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Swedish prosecutor drops Assange rape investigation
The decision likely ends the threat of extradition to Sweden for the whistleblower, who is wanted by the US on espionage charges and is currently being held at a British high-security prison.
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British govt rubber-stamps US extradition request for Julian Assange
The 47-year-old was due to appear in a London court later Friday via video link, as he sought to avoid being forcibly taken to the US.
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US charges Julian Assange with violating Espionage Act
The department unveiled 17 new charges against Assange, accusing him of directing and abetting intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning in stealing secret US files, and also recklessly exposing confidential sources in the Middle East and China who were named in the files.
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Key moments in the life of Julian Assange
Timeline on Julian Assange after Swedish authorities reopened a 2010 rape investigation against the WikiLeaks founder.
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Sweden reopens Assange rape investigation, to seek extradition
The United States is also seeking his extradition on conspiracy charges relating to the public release by Wikileaks of a cache of secret documents.
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Assange begins UK fight against US extradition
Julian Assange appeared via videolink in court, where a lawyer for the US authorities briefly set out his alleged involvement in the release of classified documents.
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Assange jailed for 50 weeks for UK bail breach
The Australian whistleblower, who was arrested on 11 April after Ecuador gave him up, will serve the nearly one-year sentence while fighting a separate attempt to transfer him to the United States.
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Assange faces jail for UK bail breach
The Australian whistleblower, who was arrested on 11 April after Ecuador gave him up, raised a clenched fist as he arrived in a prison van at Southwark Crown Court.
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Ecuador's president says Assange tried to use its embassy to spy
Assange’s relationship with his hosts collapsed after Ecuador accused him of leaking information about Moreno’s personal life.
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Assange's father calls on Australia to bring him home
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Friday that Assange would receive "no special treatment" from Canberra.
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US charges Assange after London arrest ends seven years in Ecuador embassy
Police said they arrested Assange, 47, after being invited into the embassy following Ecuador’s withdrawal of asylum.
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Julian Assange: Conspiracy theorist proved right?
Julian Assange had always denied the Swedish sexual assault claims, saying they were politically motivated and expressing fears of a plot to transfer him to US to face trial there.
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British police arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
Assange has been living at the embassy since 2012 when he sought refuge there.
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Julian Assange charged in US - WikiLeaks
Prosecutors revealed the existence of the sealed indictment inadvertently in a court filing in an unrelated case, WikiLeaks said.
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Ecuador throws out Assange lawsuit
Magistrate Karen Martinez ruled that the suit could not move forward, as filed by WikiLeaks' attorney, the former Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon.
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Ecuador no longer to intervene with UK for WikiLeaks Assange - foreign minister
Neither the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office nor lawyers for Assange immediately responded to emails seeking comment after normal business hours.
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Assange's communications to be partly restored by Ecuador govt
The Wikileaks founder, who has been holed up at the embassy since 2012, was stopped from using the internet or a mobile phone to communicate with the outside world in March.
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'Ecuador attempted to give Assange diplomat post in Russia'
The incident was revealed in a letter by Ecuador’s foreign ministry to a legislator who had asked for information about Ecuador’s decision last year to grant Assange citizenship.
