Wikileaks

"Julian Assange Could Die In Jail": 60 Doctors Write To UK Home Secretary

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday November 25, 2019

More than 60 doctors wrote an open letter published Monday saying they feared Julian Assange's health was so bad that the WikiLeaks founder could die inside a top-security British jail.

Rape Probe Against WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Dropped: Swedish Prosecutor

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday November 20, 2019

Swedish prosecutors said Tuesday they have dropped their investigation into WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange over a 2010 rape allegation, even though they found the plaintiff's claim "credible".

Donald Trump Was In The Know About WikiLeaks, Says 2016 Campaign Official

World News | Rachel Weiner, The Washington Post | Wednesday November 13, 2019

The deputy manager of US President Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign pulled back the curtain Tuesday on the campaign's keen interest in the anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks and suggested that Trump himself had more knowledge of the matter than the president has previously claimed.

Trump Campaign Wanted Updates On WikiLeaks On Hilary Clinton: Ex-Official

World News | Reuters | Wednesday November 13, 2019

US President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign was keen to keep abreast of the release of emails potentially damaging to Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, reaching all the way to Trump, the Republican's former deputy campaign chairman testified in court on Tuesday.

Trump Aide Behind Theory That Ukraine Hacked Democrat Mails: Mueller Notes

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday November 3, 2019

Documents released by the US Department of Justice on Saturday indicated that a top advisor to then-candidate Donald Trump said as early as the summer of 2016 that Ukraine, not Russia, was behind a hack of Democratic party emails.

UK's Treatment of Julian Assange Putting His Life "At Risk": UN Expert

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday November 2, 2019

The treatment of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is facing the threat of extradition from Britain to the US on espionage charges, is putting his life "at risk", an independent UN rights expert said Friday.

Confused Julian Assange In UK Court Ahead Of Extradition Hearing

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday October 21, 2019

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared in public for the first time in six months on Monday, seeming frail and confused during a British court appearance ahead of his extradition hearing.

Julian Assange To Stay In Jail Even After End Of Sentence

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday September 13, 2019

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will remain in prison even when his jail term ends because of his "history of absconding", a judge ruled on Friday.

Swedish Prosecutors Interview New Witnesses In Assange case

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday September 9, 2019

Swedish prosecutors have interviewed two new witnesses over a 2010 rape allegation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, the Prosecution Authority said Monday.

Julian Assange Extradition Hearing Set For February 2020 By UK Judge

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday June 14, 2019

A British judge on Friday scheduled a full extradition hearing to begin in February next year for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is wanted in the United States on espionage charges.

Julian Assange Faces US Extradition Hearing In London

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday June 14, 2019

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Friday faces his first British court hearing since the US submitted a formal extradition request on espionage charges that have upset defenders of press freedoms and human rights.

UK Interior Minister Signs US Bid To Extradite Julian Assange

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday June 13, 2019

Britain's interior minister said Thursday he had certified the US request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on espionage grounds in a procedural move that opens the way for a court battle.

UK Approves US Request For Julian Assange's Extradition: Report

World News | ANI | Thursday June 13, 2019

The US is seeking WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's extradition on charges of violating the Espionage Act and conspiring to hack into a classified government computer. The charges, if proved, carry a maximum penalty of five years.

US Formally Asks Britain To Extradite Julian Assange

World News | Reuters | Wednesday June 12, 2019

The U.S. Justice Department has formally asked Britain to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face charges that he conspired to hack U.S. government computers and violated an espionage law, the U.K has confirmed.

WikiLeak's Julian Assange "Too Ill" For US Extradition Hearing From Jail

World News | Reuters | Thursday May 30, 2019

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is too ill to appear via a video link from a British prison in a hearing on an extradition request from the United States, his lawyer said on Thursday.