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Assange seeks privacy to adjust to new-found freedom

After more than a decade in some form of custody overseas, WikiLeaks leader Julian Assange is back in Australia and will take time to adjust to his new freedom.

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Julian Assange is free, but curly legal questions about his case remain

Today Julian Assange walked out of the Federal Court Building in Saipan, North Marianas Islands, a free man. He pleaded guilty to one count of breaching the US Espionage Act.

The Conversation

Julian Assange walks free after pleading guilty to US espionage charge in Saipan court

US plea deal allows WikiLeaks founder to return to Australia after an extraordinary legal fight spanning more than a decade

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American Journalist Evan Gershkovich's Espionage Trial Begins In Russia

American journalist faces espionage trial in Russia, sparking condemnation and concerns about political motivations.

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US journalist Evan Gershkovich goes on trial for espionage charges in Russia

US journalist Evan Gershkovich attended Wednesday a closed-door trial on espionage charges in Russia, over a year after he became the first Western journalist since the Soviet era to be detained on such accusations. Gershkovich, whose next hearing is set for August 13, faces up to 20 years in prison…

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Russia Puts US Journalist Evan Gershkovich On Trial

US journalist Evan Gershkovich will face the start of a closed-door trial on espionage charges in Russia on Wednesday, more than a year after he became the first Western journalist since the Soviet era to be detained on such accusations.

International Business Times

Julian Assange walks free after making deal with US to plead guilty in remote Pacific island court

Sentencing ends more than a decade of legal struggles between US government and an activist once condemned by Joe Biden as ‘closer to a high-tech terrorist’

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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

The Guardian view on the WikiLeaks plea deal: good for Julian Assange, not journalism

Editorial: This case remains alarming despite his release. The battle for press freedom must be vigorously pursued

The Guardian - UK

Assange free in US plea deal & London’s soaring beer price ...The Standard podcast

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Evening Standard

Reactions to Julian Assange plea deal differ across the US political divide

Leftist film-maker Michael Moore applauds deal while Mike Pence says it ‘dishonors’ US military members

The Guardian - US

Mixed reaction to Assange guilty plea

Supporters praised Assange's release from prison, but

Salon

Espionage trial of US reporter Evan Gershkovich signals a dangerous new era for journalism in Russia

The arrest and trial of US reporter Evan Gershkovich on spying charges would have prompted a range of emotions in any outsider who has been a reporter or researcher in Russia. At first, there’s the sense that you yourself may have escaped after running a similar risk of working in…

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Julian Assange freed: What’s the deal the WikiLeaks founder struck with US?

Assange will plead guilty to one espionage charge in a US court in Saipan, before returning home to Australia.

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Julian Assange timeline: A criminal or a hero?

The WikiLeaks founder is free after years-long legal battle that has stirred debate around the world on press freedom.

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Julian Assange To Enter Plea Deal With U.S. Government

Julian Assange lands in Bangkok for a plea deal with the U.S., expected to plead guilty to an Espionage Act charge. The case has sparked global attention a...

The Independent UK

Timeline of the Julian Assange legal saga over extradition to the US on espionage charges

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been fighting for years to avoid extradition to the United States to face charges related to his organization’s publication of a huge trove of classified documents

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My own prison ordeal gave me a taste of what Assange may be feeling. He’s out – but the chilling effect on press freedom remains

Julian Assange is out of prison, after agreeing to plead guilty to violating the US Espionage Act. He is expected to be freed after appearing in a US courtroom on the Northern Mariana Islands this week.

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Julian Assange may be on his way to freedom but this is not a clear victory for freedom of the press

The Espionage Act will still hang over the heads of journalists reporting on national security issues, not just in the US

The Conversation

Julian Assange plea deal: what does it mean for the WikiLeaks founder, and what happens now?

After years of appeals and litigation, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has entered into a plea deal with the US government, according to court documents.

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Julian Assange will be freed after striking plea deal with US authorities

Julian Assange has reached a deal with the United States Department of Justice to allow him to return to Australia after pleading guilty to violating American espionage law.

Al Jazeera

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange released from prison after US plea deal

Assange to plead guilty to one charge of espionage and return home to Australia after years fighting US extradition.

The Conversation

Why have Australia’s espionage authors been renditioned to a literary black site?

Internationally, spy novels are surfing a 40-year wave of commercial success that has transformed the genre into a multi-billion-dollar behemoth spanning books, television and movies.

The Guardian - UK

Policing minister’s wife in legal row over corporate espionage claims

Exclusive: Elizabeth Philp denies allegations that she used trade secrets gained from former employer

International Business Times

Russia Says Awaits US Response To Prisoner Swap Proposals

Russia said Wednesday it had presented its ideas for a prisoner swap to the United States and was waiting for a response, days before it was set to put US reporter Evan Gershkovich on trial.

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