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The anti-secrecy international organisation was founded in 2006 by Australian Julian Assange. The non-profit group calls itself a media organisation and also acts as an online "drop box" for anonymous sources to leak information and documents to journalists. In 2010, WikiLeaks became more prominent after releasing the "Collateral Murder" video, which showed US Army helicopter firing on a group of mostly unarmed men, two of whom were journalists.
Hypocrisy of outrage over China’s alleged spy balloon exposed by leaks that show Washington has been snooping on friends.
The persecution of the WikiLeaks founder is a blatant display of America’s domestic judicial abuse, extraterritorial overreach and the vassalage of Great Britain and Australia.
The prisoner of conscience is being persecuted by two self-styled leaders of Western democracies, while his own country, Australia, silently ignores his abuse and torture
Julian Assange faces extradition from Britain to the United States on the charge of conspiracy to access a computer, and his lawyers fear President Donald Trump will politicise the case
- Australian Julian Assange has been held in Britain since 2019 while fighting extradition to the United States
- He has been indicted by the US over his role in the 2010 leaking of a huge trove of classified documents
Quito’s security forces stormed the Mexican embassy on Friday to capture fugitive former vice-president Jorge Glas, who took refuge inside to avoid arrest for alleged corruption.
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UK judges delayed decision on Assange’s last-ditch extradition appeal bid amid concerns he could face death penalty in US. Russia’s foreign ministry said UK’s judicial system was a ‘mockery’.
If he eventually loses the appeal bid, the WikiLeaks’ founder will have exhausted all UK appeals and will be set to enter the extradition process.
Julian Assange has been indicted on 17 espionage charges and one charge of computer misuse over his website’s publication of classified US documents 15 years ago.
His lawyers argue that he faces a ‘flagrant denial of justice’ in the US and could be given a ‘disproportionate’ decades-long sentence for publishing secret military and diplomatic files.
Analysts say there will be ‘considerable community concern’ if an ally of Australia incarcerates a local journalist for doing his job.
Joshua Schulte was found guilty of espionage and other charges in a massive data breach that the US intelligence called a ‘digital Pearl Harbour’.
Australian lawmakers have been piling on the pressure for Washington to end its persecution of the imprisoned WikiLeaks founder. Even the PM says it’s ‘gone on for too long’ – though he’s stopped short of actually doing anything.
Assange, an Australian citizen being held in Britain, is battling extradition to the US, where he is wanted on charges of releasing confidential US records in 2010.
Assange is battling extradition from the UK to the US where he is wanted on criminal charges over the release of confidential US military records and diplomatic cables.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he was ‘frustrated’ Washington is still seeking the WikiLeaks founder’s extradition despite being aware of what Canberra’s position is.
Jack Teixeira, who was arrested by the FBI in Massachusetts on Thursday, made his initial appearance before a judge for what is believed to be the most serious security breach since WikiLeaks in 2010.
Pentagon officials say the breadth of topics addressed in the documents – which appeared online on Friday and touch on China, the Middle East, Africa and the war in Ukraine – suggest they were leaked by an American rather than an ally.
The jailed WikiLeaks founder risks extradition from the UK to the US to face trial for divulging US military secrets about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
In her memoir, Pamela Anderson reportedly detailed her friendship with Julian Assange, the imprisoned WikiLeaks founder.
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The WikiLeaks founder is currently appealing against a decision to extradite him to the US where he is wanted for allegedly violating the US Espionage Act by publishing classified files in 2010.
Assange, an Australian who has been held in London since 2019, has filed an appeal against his extradition to the US. He is wanted to face trial in the US on espionage charges.
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Australian journalist John Pilger also said that the role, future of journalism are at stake if Julian Assange loses his extradition fight in Britain.
Assange is wanted by US authorities on 18 counts, including a spying charge, relating to WikiLeaks’ release of vast troves of confidential US military records and diplomatic cables which Washington said had put lives in danger.
Anthony Albanese on Monday rejected calls for him to publicly demand the United States drop its prosecution of WikiLeaks founder and Australian citizen Julian Assange.
