Julian Assange

Biden accused of hypocrisy as he seeks extradition of Julian Assange
Ad-hoc tribunal of legal experts and supporters pressures US administration to drop ‘attack on press freedom’
Chris McGreal
20, Jan, 2023 @11:12 PM

Julian Assange denied permission to attend Vivienne Westwood funeral
Westwood’s family say they are ‘deeply disappointed’ WikiLeaks founder was not given temporary release from prison
Ben Quinn
09, Jan, 2023 @1:06 PM

Vivienne Westwood: Chrissie Hynde and Paul McCartney lead tributes to fashion icon
Greenpeace calls designer a ‘true radical’ and Hynde says ‘the world is already a less interesting place’
Ben Quinn
30, Dec, 2022 @4:17 PM

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe tells Andy Murray of ‘joy’ of watching him play from prison
Player says ‘incredible’ story, told during her guest edit of Today programme, left him feeling emotional
Geneva Abdul
28, Dec, 2022 @2:43 PM

Biden faces growing pressure to drop charges against Julian Assange
Biden faces a renewed push, domestically and internationally, to drop charges against Assange, who is languishing in a UK jail
Eric Lichtblau
12, Dec, 2022 @8:00 AM

PM urges climate ‘wake up’ amid floods; man mauled to death by dogs – as it happened
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange fights extradition from Britain to US, where he is wanted on criminal charges. This blog is now closed
Donna Lu
03, Dec, 2022 @6:06 AM

Australian PM Anthony Albanese urges US government to end pursuit of Julian Assange
Prime minister says he raised Wikileaks co-founder’s case with US representatives recently and will continue to push for it to be ‘brought to a close’
Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent
30, Nov, 2022 @5:32 AM
An open letter from editors and publishers: Publishing is not a Crime
The US government should end its prosecution of Julian Assange for publishing secrets
GNM press office
28, Nov, 2022 @11:22 AM

‘Publishing is not a crime’: media groups urge US to drop Julian Assange charges
First outlets to publish WikiLeaks material, including the Guardian, come together to oppose prosecution
Jim Waterson Media editor
28, Nov, 2022 @11:00 AM

Julian Assange: Australian government urged to show ‘courage’ against US over charges
Jennifer Robinson, a human rights lawyer who represents Assange, says ‘the future ahead for Julian is grim’
Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent
19, Oct, 2022 @2:37 AM

Julian Assange’s supporters call on Australian government to provide update on talks with US
Campaign adviser says public should be told of any progress on securing Assange’s release if he is extradited from UK
Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent
12, Oct, 2022 @9:17 PM

Assange family barred from taking book about WikiLeaks founder into Australia’s parliament
Family planned to distribute book, deemed ‘protest material’ by security, to MPs and media as they urged government to intervene in proposed extradition
Christopher Knaus
05, Aug, 2022 @8:39 AM
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