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.”
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Assange: I pleaded guilty to journalism to gain freedom

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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.

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

“I pleaded guilty to having practiced journalism.” Julian Assange's speech to the Council of Europe, this Tuesday, October 1, was paused. Between two sentences, the complainant and journalist, free since the end of June after fourteen years in prison, took the time necessary to weigh his words. He came to answer questions from the members of a commission that has been working since January on a report on his arrest and its dissuasive effects on …

“Me declaré culpable de haber ejercido el periodismo”. El discurso de Julian Assange ante el Consejo de Europa, este martes 1 de octubre, fue pausado. Entre dos frases, el denunciante y periodista, libre desde finales de junio tras catorce años de cárcel, se tomó el tiempo necesario para sopesar sus palabras.Acudió para responder a las preguntas de los miembros de una comisión que trabaja desde enero en un informe sobre su detención y sus efecto…

“Me declaré culpable de ejercer el periodismo”: el alegato de Assange a favor de la libertad de expresión

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“I pleaded guilty to practicing journalism”: Assange's plea for freedom of expression

This Monday, the founder of WikiLeaks headed to the Council of Europe in his first public appearance from his freedom with this message: “Que la luz ne se apague nunca”. The journalist admits that his detention is based on investigative journalism: “The leyes rewrite the directors if they do not adapt to their proposals”.

Este lunes, el fundador de WikiLeaks se dirigió al Consejo de Europa en su primera aparición pública desde su puesta en libertad con este mensaje: "Que la luz no se apague nunca". El periodista advierte de los efectos que su detención tiene sobre el periodismo de investigación: "Las leyes las reescriben los dirigentes si no se adaptan a sus propósitos”.

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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…

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

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…

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‘I pleaded guilty to journalism,’ Wikileaks’ 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-…

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