WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Walks Free From Prison As He Reaches Plea Deal With US
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is scheduled to enter a guilty plea this week to violating US espionage law. This will put an end to a long legal court battle for Assange.
Jun 25, 2024, 07:11 AM ISTJulian Assange 'could die in prison' without urgent medical treatment, warn doctors
The letter addressed to UK Home Secretary Priti Patel and Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott, was distributed by WikiLeaks on Monday, the Hill reported. Assange is currently serving a 50 weeks imprisonment sentence in UK`s Belmarsh prison for skipping bail to avoid being sent to Sweden over sexual assault allegations.
Nov 26, 2019, 08:21 AM ISTExplainer: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested in London after seven-year refuge in embassy
The computer hacker faces the prospect of extradition to the United States.
Apr 11, 2019, 22:16 PM ISTUS charges WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with conspiracy
Assange, arrested by British police in London and carried out of the Ecuadorean embassy there, faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison on the American charges, the US Justice Department said in a statement.
Apr 11, 2019, 19:12 PM ISTJulian Assange considering offer to appear before US Senate committee
"The US Senate Select Committee request confirms their interest in hearing from Assange," lawyer Jennifer Robinson said in a statement.
Aug 09, 2018, 19:23 PM ISTPamela Anderson dating Wikileaks founder Julian Assange?
Anderson has visited Assange, who has been camping out at the Ecuadorean embassy for five years, five times in the past four months: on October 15, November 13 and December 7 and 12.
Feb 07, 2017, 13:38 PM ISTWikileaks founder Julian Assange marks 5 years holed up in Ecuadorean embassy
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, facing rape allegation in Sweden, on Sunday marked the fifth anniversary of his life holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy here.
Jun 19, 2016, 17:15 PM ISTWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange lawyers ask Swedish court to drop warrant
Lawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said on Monday they had asked a Stockholm court to lift a pan-European warrant for his arrest over a 2010 rape allegation.
Feb 22, 2016, 22:00 PM ISTSwedish prosecutor says still aims to question Assange
A Swedish prosecutor said on Tuesday she still aims to question WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy in London over a rape allegation in Sweden, despite a UN report condemning Stockholm for his "arbitrary detention".
Feb 09, 2016, 22:41 PM ISTWikileaks founder Assange 'unlawfully detained' in UK, rules UN
A United Nations panel has ruled that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been "arbitrarily detained", the BBC reported on Thursday.
Feb 04, 2016, 15:58 PM IST