Julian Assange
Australian editor and founder of WikiLeaks
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| 2024 | Assange's legal counsel characterized him as a 'journalist who exposed U.S. military wrongdoing in Iraq and Afghanistan', while the US government disputed this characterization. |
| 2024 | Became an Honorary citizen of Rome. |
| 2024 | Became an Honorary citizen of Rome. |
| 2024 | Assange's legal counsel characterized him as a 'journalist who exposed U.S. military wrongdoing in Iraq and Afghanistan', while the US government disputed this characterization. |
| October 1 2024 | Assange flew to Strasbourg, France, and addressed the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Council of Europe, stating he had 'pleaded guilty to journalism' and chosen freedom over justice. |
| October 1 2024 | Assange flew to Strasbourg, France, and addressed the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Council of Europe, stating he had 'pleaded guilty to journalism' and chosen freedom over justice. |
| June 27 2024 | Channel 10 re-broadcast the film, a day after Julian Assange's return to Australia following a plea bargain with the US. |
| June 26 2024 | After his plea hearing, Assange immediately travelled to Canberra, accompanied by former Australian prime minister and ambassador to the US Kevin Rudd, arriving around 7:35 pm local time. |
| June 26 2024 | Assange arrived in Saipan and pleaded guilty to a charge under the Espionage Act of 1917 at approximately 9:45 am local time, with Judge Ramona Villagomez Manglona accepting his plea and sentencing him to 62 months time served. |
| June 26 2024 | Arrived in Australia after negotiating a plea deal with U.S. prosecutors, pleading guilty to an Espionage Act charge in exchange for time served. |
| June 26 2024 | After his plea hearing, Assange immediately travelled to Canberra, accompanied by former Australian prime minister and ambassador to the US Kevin Rudd, arriving around 7:35 pm local time. |
| June 26 2024 | Assange arrived in Saipan and pleaded guilty to a charge under the Espionage Act of 1917 at approximately 9:45 am local time, with Judge Ramona Villagomez Manglona accepting his plea and sentencing him to 62 months time served. |
| June 26 2024 | Arrived in Australia after negotiating a plea deal with U.S. prosecutors, pleading guilty to an Espionage Act charge in exchange for time served. |
| June 24 2024 | Plea bargain agreed where Assange would plead guilty to one felony count of violating the Espionage Act in exchange for immediate release, with a sentence of 62 months time served. |
| June 24 2024 | Plea bargain agreed where Assange would plead guilty to one felony count of violating the Espionage Act in exchange for immediate release, with a sentence of 62 months time served. |
| May 20 2024 | High Court judges Dame Victoria Sharp and Sir Jeremy Johnson found that the US assurances regarding the First Amendment and nationality were not sufficient and gave Assange leave to appeal against extradition. |
| May 20 2024 | High Court judges Dame Victoria Sharp and Sir Jeremy Johnson found that the US assurances regarding the First Amendment and nationality were not sufficient and gave Assange leave to appeal against extradition. |
| April 10 2024 | President Biden said the US was considering the Australian government's call for Assange's return. |
| April 10 2024 | President Biden said the US was considering the Australian government's call for Assange's return. |
| March 26 2024 | The United Kingdom's High Court grants Assange a stay of extradition to the United States and demands the US not consider the death penalty. |
| March 26 2024 | The United Kingdom's High Court grants Assange a stay of extradition to the United States and demands the US not consider the death penalty. |
| March 4 2024 | German Chancellor Olaf Scholz commented on Assange's appeal, suggesting it would be good if British courts granted him protection. |
| March 4 2024 | German Chancellor Olaf Scholz commented on Assange's appeal, suggesting it would be good if British courts granted him protection. |
| February 20 2024 | A two-day hearing began in the High Court, with Assange too ill to attend. His legal team requested leave to appeal the extradition order. |
| February 20 2024 | A two-day hearing began in the High Court, with Assange too ill to attend. His legal team requested leave to appeal the extradition order. |
| February 14 2024 | The Australian House of Representatives passed a motion calling for Assange's immediate release and return to Australia, with a vote of 86 to 42. |
| February 14 2024 | The Australian House of Representatives passed a motion calling for Assange's immediate release and return to Australia, with a vote of 86 to 42. |
| 2023 | Awarded the Konrad Wolf Prize. |
| 2023 | Granted political asylum refugee status by the Italian city of Perugia. |
| 2023 | Granted political asylum refugee status by the Italian city of Perugia. |
| 2023 | Awarded the Konrad Wolf Prize. |
| December 2023 | U.S. District Court Judge John Koeltl rejected the CIA's request to dismiss the lawsuit, ruling that if the CIA accessed the contents of the plaintiffs' phones, it had breached their privacy rights under the U.S. Constitution. |
| December 2023 | Writer Charles Glass visited Assange in Belmarsh, noting he was pale and had accumulated 232 books during his confinement. |
| December 2023 | Writer Charles Glass visited Assange in Belmarsh, noting he was pale and had accumulated 232 books during his confinement. |
| December 2023 | U.S. District Court Judge John Koeltl rejected the CIA's request to dismiss the lawsuit, ruling that if the CIA accessed the contents of the plaintiffs' phones, it had breached their privacy rights under the U.S. Constitution. |
| August 14 2023 | US ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy flagged a potential plea deal for Assange after meeting with Australian parliamentarians. |
| August 14 2023 | US ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy flagged a potential plea deal for Assange after meeting with Australian parliamentarians. |
| July 2023 | US Secretary of State Antony Blinken rejected the Australian government's position on Assange's prosecution. |
| July 2023 | US Secretary of State Antony Blinken rejected the Australian government's position on Assange's prosecution. |
| June 2023 | Assange's lawyers discovered additional documents on David Morales' hard drive, including a folder labeled 'CIA' containing videos of Assange's visitors taken by hidden cameras and microphones installed in the Ecuadorian Embassy. |
| June 2023 | Assange's lawyers discovered additional documents on David Morales' hard drive, including a folder labeled 'CIA' containing videos of Assange's visitors taken by hidden cameras and microphones installed in the Ecuadorian Embassy. |
| June 6 2023 | The High Court in London dismissed Assange's appeal. Justice Jonathan Swift ruled that none of the four grounds of appeal raised any properly arguable point. |
| June 6 2023 | The High Court in London dismissed Assange's appeal. Justice Jonathan Swift ruled that none of the four grounds of appeal raised any properly arguable point. |
| April 2023 | Australian politicians Andrew Wilkie, Adam Bandt, and Rebekha Sharkie urged US Attorney General Merrick Garland to abandon Assange's extradition, arguing it would compromise press freedom and calling for his release from UK prison. |
| April 2023 | Australian politicians Andrew Wilkie, Adam Bandt, and Rebekha Sharkie urged US Attorney General Merrick Garland to abandon Assange's extradition, arguing it would compromise press freedom and calling for his release from UK prison. |
| 2022 | The incoming Australian Labor government under Anthony Albanese indicated opposition to Assange's continued prosecution, opting for quiet diplomacy. |
| 2022 | The incoming Australian Labor government under Anthony Albanese indicated opposition to Assange's continued prosecution, opting for quiet diplomacy. |
| December 13 2022 | Assange's appeal to the European Court of Human Rights is declared inadmissible. |
| December 13 2022 | Assange's appeal to the European Court of Human Rights is declared inadmissible. |
| November 2022 | The Guardian, The New York Times, Le Monde, Der Spiegel, and El País published an open letter urging the US government to end its prosecution of Assange. |
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