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Leading media outlets urge U.S. to end prosecution of Julian Assange

The United States should end its prosecution of Julian Assange, leading media outlets from the United States and Europe that had collaborated with the WikiLeaks founder said on Monday, citing press freedom concerns.

Reuters · Nov 28, 2022

An open letter from editors and publishers: Publishing is not a Crime

The U.S. government should end its prosecution of Julian Assange for publishing secrets

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2022

‘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

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2022

Chelsea Manning: ‘I struggle with the so-called free world compared with life in prison’

Nihilist, anarchist, idealist, troubled young transperson crying out for help: when a 22-year-old US military analyst leaked hundreds of thousands of classified documents, everyone thought they knew why. They were wrong, she says. This is what really happened

The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2022

'Political fix' needed for Wikileaks' Assange - lawyer

A lawyer for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said an "urgent political fix" is needed in his case because legal appeals against his extradition to the United States could continue for another decade and his health is declining.

Reuters · Oct 21, 2022

Julian Assange lawyer Jennifer Robinson says his case needs an urgent political fix, not a legal one

The lawyer for the detained WikiLeaks founder calls for an "urgent political fix" to secure his release from prison in the UK, where he faces extradition to the US and a possible 175-year sentence.

ABC News · Oct 19, 2022

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’

The Guardian - AU · Oct 19, 2022

Chelsea Manning shared secrets with WikiLeaks. Now she's telling her own story

The former military analyst has been called both a hero and a traitor for leaking classified information about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. In a new memoir, she talks about why she did it.

WEKU · Oct 17, 2022

MIA on vaccines, vindication and her visions of Jesus: ‘People fear me for some reason’

As she releases her sixth album, the musician discusses – and stokes – her controversial history, dismissing identity politics, the move to defund the police, and cancel culture

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2022

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

The Guardian - AU · Oct 12, 2022