Julian Assange

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange lands in Australia after US guilty plea

A “whole range of people” had visited the United States as the deal was worked out, the Australian leader told reporters.

Australian PM says secretive talks led to Assange deal

Under the plea agreement, Assange will appear in the US District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands.

Wikileaks’ Julian Assange to plead guilty, ending years long US battle

His lawyer Edward Fitzgerald had told the judges they should not accept the assurance given by US prosecutors that Australian-born Assange could seek to rely upon the rights and protections given under the First Amendment, as a US court would not be bound by this.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange wins permission to appeal US extradition

Britain has given the go-ahead for his extradition, and a judge at London’s High Court ruled this week that Assange had no legal grounds to challenge the decision.

Julian Assange loses US extradition challenge, will renew appeal next week