Julian Assange Arrested

Swedish Prosecutor Requests Julian Assange's Detention Over Rape Allegation

World News | Reuters | Monday May 20, 2019

The Swedish prosecutor heading an investigation into a rape allegation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange filed a request with a local court on Monday for him to be detained in absentia.

Julian Assange's 50-Week Jail Sentence Dispropotionate, Says UN

World News | Reuters | Friday May 3, 2019

United Nations human rights experts voiced concern on Friday at what they called the "disproportionate sentence" of 50 weeks in prison imposed on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for skipping bail in Britain.

Hit By 40 Million Cyber-Attacks Since Julian Assange's Arrest: Ecuador

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday April 16, 2019

Ecuador said on Monday it has suffered 40 million cyber-attacks on the webpages of public institutions since stripping Wikileaks founder Julian Assange of political asylum.

Julian Assange Used Embassy As Centre For Spying: Ecuador President

World News | Reuters | Monday April 15, 2019

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange repeatedly violated his asylum conditions and tried to use the Ecuadorian embassy in London as a centre for spying, Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno told Britain's Guardian newspaper.

Julian Assage Set Up "Centre For Spying" At Embassy: Ecuador President

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday April 15, 2019

Julian Assange Arrest: Ecuadoran President Lenin Moreno on Sunday defended his decision to overturn Julian Assange's asylum status, claiming in an interview with the Guardian newspaper that the WikiLeaks founder had tried to set up a "centre for spying" in Ecuador's London embassy.

Trump Had No Advance Knowledge Of Julian Assange Arrest: White House Aide

World News | Reuters | Monday April 15, 2019

White House adviser Kellyanne Conway On Sunday said she did not believe President Donald Trump had advance knowledge that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was going to be arrested by the British police and charged by U.S. prosecutors.

Julian Assange Will Cooperate With Sweden, But Fight US Warrant: Lawyer

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday April 14, 2019

Julian Assange would cooperate with Swedish authorities if they reopen a rape case against him but will continue to resist any bid to extradite him to the United States, his lawyer said Sunday.

Ecuador Suspends Julian Assange's Citizenship

World News | Reuters | Saturday April 13, 2019

Julian Assange Arrest: Ecuador has suspended Julian Assange's citizenship and accused him and people connected to his WikiLeaks group of collaborating in attempts to destabilise the Andean nation's government, after years of offering him shelter.

US Has 2 Months To Finalise Extradition Case Against Julian Assange

World News | Reuters | Saturday April 13, 2019

Julian Assange Extradition: U.S. prosecutors have just under two months to present British authorities with a final and detailed criminal case to justify the possible extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a U.S. government official said on Friday.

Julian Assange's Spat With Ecuador Involved Messy Cat, "Improper Hygiene"

World News | Reuters | Friday April 12, 2019

Julian Assange Arrested: Ecuador's decision to abruptly end Julian Assange's seven-year asylum in its London embassy on Thursday followed a long deterioration in relations, driven in part by suspicions he was secretly fuelling corruption allegations against President Lenin Moreno.

"WikiLeaks Not My Thing": Trump, Once A Supporter, After Assange Arrest

World News | Shane Harris, The Washington Post | Friday April 12, 2019

Years before his Justice Department charged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with conspiracy, Donald Trump praised the website for disclosing damaging information about his political opponents and encouraged his millions of supporters to read the organization's latest document dumps.

How UK Police Arrested Julian Assange Without Breaking International Law

World News | Adam Taylor, The Washington Post | Thursday April 11, 2019

For almost seven years, Julian Assange has lived in the Ecuadoran Embassy in London. The WikiLeaks founder feared that if he left the diplomatic outpost, located in an apartment building in the post neighborhood of Knightsbridge, he would be arrested by British authorities.

Swedish Julian Assange Accuser Urges Prosecution To Reopen Rape Case

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday April 11, 2019

The lawyer of the Swedish woman who accused Julian Assange of rape in 2010 said Thursday she and her client would ask Swedish prosecutors to reopen the investigation which was dropped in 2017.

Edward Snowden Says Julian Assange Arrest "Dark Moment For Press Freedom"

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday April 11, 2019

Fugitive former US government contractor Edward Snowden on Thursday slammed the arrest in London of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, calling it a "dark moment for press freedom."

Julian Assange Arrested In UK, Carried Out Of Ecuador Embassy By 7 Men

World News | Reuters | Thursday April 11, 2019

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested by British police on Thursday after they were invited into the Ecuadorean embassy where he has been holed up since 2012. "Julian Assange, 47, has today, Thursday 11 April, been arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) at the Embassy of Ecuador," police s