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June 26, 2024 at 7:50 PM

Timeline of Julian Assange's 14-year-long saga to dodge extradition

Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, is expected to plead guilty to espionage charges Tuesday in a deal hashed out with federal prosecutors.
June 26, 2024 at 7:50 PM
In this May 19, 2017 file photo, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange speaks on the balcony of the Embassy of Ecuador in London.
June 26, 2024 at 7:44 PM

Timeline of Julian Assange's legal saga

Timeline of WikiLeak founder Julian Assange’s 14-year-long fight to avoid extradition to the US to face prosecution.
June 26, 2024 at 7:44 PM
Timeline of WikiLeak founder Julian Assange’s 14-year-long fight to avoid extradition to the US to face prosecution.
June 26, 2024 at 6:29 PM

Julian Assange lands home in Australia after pleading guilty in US court

Assange arrived on Wednesday in his native Australia, with the WikiLeaks founder stepping off the plane in Canberra and hugging his wife, Stella.
June 26, 2024 at 6:29 PM
VIDEO: Julian Assange lands home in Australia after pleading guilty in US court
June 26, 2024 at 12:37 PM

Assange lands in native Australia after pleading guilty in US court

Julian Assange arrived on Wednesday in his native Australia, with the WikiLeaks founder stepping off the plane in Canberra and hugging his wife, Stella.
June 26, 2024 at 12:37 PM
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange kisses his wife Stella Assange as he arrives in Canberra, Australia, June 26, 2024.
June 26, 2024 at 2:45 AM

Assange walks free after pleading guilty at hearing in Northern Mariana Islands:

Julian Assange pleaded guilty at a U.S. federal courthouse in Saipan, according to the AP. He is expected to travel to his native Australia following the hearing.
June 26, 2024 at 2:45 AM
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrives at a United States District Court in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S., June 26, 2024.
June 26, 2024 at 12:41 AM

Julian Assange arrives in Saipan ahead of guilty plea in deal with US

Julian Assange has arrived in Saipan. He is expected to enter a guilty plea as part of a deal with the U.S. Justice Department, which would allow him to return home to Australia.
June 26, 2024 at 12:41 AM
VIDEO: Julian Assange arrives in Saipan ahead of guilty plea in deal with US, securing his freedom
June 25, 2024 at 10:56 PM

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange goes to court after accepting plea deal

Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, a website dedicated to leaking classified documents and media to the public, is set to plead guilty to one count of violating the Espionage Act.
June 25, 2024 at 10:56 PM
VIDEO: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange goes to court after accepting plea deal
June 25, 2024 at 9:15 PM

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will soon be a free man

Assange has struck a deal with the U.S. government after fighting extradition from the U.K. for nearly 15 years. He'll plead guilty to violating an espionage law for leaking U.S. classified documents.
June 25, 2024 at 9:15 PM
VIDEO: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will soon be a free man
June 25, 2024 at 8:48 PM

Julian Assange to reunite with family that has only known him in prison

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be reunited with his wife and their two young sons after his plea deal with the U.S. The children have only known him in captivity.
June 25, 2024 at 8:48 PM
Stella Moris stands with her children Gabriel, four, (left) and Max, two, outside Belmarsh Prison, London, following a visit to her partner and their father Julian Assange, June 19, 2021.
June 25, 2024 at 2:54 PM

WikiLeaks founder takes plea deal

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pleaded guilty in a deal that ends a near 15-year extradition fight.
June 25, 2024 at 2:54 PM
VIDEO: Wikileaks founder takes plea deal
June 25, 2024 at 2:01 PM

Julian Assange agrees to plead guilty

The WikiLeaks founder is set to plead guilty to a felony charge in exchange for his freedom, ending the yearslong saga around his explosive publication of U.S. state secrets.
June 25, 2024 at 2:01 PM
VIDEO: Julian Assange agrees to plead guilty
June 25, 2024 at 8:41 AM

