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Judge refuses to unseal criminal charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a request to unseal criminal charges against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange that were mistakenly revealed in another case. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema said in a 10-page ruling that free-press advocates seeking to unseal the charges have no proof ...
"WikiLeaks," Donald Trump said at a campaign rally on Oct. 10, 2016. "I love WikiLeaks." That was three days after U.S. intelligence agencies issued a public warning that the Russian government was using the organization, already well known for its disclosures of government secrets, to ...
Ex-Trump adviser Roger Stone hints he may cooperate with Robert Mueller's Russia probe
Roger Stone, an ally of President Donald Trump and a longtime Republican operative, did not rule out on Sunday cooperating with special counsel Robert Mueller in his investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Arrested at his waterfront home in Florida on ...
Julian Assange can leave embassy as U.K. says he won't be sent to death penalty nation: Ecuador
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. "The way has been cleared for Mr. Assange to take the decision to leave in ...
Ex-Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort denies meeting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, denied Tuesday that he met secretly with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, including weeks before the organization's 2016 publication of Democratic Party secrets hacked by Russian intelligence. Manafort rejected a report in The Guardian newspaper that he met ...
Ecuador does not plan to intervene with the British government on behalf of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to negotiate a way for him to leave the South American country's embassy in London, where he has lived under asylum since 2012, Ecuador's foreign minister said ...
Julian Assange sues Ecuador for violating 'fundamental rights'
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sued the Ecuadorian government on Friday for violating his "fundamental rights" and limiting his access to the outside world while in asylum at its London embassy. The 47-year-old Australian's legal action comes with speculation mounting that Ecuador is preparing to end ...
Norway police probe disappearance of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's key associate
Norwegian police on Sunday said they were investigating the disappearance of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's associate, Arjen Kamphuis, a cybersecurity expert, who was last seen in northern Norway. "We have started an investigation," police spokesman Tommy Bech told AFP, adding that so far they had ...
'I've never been in favor' of Wikileaks' activities, Ecuador president says
Ecuador's president, signaling his government's desire to end the long sojourn of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in its London embassy, said on Friday he had never supported Assange's leaking activities. President Lenin Moreno confirmed a July 15 report in London's Sunday Times that Ecuador and ...
U.K. judge refuses to stop legal action against WikiLeaks' Assange
A British judge refused on Tuesday to halt legal proceedings against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for jumping bail and fleeing to the Ecuadorean embassy in London in June 2012. The ruling leaves Assange, 46, in a legal and diplomatic impasse, with no way out of ...
Axed Google memo writer draws jeers, cheers and job offer from Assange
The male Google engineer fired for circulating a memo decrying the company's diversity hiring program became the center of a heated debate on sexism, drawing scorn, cheers and even a job offer on Tuesday from WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange. James Damore, 28, confirmed his dismissal ...
Assange a 'hacker' but can stay at London embassy, Ecuador's new president says
Ecuador's new leftist President Lenin Moreno said on Monday Julian Assange is a "hacker," making his strongest comments to date against the WikiLeaks founder while still stressing he could stay on in the country's London embassy. Moreno, who was sworn in earlier this month, has ...
