The Latest Breaking News from Julian Assange

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s hopes of avoiding extradition to the United States, where he’s charged with espionage and computer misuse offences, have taken a blow.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has pushed back against Australian demands for an end to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s prosecution, saying the Australian citizen was accused of “very serious criminal conduct” in publishing a trove of classified documents more than a decade ago

Ministers’ meeting focused on military cooperation and agreed to increase ‘tempo’ of US nuclear-powered submarine visits to Australia as part of Aukus pact

Whistleblowers in the modern world can be classified in three categories.

Journalism is an activity shielded by the First Amendment, not a special class or profession.

The 72-year-old activist had tweeted that he was willing to ‘risk arrest’ the day before the demonstration

Pope Francis has met with Stella Assange, the wife of imprisoned WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

Earlier this month, CNN reported that a British court has denied WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange "permission to appeal an order to extradite him to the United States, where he faces criminal charges under the Espionage Act". Although Assange's legal team will continue to explore its options, the snare around his…