Consortium News spoke with three of the leaders of the friends of Assange group in the Australian Parliament about their efforts to free Assange, who is now safely back in Australia.
WATCH: CN Live! — Assange: The Road to Freedom
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WATCH: CN Live! — Assange: The Price of Freedom
WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange is free after a plea deal with the United States. But at what price? Watch the replay with Alexander Mercouris, Marjorie Cohn & Bruce Afran.
Assange Is Free: Here’s What He’s Given Us
Contrary to U.S. government claims, WikiLeaks’ revelations actually saved lives — and drove demand for accountability from Washington, writes Marjorie Cohn.
Patrick Lawrence: The State Failed to Break Assange
The WikiLeaks founder consistently displayed strength and endurance as the machinery of two sovereign states attempted to destroy him.
The Media Kept Assange Behind Bars
The establishment press acted in concert to assassinate the character of the WikiLeaks founder, making it respectable to hate him, writes Jonatahn Cook.
WATCH: Revisiting the Assange Case
A panel of journalists who covered the Assange case discuss the twists and turns in the drama leading to his release on Monday, with host Richard Medhurst.
Assange Agreed to Have Unpublished Material Destroyed
As part of his plea deal with the United States, Julian Assange agreed to order the destruction of any unpublished U.S. material in WikiLeaks possession.
Chris Hedges: You Saved Julian Assange
After 14 years of persecution, the WikiLeaks publisher is free. We must honor the hundreds of thousands of people across the globe who made this happen.
Assange: I Broke the Law But the Law Is Wrong
Julian Assange’s plea deal with the United States was completed before a U.S. federal judge Wednesday on the U.S. possession of the Mariana Islands, reports Joe Lauria.
Caitlin Johnstone: Assange Free, But No Justice
We all still live under a globe-spanning power structure that has shown the entire world that it will destroy your life if you expose its criminality.