Julian Assange agrees to a plea deal with US

After years of fighting extradition to the U.S., WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has reached an agreement with the Justice Department.
June 25, 2024 at 8:41 AM
VIDEO:  Julian Assange agrees to a plea deal with US
June 25, 2024 at 2:38 AM

Timeline of the 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
June 25, 2024 at 2:38 AM
FILE - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrivies at Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in London, Feb. 7, 2011. Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will free him from prison and resolve a long-running legal saga over the publication of a trove of classified documents. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, files)
June 25, 2024 at 1:16 AM

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange expected to plead guilty, avoid further prison time in deal

Julian Assange is expected to plead guilty to a single felony count of conspiring to unlawfully obtain and disseminate classified information.
June 25, 2024 at 1:16 AM
Supporters of Julian Assange demonstrate outside the Royal Courts of Justice as the High Court is set to deliver a ruling whether Assange can appeal against the US's extradition order in London, United Kingdom on May 20, 2024.
June 25, 2024 at 1:16 AM

Julian Assange expected to plead guilty to disseminating classified information

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is expected to plead guilty to a single felony count of conspiring to unlawfully obtain and disseminate classified information.
June 25, 2024 at 1:16 AM
VIDEO: Julian Assange expected to plead guilty to disseminating classified information
June 25, 2024 at 1:15 AM

Julian Assange, DOJ reach plea agreement

Assange was accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of classified documents on his website, WikiLeaks.
June 25, 2024 at 1:15 AM
Assange was accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of classified documents on his website, WikiLeaks.
1 month ago

UK High Court allows Julian Assange to continue appealing extradition to US

The U.S. Department of Justice unsealed in 2019 an 18-count indictment accusing Assange of violating the Espionage Act.
1 month ago
Protesters hold placards outside the High Court in London, Monday, May 20, 2024.
1 month ago

Julian Assange allowed to continue extradition appeal

The WikiLeaks founder is accused by the U.S. of conspiring to leak hundreds of thousands of classified documents beginning in 2010.
1 month ago
The WikiLeaks founder is accused by the U.S. of conspiring to leak hundreds of thousands of classified documents beginning in 2010.
2 months ago

US submits assurances to UK over Julian Assange extradition as case moves forward

The United States has reportedly sent assurances to the United Kingdom intended to facilitate the extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.
2 months ago
FILE PHOTO: A supporter of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange holds a sign, on the day the High Court is set to rule on whether Julian Assange can appeal against extradition from Britain to the United States, in London, Britain, March 26, 2024. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
4 months ago

Wikileaks founder fighting extradition

For his publication of thousands of classified documents, Julian Assange is facing major charges in the U.S., including violation of the Espionage Act.
4 months ago
VIDEO: Wikileaks founder fighting extradition
5 months ago

Man convicted of largest leak in CIA history sentenced to 40 years in prison

Joshua Schulte, who was convicted of orchestrating the largest leak of classified material in CIA history, was sentenced to 40 years in prison Thursday.
5 months ago
In this courtroom sketch, Joshua Schulte, center, is seated at the defense table flanked by his attorneys during jury deliberations, March 4, 2020, in New York.
6 months ago

Chelsea Manning says prison taught her 'the power of silence'

During a New Year's Day performance at a poetry event in New York City, Chelsea Manning spoke out about the year she spent in solitary confinement.
6 months ago
Chelsea Manning, the former Army intelligence officer who served prison time for releasing a trove of classified documents in 2010, spoke on Jan. 1, 2024, at the Poetry Project’s 50th Annual New Year’s Day Marathon in New York City.
2 years ago

UK government approves Julian Assange extradition to US on spying charges

The British government has approved the extradition of Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, to the United States to face charges of espionage.
2 years ago
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange being taken from court, where he appeared on charges of jumping British bail seven years ago, in London,  May 1, 2019.
3 years ago

