Julian Assange - report

Australian editor, publisher, and activist (born 1971)

Julian Paul Assange is an Australian editor, publisher, and activist. In 2006, he founded the non-profit media organisation WikiLeaks, which published leaked documents that had an impact on political news. Wikileaks came to wide international attention in 2010 when, in partnership with five newspapers, it published a series of documents and other media provided by U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning.

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, 52, has struck a plea deal with the United States. He will plead guilty to an Espionage Act charge in a federal court in the Western Pacific. The guilty plea will resolve Assange's outstanding legal matters with the U.S. Justice Department prosecutors recommended a prison sentence of 62 months. If approved by a federal judge, Assange would receive a 62-month sentence.
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Julian Assange is expected to plead guilty to disseminating state secrets as part of a plea deal with US authorities. The charges relate to WikiLeaks’ publication of thousands of leaked military and diplomatic documents. Assange has spent the last five years in a British high-security prison.
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal against his extradition to the United States. Assange has been indicted in the U.S. on charges related to WikiLeaks' publication almost 15 years ago of classified documents.
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Assange can't be extradited unless U.S. guarantees he won't get the death penalty. He faces 17 counts under the Espionage Act and one charge of computer misuse. If convicted, his lawyers say he could receive a prison term of 175 years.
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is fighting extradition to the U.S. He faces 17 charges of espionage from a district court in East Virginia. The charges stem from Assange’s publication in 2010 of classified US military documents. Assange could be sentenced to up to 175 years in an American prison.