Tag: Julian Assange
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‘Julian Assange is free’, has left Britain: WikiLeaks
Julian Assange’s wife Stella on Tuesday thanked campaigners for their support as the WikiLeaks founder was released after five years in British custody. “Julian is free!!!!” she wrote on the social media platform X following confirmation that he had left Belmarsh high-security prison in southeast London. “Words cannot express our immense gratitude” to everyone who…
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‘Enough is enough’, Australia wants WikiLeaks founder back home now
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday denounced the years-long US and British legal pursuit of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, saying “enough is enough”. The country’s parliament passed a motion Wednesday with the prime minister’s support, calling for an end to 52-year-old Assange’s prosecution so that he can return to his family in Australia. Assange,…
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UK court issues order to extradite Julian Assange to US to face trial
On Wednesday, a United Kingdom (UK) court issued an official judgment extraditing Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, to the United States to face charges related to the publishing of secret material linked to the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. Priti Patel, the interior minister, now has the final say, albeit Assange has 14 days to appeal…