Hackernews posts about Julian Assange

Julian Assange is a WikiLeaks founder and Australian journalist who has been at the center of numerous controversies over his publication of classified documents and government secrets.

1. Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the U.S., allowing him to go free (www.nbcnews.com)
   2676 points by amima 5 months ago | 1621 comments
2. Alternative facts: How the media failed Julian Assange (harpers.org)
   227 points by yesenadam over 1 year ago | 334 comments
3. Julian Assange granted permission to appeal against extradition to US (www.theguardian.com)
   199 points by skilled 8 months ago | 205 comments
4. Australian MPs to lobby US to drop Julian Assange prosecution (www.theguardian.com)
   149 points by mitchbob about 1 year ago | 122 comments
5. Spare a Thought for Julian Assange Spending His Fifth Christmas Behind Bars (www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au)
   96 points by hackandthink 11 months ago | 45 comments
6. Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with US and be freed from prison (apnews.com)
   81 points by geox 5 months ago | 5 comments
7. Free Julian Assange (freeassange.org)
   66 points by RaoulP 6 months ago | 5 comments
8. Julian Assange to be made honorary citizen of Rome (www.reuters.com)
   63 points by giuliomagnifico about 1 year ago | 10 comments
9. Julian Assange's moment of truth has arrived – and the stakes are high (www.theguardian.com)
   61 points by echelon_musk 9 months ago | 14 comments
10. Julian Assange granted permission to appeal extradition (www.theguardian.com)
    55 points by skilled 6 months ago | 12 comments
11. The Last Days of Julian Assange in the United States (www.declassifieduk.org)
    49 points by k1m 8 months ago | 8 comments
12. Puzzle made by the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for the university quest (wondrousnet.blogspot.com)
    46 points by dpivchik 6 months ago | 3 comments
13. Julian Assange 'may not survive' trial and extradition, David Shoebridge says (www.theguardian.com)
    44 points by e12e 8 months ago | 5 comments
14. Julian Assange Is Free (twitter.com)
    43 points by max_ 5 months ago | 16 comments
15. New York Times: The U.S. government should end its prosecution of Julian Assange (www.nytco.com)
    38 points by celtoid over 1 year ago | 7 comments
16. Julian Assange ‘dangerously close’ to US extradition after losing latest appeal (www.theguardian.com)
    33 points by 2OEH8eoCRo0 over 1 year ago | 5 comments
17. Journalists Abandoned Julian Assange and Slit Their Own Throats (chrishedges.substack.com)
    32 points by jules-jules over 1 year ago | 12 comments
18. Julian Assange is no hero among journalists (institute.aljazeera.net)
    27 points by autobussy about 1 year ago | 7 comments
19. Julian Assange walks free after pleading guilty to US espionage charge in Saipan (www.theguardian.com)
    27 points by luxpir 5 months ago | 4 comments
20. Julian Assanges wins right to challenge extradition to US (www.bbc.co.uk)
    25 points by zh3 6 months ago | 2 comments
21. Julian Assange Is Free (twitter.com)
    24 points by esnard 5 months ago | 3 comments
22. Julian Assange to plead guilty in deal with US, go free for time served (www.bbc.com)
    22 points by petesergeant 5 months ago | 3 comments
23. Julian Assange, Justice Department Exploring Guilty Plea to End 14-Year Drama (www.wsj.com)
    21 points by pseudolus 8 months ago | 2 comments
24. Brazilian President Lula Da Silva Calls for Freedom for Julian Assange (www.commondreams.org)
    20 points by celtoid over 1 year ago | 2 comments
25. Julian Assange Received $500K Bitcoin Donation To cover travel costs (www.coindesk.com)
    19 points by mfa1999 5 months ago | 4 comments
26. UK/US: Time to end prosecution of Julian Assange, UN expert says (www.ohchr.org)
    18 points by jrepinc 9 months ago | 7 comments
27. A Kingly Proposal: Letter from Julian Assange to King Charles III (2023) (www.declassifieduk.org)
    16 points by miles 5 months ago | discuss
28. The Release of Julian Assange (wauland.de)
    16 points by Tomte 5 months ago | discuss
29. Cryptome is closing until Julian Assange is freed (cryptome.org)
    15 points by k1m about 1 year ago | 2 comments
30. Media groups urge US to drop Julian Assange charges (www.theguardian.com)
    15 points by samizdis almost 2 years ago | 1 comments