Julian Assange

Military court ruling upholds secrecy in WikiLeaks trial

Agence France-Presse | Thursday April 18, 2013

A US military court of appeals on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by journalists and a rights group seeking greater openness in the upcoming trial of WikiLeaks source Bradley Manning.

WikiLeaks Party unveils Australian election plans

Agence France-Presse | Sunday April 7, 2013

Whistleblowing group WikiLeaks unveiled plans on Saturday to field candidates in at least three states in Australia's elections and said it would be "embarrassing" if Julian Assange won but could not take his seat.

WikiLeaks whistleblower Bradley Manning's audio testimony leaked

Written by Amitabh Pashupati Revi | Wednesday March 13, 2013

Finally, the world gets to hear US soldier Bradley Manning's justification for leaking thousands of classified US government and military documents to WikiLeaks in his own voice. The Freedom of the Press Foundation has, illegally, released Mr Manning...

US soldier pleads guilty to misusing classified data in WikiLeaks case

Reuters | Saturday March 2, 2013

The US Army private accused of providing secret documents to the WikiLeaks website pleaded guilty on Thursday to misusing classified material he felt "should become public," but denied the top charge of aiding the enemy.

Judge refuses to dismiss charges in WikiLeaks case

Associated Press | Wednesday February 27, 2013

A US Army soldier accused of sending hundreds of thousands of pages of classified material to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks has not been denied a speedy trial despite his more than two years in confinement, and the charges against him will stand...

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sees legal defence in politics: report

Associated Press | Monday February 18, 2013

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange regards his bid to become an Australian senator as a defence against potential criminal prosecution in the United States and Britain, a news website reported on Monday.

Ex-supporter Jemima Khan says Julian Assange has alienated allies

Agence France-Presse | Thursday February 7, 2013

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange risks turning from a popular hero into an L. Ron Hubbard figure, tolerating only "blinkered, cultish devotion", said one of his former backers Jemima Khan.

Julian Assange to run for Australian senate: WikiLeaks

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday January 30, 2013

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will run for a seat in the Australian Senate during this year's elections, his organisation announced on Wednesday, with his mother saying he would be "awesome" in the role.

WikiLeaks film script leaked to WikiLeaks

Associated Press | Saturday January 26, 2013

If you're making a movie about WikiLeaks, this is the kind of thing you probably see coming.

Julian Assange hits out at WikiLeaks movie

Agence France-Presse | Thursday January 24, 2013

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange hit out on Wednesday at a Hollywood film about his secret-spilling website, calling the movie "a massive propaganda attack".

Judge reduces possible sentence for WikiLeaks suspect

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday January 9, 2013

A US judge has reduced the potential sentence for WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning by 112 days because of his harsh treatment at a military jail, where he was held in isolation despite advice from psychiatrists.

WikiLeaks to release files on 'every country' in 2013: Julian Assange

Agence France-Presse | Friday December 21, 2012

WikiLeaks will release one million documents next year affecting every country in the world, founder Julian Assange said in a speech from the balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy in London on Thursday.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has lung infection: Ecuadorean ambassador

Associated Press | Thursday November 29, 2012

Ecuador's ambassador to Britain says WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has developed a chronic lung infection and requires constant medical attention at his refuge in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London.

Julian Assange says victorious Barack Obama 'wolf in sheep's clothing'

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday November 7, 2012

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday described re-elected US President Barack Obama as a "wolf in sheep's clothing" and said he expected his government to continue attacking the anti-secrecy website.

WikiLeaks releases new US military documents

Agence France Presse | Friday October 26, 2012

Julian Assange's WikiLeaks website on Thursday started publishing more than 100 US Department of Defense documents including the first prisoner treatment manual for Guantanamo Bay.