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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange embraces his wife Stella Assange as he arrives at Canberra Airport

Assange lands in Australia after walking free from court

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange landed in Australia to an ecstatic welcome after pleading guilty to violating US espionage law in a deal that sets him free from a 14-year legal battle.

World • 26 Jun 24

Julian Assange seen on board a flight to Bangkok after his release from prison in London

Assange freed after pleading guilty in US espionage case

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is due to plead guilty tomorrow to violating US espionage law, in a deal that will set him free after a 14-year British legal odyssey and allow his return home to Australia.

World • 26 Jun 24

Julian Assange has been held in Belmarsh prison for three years

UK court issues order to extradite Assange to US

A UK court has issued a formal order to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face trial over the publication of secret files relating to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

UK • 20 Apr 22

Stella Moris cuts a wedding cake outside Belmarsh prison after her wedding ceremony inside the jail to Julian Assange

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange marries in Belmarsh prison

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his fiancee Stella Moris have married at the high-security London prison where he is being held during his extradition case.

UK • 23 Mar 22

Julian Assange has been in custody since 2019

US govt wins appeal over Assange extradition

The US government has won its bid to overturn a judge's decision not to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

World • 10 Dec 21

Julian Assange is in custody in Belmarsh prison

Assange given permission to marry in UK prison

Prison authorities in Britain have given WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange permission to marry while in custody, his fiancée has said, as he awaits a key court decision over possible US extradition.

UK • 12 Nov 21

Julian Assange has been denied bail pending the outcome of the US appeal

US vows no supermax prison for Assange in UK court case

The United States has sought to assure a British court that it would not hold Julian Assange at a supermax prison, seeking to overturn a block on his extradition in order to put him on trial for espionage.

World • 27 Oct 21

Julian Assange faces extradition to the US (file image)

WikiLeaks calls for US to drop Assange charges

WikiLeaks has called for the United States to drop charges against Julian Assange ahead of a judge's decision on whether he will be extradited from the UK.

World • 03 Jan 21

Vivienne Westwood enacted a 'canary in the mine' metaphor in support of Assange

Vivienne Westwood protests for Assange in London

Vivienne Westwood, dressed in yellow, was locked into a giant bird cage outside the Old Bailey today, a stunt to show her support for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange who is fighting extradition from Britain to the United States.

News Lens • 21 Jul 20

Julian Assange is wanted in America over the publication of US cables a decade ago

Assange put lives at risk, extradition hearing told

Julian Assange is wanted for crimes that put at risk the lives of people in Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan who had helped the west, said a lawyer acting for the United States in its bid to extradite him.

World • 24 Feb 20

Julian Assange recently complained about conditions in which he was being kept in Belmarsh prison

Doctors fear Julian Assange 'could die' in UK jail

More than 60 doctors have written an open letter saying they feared Julian Assange's health was so bad that the WikiLeaks founder could die inside a top-security British jail.

UK • 25 Nov 19

The 48-year-old Australian is fighting a United States bid to extradite him on charges filed under the US Espionage Act

Assange in UK court ahead of extradition hearing

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has appeared in public for the first time in six months, seeming frail and confused during a British court appearance ahead of his extradition hearing.

World • 21 Oct 19

Julian Assange was taken from the Ecuadorian embassy in London in April

Assange US extradition hearing set for February 2020

The full extradition hearing to decide whether Wikileaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to the United States will take place in February next year, Westminster Magistrates Court in London has ruled.

UK • 14 Jun 19

Julian Assange is due to appear via video link before Westminster Magistrates' Court tomorrow

Assange extradition order signed by UK Home Secretary

A request for Julian Assange to be extradited to the US over computer hacking accusations has been signed by British Home Secretary Sajid Javid.

UK • 13 Jun 19

Julian Assange faces an extradition request from the US to face claims of violating the US Espionage Act

UN official urges Britain not to extradite Assange

A United Nations official has urged Britain not to extradite Julian Assange to the United States, warning that the WikiLeaks founder would not receive a fair trial after years of being subjected to "psychological torture".

World • 31 May 19

Julian Assange is serving 50 weeks in jail for breaching bail conditions

Swedish prosecutor files request for Assange's arrest

The Swedish prosecutor heading an investigation into a rape allegation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has filed a request for his arrest, the Prosecution Authority said.

World • 20 May 19

Supporters of Julian Assange outside Westminster Magistrates' Court

Assange begins fight against extradition to US

Julian Assange has begun his fight against extradition to the US over allegations he conspired to break into a classified Pentagon computer.

UK • 02 May 19

Julian Assange pictured as he left court in London yesterday

Assange aide arrested trying to leave Ecuador

An associate of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested in Quito while trying to leave Ecuador, a day after Assange was taken into custody from Ecuador's embassy in London.

World • 12 Apr 19

Edward Snowden, Chelsea Manning and Julian Assange - central figures in the WikiLeaks story

Five things to know about WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks has been making headlines for more than a decade by releasing millions of classified documents, embarrassing governments while also raising fears that its activities may have put lives in danger.

World • 11 Apr 19

The media has been camped outside the embassy since 2012

Timeline of Julian Assange's stay at Ecuador's embassy

WikiLeaks' Australian founder Julian Assange has stayed for nearly seven years in Ecuador's embassy in London. Here are the key developments in the affair.

World • 13 May 19

Julian Assange, seen here on a balcony of the embassy in 2018, has been inside the building since 2012

Assange to be expelled from Ecudaorian embassy - report

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is reportedly set to be expelled from the Ecuadorian Embassy in central London.

World • 05 Apr 19

Michael Cohen is before a House of Representatives committee

Michael Cohen calls Trump 'racist' and 'conman'

President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen told the US Congress today that Mr Trump is a "racist," a "conman" and a "cheat" who knew in advance about a release of emails by the WikiLeaks website aimed at hurting his 2016 Democratic presidential rival.

US • 27 Feb 19

Julian Assange at the Embassy of Ecuador in London

Assange taking legal action against Ecuador government

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is to take legal action against the government of Ecuador, accusing it of violating his "fundamental rights and freedoms".

World • 20 Oct 18

Julian Assange has been in the Ecuadorean embassy in London since 2012

UK judge upholds warrant against Assange

A British judge has refused to halt legal proceedings against WikiLeaks founderJulian Assange for jumping bail and fleeing to the Ecuadorean embassy in London in June 2012.

UK • 13 Feb 18

Judgment awaited in Assange case

Residents of Knightsbridge are steeling themselves for the arrival of the world's media again this afternoon as judgment is handed down in the latest, and potentially crucial, legal case involving Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.

Analysis and Comment • 06 Feb 18