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WikiLeaks Tells Journalists 140 Things Not To Say About Julian Assange

World News | Reuters | Monday January 7, 2019

WikiLeaks on Sunday advised journalists not to report 140 different "false and defamatory" statements about its founder Julian Assange, who has been holed up in the Ecuadorean embassy in London since June 2012.

"Thousands" Of EU Diplomatic Cables Hacked: Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday December 19, 2018

Hackers apparently connected to China accessed thousands of sensitive EU diplomatic cables in the latest embarrassing data breach to hit a major international organisation.

Ecuador Says WikiLeaks Founder Can Leave Embassy In UK If He Wants

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday December 7, 2018

Ecuador's president said Thursday that conditions have been met for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to leave the country's embassy in London, which would end a six-year standoff with British authorities.

Ex-Trump Campaign Head Denies Ever Meeting With WikiLeaks Founder

World News | Reuters | Wednesday November 28, 2018

President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, staunchly denied ever meeting with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday, after the Guardian newspaper published a story alleging the two met at least three times, including once in 2016.

Ex-Trump Campaign Chairman Met WikiLeaks Founder: Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday November 28, 2018

Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort held secret talks with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, including around the time the lobbyist joined Trump's bid to win the presidency, The Guardian reported on Tuesday.

WikiLeaks Says Founder Julian Assange Charged In US

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday November 16, 2018

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who was behind a massive dump of classified US documents in 2010, has been charged in the United States, WikiLeaks said Thursday night.

Ecuador Denies Julian Assange's Lawsuit For Better Asylum Conditions

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday October 30, 2018

Ecuador on Monday threw out the lawsuit WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange filed charging that Quito violated his "fundamental rights" and limited his access to the outside world while in asylum at its London embassy. Magistrate Karen Martinez ruled that the suit could not move forward, as filed by WikiLeaks' attorney, the former Spanish judge Balta...

UK Said Julian Assange Would Not Be Extradited: Ecuador's Top Attorney

World News | Reuters | Friday October 26, 2018

The United Kingdom told Ecuador in August that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange would not be extradited if he left the country's London embassy, where he has lived under asylum since 2012, Ecuador's top government attorney said on Thursday.

Ecuador To Not Intervene With UK On Julian Assange's Behalf: Minister

World News | Reuters | Wednesday October 24, 2018

Ecuador does not plan to intervene with the British government on behalf of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in talks over his situation as an asylee in the South American country's London embassy, Ecuador's foreign minister said on Tuesday.

Ecuador To Partly Restore Internet Access For Julian Assange

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday October 15, 2018

The Ecuadorian government will partially restore communications for Julian Assange at the country's embassy in London, Wikileaks said.

How Ecuador, Russia Planned To Help Julian Assange Escape From UK

World News | Reuters | Saturday September 22, 2018

Ecuador in 2017 gave Wikileaks founder Julian Assange a diplomatic post in Russia but rescinded it after Britain refused to give him diplomatic immunity, according to an Ecuadorean government document seen by Reuters.

Julian Assange Considering Offer To Appear Before US Senate Committee

World News | Reuters | Thursday August 9, 2018

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been holed up in Ecuador's London embassy for six years, is considering an offer to appear before a U.S. Senate committee to discuss alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, his lawyer said on Thursday.

How The Russians Hacked Democrats And Passed Emails To Wikileaks

World News | Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post | Saturday July 14, 2018

On a late July day in 2016, Donald Trump, the GOP nominee for president, stood at a lectern in Florida, next to an American flag, and urged a U.S. adversary to become involved in the election campaign and find tens of thousands of emails wiped from the server of his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton.

Not Up To US To Decide On Julian Assange Asylum, Ecuador Says

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday June 30, 2018

It's not up to Washington to decide the fate of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Ecuador's top diplomat said Friday, following the visit of US Vice President Mike Pence.

Ex-CIA Employee Charged With Leaking Classified Data, Child Porn Offences

World News | Reuters | Tuesday June 19, 2018

U.S. federal prosecutors on Monday charged a former CIA employee with leaking classified national defence information to an unnamed organisation that publicly disseminates such data, as well as with child pornography offences.