Julian Assange's extradition to US is blocked by judge

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange cannot be extradited to the United States, a judge in the U.K. ruled Monday.
3 years ago
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange cannot be extradited to the United States, a judge in the U.K. ruled Monday.
3 years ago

Judge blocks Julian Assange's extradition to US

Because Assange is a suicide risk, he should not be extradited, the judge said.
3 years ago
People celebrate the Central Criminal Court in London after a judge ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to the United States, Jan. 4, 2021.
4 years ago

Edward Snowden announces he's become a father

Edward Snowden announces he's become a father.
4 years ago
Edward Snowden appears on a live video feed broadcast from Moscow at an event sponsored by the ACLU Hawaii in Honolulu, Feb. 14, 2015.
4 years ago

Family of slain British teen wants to stop Julian Assange's extradition to US

The family of a British teenager killed in a crash involving the wife of an American diplomat has called for the U.K. to block the extradition of Julian Assange.
4 years ago
Charlotte Charles, Mother of Harry Dunn joins an anti-Donald Trump protest as NATO Leaders attend a reception at Buckingham Palace in London, Dec. 3 2019.
5 years ago

Sweden drops Julian Assange rape investigation

Officials said the evidence against Assange has weakened due to the long period of time that has elapsed since the alleged incident.
5 years ago
Officials said the evidence against Assange has weakened due to the long period of time that has elapsed since the alleged incident.
5 years ago

Sweden drops Julian Assange rape investigation

Assange has always denied the 2010 accusations and fought extradition for years.
5 years ago
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange being taken from court, where he appeared on charges of jumping British bail seven years ago, in London,  May 1, 2019.
5 years ago

US sues Edward Snowden and publishers over new memoir

The U.S. government has filed a civil lawsuit against NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and the publishers of his new memoir.
5 years ago
Edward Snowden speaks via video link as he takes part in a discussion about his book "Permanent Record" with German journalist Holger Stark in Berlin, Germany, September 17, 2019.
5 years ago

Pamela Anderson says Julian Assange's 'health is really deteriorating'

In Anderson's first TV interview since visiting Assange in May, she speaks out about his health and continues to defend his innocence on "The View" Friday, Sept. 6, 2019.
5 years ago
Pamela Anderson speaks out about Julian Assange on "The View," Sept. 6, 2019, in her first TV interview since visiting him in May.
5 years ago

Sweden drops Julian Assange rape investigation

Prosecutors in Sweden said they would drop their investigation into the WikiLeaks founder, who sought refuge in the Ecuadorean embassy in London.
5 years ago
VIDEO: Sweden drops Julian Assange rape investigation
5 years ago

Julian Assange appears to have 'been charged' in federal court

The WikiLeaks founder appears to have "been charged" with a crime, according to newly unsealed court documents that were inadvertently disclosed by federal prosecutors.
5 years ago
VIDEO: The WikiLeaks founder appears to have "been charged" with a crime, according to newly unsealed court documents that were inadvertently disclosed by federal prosecutors from the Eastern District of Virginia.
5 years ago

Secret indictment of Wikileaks founder accidentally disclosed

ABC News' Pierre Thomas reports on why the name of Julian Assange accidentally appearing in a newly unsealed case could have implications related to the special counsel's investigation.
5 years ago
VIDEO: Secret indictment of Wikileaks founder accidentally disclosed
5 years ago

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested in London

Assange was arrested on a 7-year-old warrant at the Embassy of Ecuador in London, and is currently being held in a police station.
5 years ago
VIDEO: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested in London
5 years ago

Pamela Anderson says Julian Assange’s ‘health is really deteriorating’

The outspoken activist talks about the WikiLeaks founder on “The View” in her first TV interview since visiting him in May.
5 years ago
VIDEO: Pamela Anderson says Julian Assange’s ‘health is really deteriorating’
5 years ago

