Assange: I pleaded guilty to journalism to gain freedom

'Pled Guilty to Journalism': Assange Speaks Publicly for the First Time

After serving five years in a British prison, Assange was released. The Australian publisher and activist pleaded guilty to obtaining and publishing US military secrets in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors following years of legal battles to avoid being extradited to the US.

‘I Pled Guilty to Journalism’ – Assange

The WikiLeaks founder has made his first public appearance since being released from a UK prison WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange urged European lawmakers to act against rising “transnational repression” of journalism by great powers during an address to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Tuesday. It was his first public appearance since being released from prison in late June. Assange spent years locked up at a high-…

Assange: I pleaded guilty to journalism to gain freedom

STRASBOURG: Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said on Tuesday he was released after years of incarceration only because he pleaded guilty to doing “journalism”, warning freedom of expression was now at a “dark crossroads.” © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

'I'm Free Because I Pled Guilty to Journalism'

Julian Assange’s address Tuesday morning to the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). Ladies and gentlemen, the transition from years of confinement in a maximum security prison to being here before the representatives of 46 nations and 700 million people is a profound and … Continue reading "‘I’m Free Because I Pled Guilty to Journalism’" The post ‘I’m Free Because I Pled Guil…

‘I pleaded guilty to journalism,’ Wikileaks’ Assange

WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange, his wife Stella Assange and Wikileaks Editor-in-Chief Kristinn Hrafnsson attend a hearing on Julian Assange's detention and conviction, in Strasbourg, France, October 1, 2024. (REUTERS) AFP October 01, 2024 The Council of Europe brings together the 46 signatory states of the European Convention on Human Rights, with little say over Assange’s…