled start of a plea hearing that is expected to result in his freedom.

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WikiLeaks gadfly: the Julian Assange saga (Financial Times)

After spending seven years in an Ecuadorean embassy and five in prison, the US pursuit of him is drawing to a close.

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Live updates: Julian Assange arrives for plea deal hearing in Saipan (The Washington Post)

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is expected to plead guilty in a deal with the United States that would free him and send him to Australia.

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WikiLeak's Julian Assange lands in Saipan for US plea-deal court ... (Aljazeera.com)

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

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Live updates: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pleads guilty to ... (ABC News)

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has pleaded guilty to one criminal charge in the US district court on the island of Saipan. Follow live.

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Julian Assange live news: WikiLeaks founder pleads guilty and ... (The Guardian)

Assange: Yes. Manglona: It is the finding of this court ... that the plea of guilty is now accepted. The defendant is found guilty. Share.

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pleads guilty (NPR)

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

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Julian Assange ends stalemate with US, exchanging guilty plea for ... (CNN)

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.

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Inside the decadelong, global pursuit of Julian Assange that ended ... (CNN)

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 ...

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Julian Assange's lawyer says WikiLeaks founder 'cannot, and ... (ABC News)

Assange has been released after pleading guilty to a felony count of obtaining and disclosing national defence information, bringing to a close a legal ...

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WikiLeaks' Julian Assange freed by US court after guilty plea (The Straits Times)

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange leaving the court in Saipan on June 26, 2024, after pleading guilty to a single criminal count. PHOTO: AFP. Updated.

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Why Northern Mariana Islands hosted Julian Assange hearing (BBC News)

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

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The moment Julian Assange left Saipan court a free man – video (The Guardian)

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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The Julian Assange Saga Is Finally Over (WIRED)

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to plead guilty to one count of espionage in US court on Wednesday, ending a years-long legal battle between the ...

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