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Julian Assange Strikes Plea Deal and Will Return Home: A New Chapter Unfolds

Julian Assange - Plea Deal - Press Freedom - US Extradition - WikiLeaks

Breaking News: Julian Assange strikes plea deal with the U.S. justice department, expected to return to Australia after years of legal battles! #JulianAssange

Julian Assange, the controversial WikiLeaks founder, has finally reached a groundbreaking plea deal with the U.S. Justice Department after a long and arduous legal battle. Assange, known for revealing secret cables, is set to return to his home country, Australia, in a turn of events that has captivated the world.

The plea deal entails Assange facing a sentence of 62 months, mirroring the time he has already served in a British prison. This agreement signifies a significant development in his tumultuous journey, culminating in his anticipated release and imminent return to Australia. It marks the end of a chapter fraught with extradition threats and legal uncertainties, paving the way for a new beginning for Assange.

Activists and politicians worldwide are celebrating Assange's impending freedom, hailing him as a 'generational hero' for his dedication to transparency and free speech. The expected release of Assange, following his guilty plea to a single charge of espionage, has sparked debates on press freedom and the role of whistleblowers in society.

In a surprising twist, Julian Assange's case has finally come to a close, with the founder of WikiLeaks being freed after years of legal battles. His story, a mix of controversy and activism, serves as a reminder of the complexities surrounding the disclosure of classified information and the implications for freedom of information.

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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 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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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange released from prison after 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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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange expected to be freed in US plea ... (Financial Times)

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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 is free": WikiLeaks founder strikes plea deal with U.S. (Axios)

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is expected to plead guilty to a felony charge related to his alleged role in one of the biggest leaks of classified ...

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'Generational hero': Julian Assange's supporters hail his expected ... (Aljazeera.com)

Activists and politicians celebrate WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's freedom following a plea deal with the US.

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Anthony Albanese tells parliament he wants Julian Assange ... (The Guardian)

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

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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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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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Australia's most senior diplomat in UK flying with Assange to Saipan (The Guardian)

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

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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 freed on US plea deal and starts journey home (BBC News)

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.

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A look at Julian Assange and how the long-jailed WikiLeaks founder ... (Voice of America)

The case's central character is a quixotic internet publisher with a profound disdain for government secrets.

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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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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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Julian Assange: Artist's threat to destroy Picasso and Warhol ... (Sky News)

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 ...

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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 ...

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange enters into a plea deal with the ... (NPR)

Assange will plead guilty to a single charge and is expected to return to Australia. The move brings an end to a years-long international saga over his ...

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Julian Assange is free! - DiEM25 Communications (DiEM25)

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

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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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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 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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From a plea deal to a 2am prison call: how Julian Assange finally ... (The Guardian)

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.

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Reactions to Julian Assange plea deal differ across the US political ... (The Guardian)

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

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'It's been a hard journey': Julian Assange supporters celebrate his ... (The Guardian)

Dedicated group who held vigils and protests for WikiLeaks founder feel 'tremendous sense of achievement'

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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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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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Julian Assange arrives in Saipan for court hearing which is expected ... (The Guardian)

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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WikiLeaks' 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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Julian Assange's release is still a lose-lose for press freedom (Vox)

The Wikileaks founder will plead guilty to violating the Espionage Act for publishing leaks about the Iraq War.

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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 walks free after US plea deal (Financial Times)

WikiLeaks founder released on time served after pleading guilty to espionage charge.

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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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Australia welcomes Julian Assange home amid warnings about ... (The Washington Post)

A small crowd gathered outside the U.S. Consulate in Sydney, drinking champagne from plastic cups and holding signs featuring the WikiLeaks founder, who was a ...

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Julian Assange is free, but curly legal questions about his case remain (The Conversation AU)

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 ...

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Julian Assange: Wikileaks founder lands in Australia a free man (BBC News)

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

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Julian Assange is set free (Aljazeera.com)

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

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