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Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange Charged With Violating Espionage Act

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday May 24, 2019

The Justice Department on Thursday charged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with violating the US Espionage Act in the publishing of military and diplomatic files in 2010, rejecting his claim that he is a journalist.

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.

Chelsea Manning Sent Back To Jail For Contempt

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday May 17, 2019

Former US military intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning was ordered back to jail on Thursday for refusing to testify before a grand jury believed to be investigating WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Sweden Reopens Rape Probe Against Julian Assange: Prosecutors

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 14, 2019

Swedish prosecutors said Monday they were reopening a 2010 rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, hoping to bring him to justice before the statute of limitations expires in August 2020.

"I Love Him": Pamela Anderson Visits Julian Assange In Prison

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 8, 2019

Former "Baywatch" star and now animal rights campaigner Pamela Anderson spoke emotionally after meeting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in a London prison on Tuesday, warning that his life was in danger.

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.

Julian Assange Says He Does Not Want To Be Extradited To US

World News | Reuters | Thursday May 2, 2019

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange told a London court on Thursday he did not want to be extradited to the United States to face trial for one of the largest compromises of classified information in history.

Julian Assange Sentenced To 50 Weeks Jail By UK Court For Skipping Bail

World News | Reuters | Wednesday May 1, 2019

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was sentenced to 50 weeks in jail by a London court on Wednesday for skipping bail to enter the Ecuadorean embassy where he was holed up for almost seven years until police dragged him out last month.

US Court Denies Chelsea Manning's Bail Request

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday April 22, 2019

A US judge kept Chelsea Manning locked up Monday for refusing to testify in the secret grand jury investigation of WikiLeaks, despite its founder Julian Assange having already been charged in the case.

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.