World / Crime & Legal Sep 10, 2020
The partner of one of the legal representatives in the case surrounding the WikiLeaks founder reported coronavirus symptoms.
World / Crime & Legal Apr 12, 2020
WikiLeaks founder Assange secretly fathered two kids with lawyer in Ecuadorean Embassy, report says
During their secret five-year relationship, not even the embassy staff knew what was going on.
World / Crime & Legal Feb 26, 2020
Julian Assange lawyer accuses U.S. of peddling lies as WikiLeaks founder fights extradition
A lawyer for Julian Assange on Tuesday accused the United States of "boldly and blatantly" misstating facts about the WikiLeaks founder's conduct, on the second day of his extradition hearing in Britain. Assange faces charges under the U.S. Espionage Act for the 2010 release of ...
World / Crime & Legal Feb 25, 2020
Julian Assange is wanted for crimes that put at risk the lives of people in Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan who had helped the West, some of whom later disappeared, said a lawyer acting for the United States in its bid to extradite him. Almost a ...
World / Crime & Legal Nov 8, 2019
'Prepare to die': Prosecutors in Roger Stone trial note threatening texts over WikiLeaks release
Prosecutors on Thursday unveiled threatening text messages by U.S. President Donald Trump's adviser, Roger Stone, to radio host Randy Credico in which Stone urged Credico not to testify about their communications over Stone's efforts in 2016 to learn when WikiLeaks might release more damaging ...
World / Crime & Legal Oct 21, 2019
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, minus beard, appears in London court
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared in a London court Monday for a hearing on whether he should be extradited to the United States to face spying charges. Assange, dressed in a navy suit and light blue jumper, raised his fist to supporters in the public ...
World / Crime & Legal May 3, 2019
I've protected many, Julian Assange tells U.K. court as he fights U.S. extradition warrant
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told a London court on Thursday his work had protected "many people" and refused to agree to be extradited to the United States to face trial for one of the largest compromises of classified information in history. The United States has ...
World / Crime & Legal Apr 23, 2019
U.S. appeals court denies Chelsea Manning's bail request, upholds contempt finding
A federal appeals court denied on Monday a request by former U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to be released from jail on bail, and upheld a lower court's decision to hold Manning in civil contempt for refusing to testify before a grand jury. The ...
Commentary / World Apr 16, 2019
If Assange encouraged leaks, so what?
by Noah Feldman
The WikiLeaks founder's arrest amplifies a vital free-speech conversation.
World Apr 16, 2019
Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning had reason to believe leaks would hurt U.S., prosecutors say
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and former U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning had reason to believe that leaking U.S. military reports "would cause injury" to the country, federal prosecutors alleged in a newly unsealed court filing on Monday. In the affidavit submitted to federal court ...
World Apr 13, 2019
U.S. has two months to finalize extradition case against WikiLeaks' Assange
U.S. prosecutors have just under two months to present British authorities with a final and detailed criminal case to justify the possible extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a U.S. government official said on Friday. The official, who asked for anonymity when discussing the case, ...
World / Crime & Legal Apr 12, 2019
Trump's 'I Love WikiLeaks' praise fades as U.S. charges Julian Assange
Donald Trump made no secret during the 2016 campaign that he appreciated WikiLeaks and founder Julian Assange for publishing thousands of hacked Democratic emails, many of them damaging to Hillary Clinton. "I love WikiLeaks," he said more than once as the group posted emails stolen ...