WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has made his first public appearance since his release under a U.S. plea deal.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said his guilty plea to U.S. espionage accusations was necessary to protect his freedom.

Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, is expected to plead guilty to espionage charges Tuesday in a deal hashed out with federal prosecutors.

Timeline of WikiLeak founder Julian Assange’s 14-year-long fight to avoid extradition to the US to face prosecution.

Assange arrived on Wednesday in his native Australia, with the WikiLeaks founder stepping off the plane in Canberra and hugging his wife, Stella.

Julian Assange arrived on Wednesday in his native Australia, with the WikiLeaks founder stepping off the plane in Canberra and hugging his wife, Stella.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pleaded guilty in a deal that ends a near 15-year extradition fight.

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.

After years of fighting extradition to the U.S., WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has reached an agreement with the Justice Department.

Julian Assange is expected to plead guilty to a single felony count of conspiring to unlawfully obtain and disseminate 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.

Assange was accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of classified documents on his website, WikiLeaks.

The U.S. Department of Justice unsealed in 2019 an 18-count indictment accusing Assange of violating the Espionage Act.

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

The United States has reportedly sent assurances to the United Kingdom intended to facilitate the extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.

For his publication of thousands of classified documents, Julian Assange is facing major charges in the U.S., including violation of the Espionage Act.

Joshua Schulte, who was convicted of orchestrating the largest leak of classified material in CIA history, was sentenced to 40 years in prison Thursday.

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.

The British government has approved the extradition of Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, to the United States to face charges of espionage.

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

Because Assange is a suicide risk, he should not be extradited, the judge said.

Edward Snowden announces he's become a father.

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.

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

Assange has always denied the 2010 accusations and fought extradition for years.

The U.S. government has filed a civil lawsuit against NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and the publishers of his new memoir.

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.

Prosecutors in Sweden said they would drop their investigation into the WikiLeaks founder, who sought refuge in the Ecuadorean embassy in London.

The WikiLeaks founder appears to have "been charged" with a crime, according to newly unsealed court documents that were inadvertently disclosed by federal prosecutors.

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.

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.

The outspoken activist talks about the WikiLeaks founder on “The View” in her first TV interview since visiting him in May.

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.

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

Swedish prosecutors announced Monday that they will be reopening an inquiry into a sexual assault allegation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

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

Chelsea Manning, an anti-secrecy activist and former U.S. Army intelligence analyst, has been released from jail on Thursday, her lawyers said.

The actress and model has been a long-time confidante of the whistleblower.

The "Baywatch" star struck up a friendship with Assange and visited him a number of times at the Ecuadorian Embassy.

Julian Assange was sentenced to 50 weeks in prison by a British court for jumping bail.

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

United States officials gave verbal assurances to Ecuadorian authorities that WikiLeak founder Julian Assange would not face the death penalty in the U.S.

Bizarre footage has also emerged of Assange skateboarding while inside.

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.