insert_link World Julian Assange plea deal: what does it mean for the WikiLeaks founder, and what happens now? WikiLeaks/X Holly Cullen, The University of Western Australia After years of appeals and litigation, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has entered into a plea deal with the US government, according to court documents. He was facing one count of computer misuse and multiple counts of espionage stemming from his work with WikiLeaks, publishing sensitive US government documents provided by Chelsea Manning. The US government had repeatedly claimed that Assange’s actions risked […] todayJune 25, 2024 22
insert_link World With pressure mounting on the Biden administration, its pursuit of Assange was becoming both damaging and untenable By Emma Shortis, RMIT University Today, in a surprise development likely weeks in the planning, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was able to leave the United Kingdom for the first time in more than a decade after reaching a plea deal with the US government. In the past several months, momentum has been building towards this moment. There was increasing bipartisan support in both the Australian […] todayJune 25, 2024 13
insert_link World Julian Assange’s appeal to avoid extradition will go ahead. It could be legally groundbreaking By Holly Cullen, The University of Western Australia Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s challenge to the order for his extradition to the United States to face charges of computer misuse and espionage will continue, after the High Court in London rejected US government assurances that his rights to freedom of expression would be protected. On March 26, the High Court conditionally granted Assange the right […] todayMay 21, 2024 15
insert_link Namibia Namibia has to spend US dollars 15 billion for climate adaptation and mitigation Namibia has to spend US dollars 15 billion for climate adaptation and mitigation, press secretary in the Office of the President, Alfredo Hengari, has said. Hengari made this remark on Thursday at the information sharing session on the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) and the end of the year of revival. “This year, at COP28, Namibia basically was affirmed as one of the emerging green […] todayDecember 15, 2023 7
insert_link Opinion Pieces Henry Kissinger was a global – and deeply flawed – foreign policy heavyweight Amelia Hadfield, University of Surrey Declarations of the end of an era are made only in exceptional circumstances. Henry Kissinger’s death is one of them. Kissinger was born into a Jewish family in Germany, and fled to the US in 1938 after the Nazis seized power. He rose to one of the highest offices in the US government, and became the first person to serve as both secretary of state […] todayDecember 1, 2023 6
