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US Considers Dropping Charges Against Julian Assange
The United States is contemplating dropping charges against Julian Assange, as confirmed by President Joe Biden, who stated that he is considering the request. Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, is currently in custody in Great Britain, awaiting a decision on whether he will be extradited to the United States.
UK court delays decision on Assange's last-ditch extradition appeal bid
Two U.K. judges on Tuesday delayed a decision on whether to grant WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a last-ditch appeal against extradition to the United States, giving Washington three weeks to provide "assurances" in the case.
40 years in prison for ex-CIA coder who leaked hacking tools to WikiLeaks
A former CIA programmer was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Thursday for leaking the U.S. spy agency's most valuable hacking tools to WikiLeaks.
Joshua Schulte, 35, was found guilty in 2022 of espionage and other charges in what the CIA called a "digital Pearl Harbor" — the largest data breach in the history of the intelligence agency.
Ex-CIA engineer convicted in massive theft of secret info
He told jurors that the CIA and FBI made him a scapegoat for an embarrassing public release of a trove of CIA secrets by WikiLeaks in 2017
Assange vows to fight UK approval of extradition to US
Supporters of Julian Assange on June 17 vowed to fight his extradition to the United States after Britain approved a US request for the WikiLeaks founder to face trial over the publication of secret military files.
Julian Assange is free to return home, Australian PM says
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the head of Wikileaks can return once legal challenges have been dealt with
In new charges against Assange, groups see cause for concern
New charges filed against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange quickly drew alarm on May 23 from media organizations and others. The groups are concerned that the Justice Department is charging Assange for actions that ordinary journalists do routinely in their jobs.
Assange held in London jail ahead of long legal fight
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange woke up in a British jail on April 12 at the start of a likely lengthy extradition battle after a dramatic end to his seven-year stay in Ecuador's London embassy.
Croat Philosopher Joins Campaign Against Assange Extradition
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Photo: EPA/Facundo Arrizabalaga.
Julian Assange was Arrested at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London (Video)
WikiLeaks creator was arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, police said. 47-year-old Julian Assange has been detained by London City Police officers at the Ecuadorian Embassy on an order issued by the Westminster Magistrates Court on June 29, 2012 for failing to appear in court.