New charges against Assange raise concerns about ripple effects on press freedom

Part of the debate over whether or not the new charges that accuse him of violating the Espionage Act is focused on whether the same move could be applied to reporters.
5 years ago
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gestures from the window of a prison van as he is driven out of Southwark Crown Court in London on May 1, 2019.
5 years ago

Assange charged for role in WikiLeaks disclosures

Julian Assange has been charged under the Espionage Act in a sweeping 18-count superseding indictment for his role in the 2010 WikiLeaks disclosures.
5 years ago
Julian Assange has been charged under the Espionage Act in a sweeping 18-count superseding indictment for his role in the 2010 WikiLeaks disclosures.
5 years ago

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces additional charges in new indictment

Julian Assange has been charged under the Espionage Act in a sweeping 18-count superseding indictment for his role in the 2010 WikiLeaks disclosures.
5 years ago
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gestures from the window of a prison van as he is driven out of Southwark Crown Court in London on May 1, 2019.
5 years ago

Sweden reopens rape case against Assange as WikiLeaks founder faces extradition

Swedish prosecutors announced Monday that they will be reopening an inquiry into a sexual assault allegation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
5 years ago
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange being taken from court, where he appeared on charges of jumping British bail seven years ago, in London,  May 1, 2019.
5 years ago

Sweden reopens rape case against Julian Assange

The U.S. is expected to file a formal extradition request with the U.K.
5 years ago
The U.S. is expected to file a formal extradition request with the U.K.
5 years ago

Chelsea Manning released from jail after refusing to testify before grand jury

Chelsea Manning, an anti-secrecy activist and former U.S. Army intelligence analyst, has been released from jail on Thursday, her lawyers said.
5 years ago
Chelsea Manning attends A Becoming Resemblance exhibition by Heather Dewey-Hagborg and Manning in New York City on August 2, 2017.
5 years ago

Pamela Anderson defends Julian Assange as 'world's most innocent man'

The actress and model has been a long-time confidante of the whistleblower.
5 years ago
Actress Pamela Anderson leaves Belmarsh Prison in south-east London, after visiting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, May 7, 2019.
5 years ago

Pamela Anderson defends jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

The "Baywatch" star struck up a friendship with Assange and visited him a number of times at the Ecuadorian Embassy.
5 years ago
Pamela Anderson defends jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
5 years ago

Julian Assange sentenced for jumping bail by British court

Julian Assange was sentenced to 50 weeks in prison by a British court for jumping bail.
5 years ago
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange being taken from court, where he appeared on charges of jumping British bail seven years ago, in London,  May 1, 2019.
5 years ago

Julian Assange sentenced for violating bail conditions in UK

The WikiLeaks founder was sentenced to 50 weeks in prison for skipping bail in 2012.
5 years ago
The WikiLeaks founder was sentenced to 50 weeks in prison for skipping bail in 2012.
5 years ago

US gave verbal pledge of no death penalty for Assange: Sources

United States officials gave verbal assurances to Ecuadorian authorities that WikiLeak founder Julian Assange would not face the death penalty in the U.S.
5 years ago
Julian Assange gestures as he arrives at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London, after the WikiLeaks founder was arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police, April 11, 2019.
5 years ago

Ecuador accuses Assange of using embassy as a 'center for spying'

Bizarre footage has also emerged of Assange skateboarding while inside.
5 years ago
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is seen in a police van after was arrested by British police outside the Ecuadorian embassy in London, April 11, 2019.
5 years ago

US will have to wait before trying WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

The Justice Department doesn’t expect Julian Assange to be brought to the U.S. anytime soon to face the conspiracy charge against him, a DOJ official told ABC News.
5 years ago
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is seen in a police van after was arrested by British police outside the Ecuadorian embassy in London, April 11, 2019.
5 years ago

Julian Assange faces extradition to US

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange could potentially face hacking charges in the United States.
5 years ago
VIDEO: Julian Assange faces extradition to US