Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and James McGovern (D-MA) are circulating letters in the House urging their colleagues to join them in demanding that President Biden drop the charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Fox News Digital reported on Monday. In the...
More Than 60 Australian Lawmakers Urge US to Drop Charges Against Assange
A group of 63 members of Australia's parliament have urged the US to drop the charges against WikiLeaks founder and Australian citizen Julian Assange, who faces up to 175 years in prison if extradited to the US and convicted for exposing US war crimes. According to...
Australian Lawmakers to Visit Washington to Lobby for Julian Assange’s Freedom
A delegation of Australian lawmakers will visit Washington later this month to lobby for the freedom of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who faces up to 175 years in prison if extradited to the US and convicted for exposing US war crimes. Six members of the...
US Ambassador to Australia Hints at Plea Deal for Julian Assange
US Ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy indicated in comments to the Sydney Morning Herald that Washington might be open to a plea deal for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange that could keep him from being extradited and imprisoned in the United States for exposing...
Australian PM Insists He’s Standing ‘Firm’ Against the US on Julian Assange
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday insisted that his government was taking a "firm" stand against the US persecution of WikiLeaks founder and Australian citizen Julian Assange. During a recent visit to Australia, Secretary of State Antony Blinken...
Blinken Rejects Australia’s Calls to Drop Case Against Julian Assange
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday rejected Australian concerns about WikiLeaks founder and Australian citizen Julian Assange, who faces up to 175 years in prison if extradited to the US and convicted for exposing US war crimes. Blinken was in Australia...
FBI Looking to Gather New Information About Julian Assange
The FBI is looking to gather new information about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age reported on Thursday. According to a front-page story in the SMH, the FBI may be trying to build its case up against Assange, who was indicted by...
On World Press Freedom Day, State Department Refuses to Acknowledge Julian Assange Is a Journalist
The State Department refused to acknowledge on Wednesday, which marked World Press Freedom Day, that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is a journalist. State Department spokesman Vedant Patel was asked by AP reporter Matt Lee if he considers Assange to be a journalist....
Biden Says ‘Journalism Is Not a Crime’ as He Seeks Assange’s Extradition
Over the weekend, President Biden declared "journalism is not a crime" at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, a statement that rings hollow as his Justice Department is seeking the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for exposing US war crimes. Biden...
House Democrats Urge Biden to Drop Charges Against Julian Assange
A group of House Democrats sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland urging the Biden administration to drop the charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is facing up to 175 years in prison for exposing US war crimes if extradited to the US and...