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  1. In December 2013, a delegation from the WikiLeaks Party, including its chairman John Shipton, visited Syria and met with President Bashar al-Assad with the goals of demonstrating "solidarity with the Syrian people and their nation" and improving the party's understanding of the country's civil war. The visit was criticised by both major parties ...

  2. In December 2006, the month WikiLeaks posted its first leak, Assange published a five-page essay that outlined the "thought experiment" behind the WikiLeaks strategy: use leaks to force organisations to reduce levels of abuse and dishonesty or pay "secrecy tax" to be secret but inefficient.

  3. Jun 25, 2024 · Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a felony charge of violating the U.S. Espionage Act, securing his freedom under a plea deal that saw its final act play...

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  4. Mar 18, 2023 · John Shipton was absent from the Wikileaks founder's childhood but is now central in the fight to stop him being jailed for life on espionage charges.

  5. Jun 26, 2024 · CANBERRA, June 26 (Reuters) - Julian Assange's father, John Shipton, could breathe a massive sigh of relief on Wednesday after a decade-long campaign to free his son. The WikiLeaks founder on...

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  6. Jun 27, 2024 · WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, left, embraces his father John Shipton on his arrival at RAAF air base Fairbairn in Canberra, Australia, Wednesday, June 26 2024. Assange has returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet hours after pleading guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets in a deal with Justice Department ...

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  8. Jun 25, 2024 · After multiple legal battles lasting more than a decade, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has reached a tentative deal to plead guilty to a single felony charge for his role in obtaining and...

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