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Julian Assange

Arcs in the news about Julian Assange from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Person · 16 stories · 575 articles · earliest story we hold Dec 31, 2023

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

Nothing ongoing. The last arc went quiet Oct 1, 2024.

All arcs1 named arc in 2024

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Julian Assange's plea deal and his return to Australia

13 stories · gone quiet

WikiLeaks founder Assange may be near the end of his long fight to stay out of the US · 12 articles, Feb 19Julian Assange makes last-ditch attempt in UK court to avoid extradition to US · 30 articles, Feb 19WikiLeaks’ Assange faces wait to find out whether he can challenge extradition to the U.S. · 52 articles, Feb 20UK court orders to delay extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to US on espionage charges · 72 articles, Mar 25Biden says he’s considering Australia’s request to drop prosecution of Wikileaks founder Assange · 31 articles, Apr 10Wife of Julian Assange says Biden's comments mean case could be moving in the right direction · 6 articles, Apr 11WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal US extradition order: UK court · 80 articles, May 19Julian Assange expected to plead guilty, avoid further prison time as part of deal with US · 15 articles, Jun 24WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is free, ending years-long legal saga · 175 articles, Jun 24WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange stops in Bangkok on his way to a US court and later freedom · 21 articles, Jun 25WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man after US legal battle ends · 81 articles, Jun 25WikiLeaks' Julian Assange to make first public statement since his release from prison - The Daily Reporter · 6 articles, Oct 1WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange says he pleaded ‘guilty to journalism’ in order to be freed · 19 articles, Oct 1

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Mar 25, 2024716665
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May 20, 2024917671
Jun 24, 2024273821264
Sep 30, 202415421
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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else1 story in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories that name Julian Assange

  1. Feb 18– 21US again vetoes UN resolution demanding immediate cease-fire in Gaza129 articles · 69 independent sources
    18 left, 24 center, 10 right
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