Published 21 days ago

US 'considering' dropping Julian Assange prosecution, Joe Biden says

The US is considering dropping the prosecution of Julian Assange following a request from Australia. President Joe Biden said they are considering it.
Assange has been indicted on 17 espionage charges and one charge of computer misuse for publishing classified US documents. His health is deteriorating in prison.
Assange's supporters argue he is a journalist protected by the First Amendment who exposed US military wrongdoing. Events will be held for his release.

Insights by Ground AI

Does this summary seem wrong?

0 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

BBC News

Biden considering Australian request to drop Assange charges

Australia wants the US president to end attempts to extradite the Wikileaks founder from the UK.

21 days ago·United Kingdom

Read Full Article

The Guardian

Biden says he is ‘considering’ Australian call to drop Julian Assange charges

US prosecutors say the WikiLeaks founder encouraged and helped Chelsea Manning steal classified files before publishing them

21 days ago·London, United Kingdom

Read Full Article

The Hindu

Biden says he's considering Australia's request to drop prosecution of Wikileaks founder Assange

WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson, responding to Mr. Biden's comments, said in a statement that “it is not too late for President Biden to stop Julian's extradition to the U.S., which was a politically motivated act by his predecessor”

21 days ago·India

Read Full Article

CTV News

Biden says he's considering Australia's request to drop prosecution of Wikileaks founder Assange

President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he is considering a request from Australia to drop the decade-long U.S. push to prosecute Wikileaks founder Julian Assange for publishing a trove of American classified documents.

21 days ago·Canada

Read Full Article

The Independent

Biden says US ‘considering’ ending prosecution of Julian Assange

WikiLeaks founder is currently fighting extradition from the UK

21 days ago·London, United Kingdom

Read Full Article

NDTV

Biden "Considering" Dropping Charges On WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange

US President Joe Biden said Wednesday he was "considering" a request by Australia to drop the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on espionage charges. Australia's parliament passed a motion in February with the prime minister's support calling for an end to the legal saga surrounding Assange, who has been held in Britain since 2019 while fighting extradition to the United States. "We're considering it," Biden replied at the White Ho…

20 days ago·New Delhi, India

Read Full Article

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/year