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“If Julian Assange is prosecuted it could have a chilling effect on media freedom, leading publishers and journalists to self-censor in fear of retaliation,” said Amnesty’s Europe Director, Nils Muiznieks. (Photo | Flickr - Ecuador Foreign Ministry)

Julian Assange set to fight US extradition bid over Wikileaks exposes starting Monday in UK court

US prosecutors have indicted the 49-year-old Australian on 18 espionage and computer misuse charges that could draw a sentence of 175 years.

06 Sep 2020 10:42 PM

Protesters link arms while facing off against a police officer near the district attorney's office Thursday, July 9, 2020, in Salt Lake City. Two police officers in Utah were cleared earlier Thursday in the death of Bernardo Palacios-Carbajal, an armed man shot at more than 30 times as he ran from police, a decision that prompted his grieving family to heighten their calls for systematic changes to law enforcement. (Photo | AP)

Server of Wikileaks-like whistleblower collective seized in Germany for exposing US police excesses

DDoSecrets founder Emma Best said the data, dubbed “BlueLeaks,” comes from more than 200 agencies.

10 Jul 2020 9:33 PM

In this May 1, 2019, file photo, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is taken from court in London. (AP)

US Justice Department strengthens charges against Wikileaks' Assange

Assange already faces 18 criminal charges in the US and the latest indictment augments existing charges

25 Jun 2020 12:20 PM

File image of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. (AP)

Report claims Assange fathered kids with lawyer while at Ecuador Embassy

Assange is currently held in London's Belmarsh prison as he fights extradition to US.

12 Apr 2020 7:34 PM

The 48-year-old Australian is still fighting a US bid to extradite him from Britain on charges filed under the Espionage Act that could see him given a sentence of up to 175 years in a US prison. (Photo: File)

'May die in jail': 60 doctors share ‘harrowing accounts’ of WikiLeaks founder’s failing health

At his first appearance in public for six months, in a court hearing last month, Assange seemed frail.

25 Nov 2019 9:04 AM

Two months earlier, Assange was evicted from the Ecuador Embassy in London where he had been holed up since 2012. (Photo: File)

Sweden drops rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Assange

Assange is also fighting extradition to the US, which accuses him of publishing secret documents.

19 Nov 2019 7:05 PM

John Shipton told reporters in Geneva that he had visited his son in a British prison two days ago and needed to "face the bitter truth" that he "may die in jail". (Photo: File)

Julian Assange 'may die in jail', says father as he urges to 'face bitter truth'

The 48-year-old whistleblower is currently being held at a top-security British prison since April.

09 Nov 2019 10:42 AM

Assange is currently serving 50 weeks imprisonment sentence in UK's Belmarsh prison for skipping bail to avoid being sent to Sweden over sexual assault allegations. The Australian whistleblower has denied the allegations against him, asserting that they were politically motivated. (Photo: ANI)

Won't extradite Assange where he could face death penalty: UK Minister

Julian Assange is facing charges by US Justice Department of violating Espionage Act and conspiring to hack into classified govt document.

16 Jul 2019 7:12 PM

Julian Assange asserts that he is a journalist with First Amendment protections. (Photo: AP)

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces extradition hearing

US officials have made clear their intention to prosecute Assange under Espionage Act, blaming him for publication of secret documents.

14 Jun 2019 1:41 PM

The ruling by the Uppsala District Court on Monday is a setback for prosecutors who were hoping to issue a European Arrest Warrant for Assange and request his extradition from the United Kingdom to Sweden. (Photo: AP)

WikiLeaks founder Assange secures legal win, Swedish court denies detention request

The investigation into the alleged rape was suspended in 2017 because of Assange’s continued residence in the Ecuadorian embassy.

04 Jun 2019 6:12 PM

Sweden also seeks him for question about an alleged rape. (Photo:AP)

Julian Assange too unwell to attend brief court hearing

Assange had been expected to appear from prison via video link at a brief extradition hearing Thursday at Westminster Magistrates' Court.

31 May 2019 10:33 AM

Assange faces a total of 18 US criminal counts and decades in prison if convicted. (Photo: ANI)

WikiLeaks' Assange too ill to appear via video link in US extradition hearing

The United States is seeking the extradition of Assange, 47, who was dragged from the Ecuadorean embassy in London on April 11.

31 May 2019 7:47 AM

A new indictment alleges that Assange actively conspired with Manning to steal the hundreds of thousands of classified files. (Photo:AP)

Wikileaks's Julian Assange indicted with violating Espionage Act

The charges against Assange, now 18 in total, reject his claim that he was simply a publisher receiving leaked material from Manning.

24 May 2019 8:48 AM

Sweden reopened the rape investigation last week. It was begun in 2010 but dropped in 2017 after Assange took refuge in the Ecuadorean embassy in London. (Photo: File)

Swedish prosecutor files request for Assange's arrest over rape allegation

If granted, court order would be first step in process to have Assange extradited from Britain.

20 May 2019 3:37 PM

Andy Stepanian, a spokesman for Manning's legal team, said she had been remanded in custody by Judge Anthony Trenga. (Photo:AP)

Chelsea Manning jailed after refusing to testify in Julian Assange case

Manning, who spent seven years in military prisons for leaking US secrets to WikiLeaks in 2010.

17 May 2019 12:33 PM

The prosecutor will request a European Arrest Warrant for Assange along with a detention order to Uppsala District Court. (Photo: ANI)

Sweden to reopen 2010 case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

Assange is currently serving 50 weeks imprisonment sentence in UK's Belmarsh prison.

14 May 2019 11:20 AM

Assange is currently in prison in Britain after being sentenced to 50 weeks behind bars last month. (Photo:AP)

Assange rape investigation re-opened, Swedish prosecutor will seek extradition

Prosecutor Eva-Marie Persson told a news conference she would continue and conclude a preliminary investigation that was dropped in 2017.

13 May 2019 3:52 PM

The WikiLeaks founder is in custody in London awaiting sentencing for breaching his British bail conditions in 2012 by seeking refuge in the Ecuadoran embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden. (Photo: AP | File)

Assange tried to create 'centre for spying' inside embassy: Ecuador President

Assange's father, John Shipton, on Sunday urged Australia to bring his son home.

15 Apr 2019 9:41 AM

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaking at a news conference in central London. His arrest reignites a debate about Assange, former computer hacker and founder of WikiLeaks, being a journalist or not. (Photo: AP)

WikiLeaks – Journalism or not?

A look at the complicated case of WikiLeaks, trying negotiate its status in intricate structures of the media world.

12 Apr 2019 6:11 PM

The US Justice Department said Assange was being charged with a computer hacking conspiracy. (Photo:AP)

Assange's aide arrested while fleeing Ecuador

A collaborator of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested in Ecuador while trying to flee to Japan.

12 Apr 2019 10:41 AM

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