Julian Assange files complaint against Nobel Foundation over Machado prize
Assange said awarding Venezuela opposition leader is a ‘gross misappropriation’ of funds, risks facilitating war crimes.

Assange said awarding Venezuela opposition leader is a ‘gross misappropriation’ of funds, risks facilitating war crimes.








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Here’s a look at Assange was freed and why he was in prison in the first place.
Assange will plead guilty to one espionage charge in a US court in Saipan, before returning home to Australia.
The WikiLeaks founder is free after years-long legal battle that has stirred debate around the world on press freedom.
Activists and politicians celebrate WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s freedom following a plea deal with the US.

WikiLeaks shared a video showing its founder Julian Assange boarding a plane to fly out of the UK.
Assange to plead guilty to one charge of espionage and return home to Australia after years fighting US extradition.
Rights groups laud latest decision as an investigative journalist warns Assange ‘might be entombed in prison for life’.
Judges in the UK will hear WikiLeaks founder’s argument against being extradited to face trial in a US court.
If the High Court agrees to the extradition, only Europe’s human rights court could block Assange’s transfer to the US.