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Assange’s return to Australia a ‘huge win for free speech’, says lawyer

The family and lawyer of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange held a press conference on Wednesday after his return to his home country of Australia following a plea deal with the US government. Assange's lawyer Jennifer Robinson described his release as a "huge win for free speech".

France 24

WikiLeaks Founder Assange Returns Home A Free Man

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned home to Australia to start life as a free man Wednesday after admitting he revealed US defense secrets in a deal that unlocked the door to his London prison cell.

International Business Times

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia after US legal battle ends

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet hours after pleading guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets

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US journalist Gershkovich on trial in Russia over spying charges he denies

Journalist faces up to 20 years in jail if convicted; court sets next hearing for August 13.

Al Jazeera

Canberra told prison no place for Indigenous women

Indigenous women have gathered in Canberra to call for greater action and change to help female First Nations prisoners get out of the justice system.

AAP

Accommodation units isolated amid Canberra prison COVID outbreak

Court appearances delayed due to fresh outbreak.

The Canberra Times

Mexican President Obrador Lauds Assange's Release, Says Statue Of Liberty No Longer An 'Empty Symbol'

During a press conference held in Mexico, Obrador celebrated Assange's release and thanked the governments and family members who helped get the WikiLeaks founder out of the British high-security prison after reaching an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Victorian government to close Port Phillip prison as states increasingly ditch private facilities

Closure means Fulham and Ravenhall prisons will be the state’s only privately run jails

The Guardian - AU

Jailed terrorist 'one of society's most vulnerable'

A tetraplegic terror offender who planned attacks on corrective services officers has been labelled one of society's most vulnerable members by his lawyer.

AAP

A timeline of the legal case involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

The drawn-out legal case involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has concluded with his guilty plea to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets

The Independent UK

Julian Assange Pleads Guilty In Wikileaks Case, Avoids Prison Time

Julian Assange pleads guilty to conspiring to obtain and disclose national defense information, avoiding prison time and returning to Australia. Legal batt...

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Julian Assange Agrees To Plead Guilty In US Case

Julian Assange agrees to plead guilty to a felony charge, potentially avoiding US imprisonment. Deal includes a 62-month sentence, equivalent to time serve...

International Business Times

Brazil's Top Court Votes To Decriminalize Personal Weed Use

Brazil's Supreme Court said Tuesday a majority of judges had voted to decriminalize possession of marijuana for personal use, after a lengthy and divisive trial.

The Independent UK

Watch: Julian Assange lands on Pacific island after release from prison

Watch as Julian Assange arrives at Saipan International Airport in the Northern Mariana Islands for his court hearing to plead guilty to violating US espionage law following his release from prison in the UK on Tuesday, 25 June.

The Independent UK

Puerto Rico sues former officials accused of corruption to recover more than $30M in public funds

Puerto Rico’s Justice Department says it is suing at least 30 ex-government officials accused of corruption to recover more than $30 million in public funds

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The Guardian - UK

From a plea deal to a 2am prison call: how Julian Assange finally gained freedom

A lawyer’s offer, a judgment that foretold years of legal wrangling, and diplomatic pressure all played a part in the release of the WikiLeaks founder

Salon

Mixed reaction to Assange guilty plea

Supporters praised Assange's release from prison, but

The Guardian - UK

Julian Assange’s release frees up one UK prison cell, but why has it taken so long – and what about the others?

This case is nothing to be proud of. As politicians stood by, he suffered within a chaotic system they have done little to fix, says author Duncan Campbell

The Independent UK

'Sing Sing' screens at Sing Sing, in an emotional homecoming for its cast

As movie premieres go, the one for “Sing Sing” at Sing Sing prison was about as poignant as it gets

Evening Standard

Julian Assange flies to the remote Pacific island of Saipan: where is it and what's next?

The WikiLeaks founder has been released from Belmarsh Prison in London — but why is going to an island famous for its role in the Second World War?

The Independent UK

Albanian appeals court upholds prison term for Greek minority mayor, raising tensions with Athens

An Albanian appeals court has upheld a sentence of two years in prison for an elected mayor from the country’s Greek minority

The Guardian - UK

‘It was a very tough period’: Italian antifascist MEP Ilaria Salis on her 15-month detention in Hungary

Activist says threat of up to 11 years in prison ‘still scares me a lot’ and she intends to speak up for prisoners’ rights

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