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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gestures as he arrives at Canberra Airport on June 26, 2024 in Canberra, Australia. Photo by Roni Bintang/Getty Images

Politics and Movements: International

Julian Assange is free—defying imprisonment, and even assassination plots

by Maximillian Alvarez and Eleanor Goldfield July 11, 2024July 11, 2024

Had the FBI and Mike Pompeo had their way, Julian would’ve never been released—and might not have even lived.

A protester holds a placard in support of Julian Assange during a demonstration outside the High Court ahead of Assange's extradition decision. Photo by Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Politics and Movements: US

‘Julian Assange is free’: WikiLeaks founder strikes plea deal With US

by Common Dreams Staff June 25, 2024June 25, 2024

Protesters hold placards in support of Julian Assange during a demonstration outside the High Court ahead of Assange's extradition decision. Photo by Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Politics and Movements: International

Assange Won a Victory, but the Fight Isn’t Over

by Chip Gibbons May 23, 2024May 23, 2024

A supporter of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange protests outside the Australian High Commission in central London on April 10, 2024, on the eve of the fifth anniversary of his arrest by British police. Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images

Politics and Movements: US

‘Do the right thing,’ say Assange defenders as Biden mulls dropping case

by Brett Wilkins April 11, 2024April 11, 2024

A protester holds a placard outside the Royal Court of Justice during the demonstration. Hundreds of protesters gathered on the second day of Julian Assange's trial in front of the Royal Court of Justice in London, UK. Photo by Krisztian Elek/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Politics and Movements: US

What’s next for Julian Assange

by Alexander Zaitchik February 23, 2024February 23, 2024

(L-R) Gabriel Shipton, protester, Stella Assange, Ben Westwood, protester, Craig Murray and John Shipton attend the rally for Julian Assange on February 21, 2024 in London, England. Photo by Dave Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images

Politics and Movements: US

Stella Assange: ‘The world is watching’ Assange extradition hearing

by Ross Domoney and Nadia Péridot February 22, 2024February 27, 2024

Julian Assange speaks to the media from the balcony of the Embassy Of Ecuador on May 19, 2017 in London, England. Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images

The Chris Hedges Report

Hearing to appeal Julian Assange’s extradition begins

by Ross Domoney and Nadia Péridot February 20, 2024February 28, 2024

A poster of Julian Assange with his mouth covered by the US flag. Around the poster are yellow streamers demanding his release.

The Chris Hedges Report

Craig Murray on the ‘slow motion execution’ of Julian Assange

by Chris Hedges September 15, 2023March 13, 2024

Stella Morris, partner of Julian Assange, waits to speak to the press outside the Royal Courts of Justice following an extradition hearing on December 10, 2021 in London, England. Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images

The Chris Hedges Report

Stella Assange speaks out on the conditions of Julian Assange’s imprisonment

by Chris Hedges September 13, 2023September 13, 2023

Close-up photo of white flags bearing Julian Assange's likeness and the slogan "Free Julian Assange." The flags are being waved at night in an urban area, in the background city lights are seen out of focus.

The Cultural Front

Chris Hedges: Journalists abandoned Julian Assange and slit their own throats

by Chris Hedges July 11, 2023July 11, 2023