Now playing Next United Kingdom Ecuador grants citizenship to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange Britain’s Foreign Office, who rejected Ecuador’s request to grant diplomatic status to Assange, said the only way to resolve the issue is for Assange to leave the Ecuadorian embassy in London and face justice. 11/01/2018
Now playing Next world news Ecuador dubs Assange's situation 'unsustainable' Ecuador's foreign minister has spoken out against the WikilLeaks founder's situation. The South American country is now considering engaging a third-party mediator to end the impasse with the UK. 10/01/2018
Now playing Next United Kingdom Assange hails ''important victory'' after Sweden drops rape investigation Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has hailed Sweden’s decision to drop a rape investigation against him as an ‘‘important victory’‘. 19/05/2017
Now playing Next Sweden Sweden drops charges against Assange, but Wikileaks founder "does not forgive or forget" Sweden has dropped rape charges against Wikileaks’ founder Julian Assange. 19/05/2017
Now playing Next USA Wikileaks slammed by CIA Wikileaks is a non-state "hostile intelligence service" often abetted by state actors, according to the agency's director. 14/04/2017
Now playing Next USA WikiLeaks publishes Vault 7 CIA files, what do they reveal? WikiLeaks published internal CIA communications about hacking techniques its uses to access iPhones, Android and Microsoft Windows devices 08/03/2017
Now playing Next United Kingdom Whistleblowing: Manning commutation prompts questions about Assange The fate of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is in question following the commutation of US whistleblower Chelsea Manning’s sentence. 18/01/2017
Now playing Next USA Whistleblowers - Heroes or traitors? Telling truth about power is a risky business, with exile or worse for those who blow state or commercial secrets. Often seen as heroes by the public, the states they expose more often than not consid 18/01/2017
Now playing Next Republic of Ecuador Ecuador says it cut Julian Assange's internet access Ecuador’s government has confirmed it had temporarily cut internet access for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. 19/10/2016
Now playing Next United Kingdom WikiLeaks to release around a million new documents as US election looms Julian Assange says the WikiLeaks documents concern the US election and three governments, but denies they aim to damage Hillary Clinton. 04/10/2016
Now playing Next Sweden Six years a squatter - The long legal battle of Julian Assange Julian Assange’s marathon duel with the law began six years ago. 16/09/2016
Now playing Next Sweden Swedish court upholds arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange A Swedish appeals court has decided to uphold the arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. 16/09/2016
Now playing Next United Kingdom Julian Assange criticises timing of Swedish news conference Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has criticised the timing of a news conference held by the Swedish prosecutor. 07/09/2016
Now playing Next United Kingdom Global events mark Assange's four years in Ecuador's embassy The Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange, is beginning his fifth year inside the Ecuadorean embassy in London. 19/06/2016
Now playing Next United Kingdom Julian Assange warns of 'consequences if detention continues' Julian Assange has hailed the United Nations panel’s decision that he is being arbitrarily held “a victory of historic importance.” “How sweet it is 05/02/2016
Now playing Next United Kingdom Assange hails UN's decision 'a significant victory'; UK disagrees Julian Assange has hailed the United Nations panel’s decision that he is being arbitrarily held “a significant victory.” (function(d, s, id) { var 05/02/2016
Now playing Next Republic of Ecuador Wikileaks founder Julian Assange calls on UK and Sweden to apply ruling of UN panel over his 'detention' at a London embassy. Our journalists are working on this story and will update it as soon as more information becomes available. 05/02/2016
Now playing Next United Kingdom Wikileaks founder Assange 'arbitrarily' detained - UN panel ruling Wikileaks founder Julian Assange should be allowed to walk free and paid compensation, a UN panel has ruled. Assange claimed asylum at the Ecuadorian 05/02/2016
Now playing Next world news UN working group says Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been arbitrarily detained A United Nations panel has decided Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is being ‘arbitrarily detained,’ a Swedish foreign ministry spokesperson has 05/02/2016
Now playing Next United Kingdom UN panel 'rules in favour of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange' A UN panel has ruled in favour of Julian Assange over the Wikileaks founder’s three-and-half year stay at a London embassy, according to media 04/02/2016
