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USA

U.S. lawmakers call for immediate extradition of Assange

The WikiLeaks founder was charged by U.S. officials with conspiring to hack into government computers.

11/04/2019

United Kingdom

A timeline of Assange's nearly 7 years in the Ecuadorian Embassy

Assange's complicated, almost decade long case came to a turning point today, when he was arrested in London as the U.S. seeks his extradition

11/04/2019

United Kingdom

Police drag Julian Assange out of embassy after US extradition request

Assange is wanted in the US over an investigation into WikiLeaks' leaking of classified documents concerning the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The US Department of Justice said the charge related specifically to conspiracy to commit computer intrusion with US whistleblower Chelsea Manning.

11/04/2019

United Kingdom

WikiLeaks: Is spying on Assange ironic?

The organisation said individuals had threatened to leak the private documents, videos and audio gathered on its founder, Julian Assange.

10/04/2019

United Kingdom

Ex-Ecuador president warns Assange faces immediate arrest

Former Ecuadorian president, Rafael Correa, told Euronews that Julian Assange faces immediate arrest

09/04/2019

United Kingdom

No decision to expel Julian Assange, says senior Ecuador official

Assange has been holed up inside Ecuador's London embassy since 2012.

05/04/2019

United Kingdom

Julian Assange meets German MPs in London

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is meeting with German politicians today.

20/12/2018

United Kingdom

Ecuador says there is 'path' for Assange to leave London embassy

"There is a path for Mr Assange to take the decision to exit into near freedom," said President Lenin Moreno.

07/12/2018

Republic of Ecuador

Assange has to pay for his own internet and feed his cat

A court in Ecuador has rejected Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's lawsuit and ruled that he must abide by the London embassy's new rules.

30/10/2018

United Kingdom

Assange sues Ecuador government for ‘violating his fundamental rights'

The move comes as Assange is still being sheltered at the country’s UK embassy.

19/10/2018

United Kingdom

Ecuador could withdraw Assange asylum

The WikiLeaks founder, who has been living at the Ecuadorian embassy since 2012, could be handed over to British authorities. President Lenin Moreno is in London apparently to meet with officials to finalize an agreement under which Ecuador will withdraw its asylum protection.

22/07/2018

Europe News

Julian Assange, Trump's parade plan and a new government for Germany

It's all in this week's State of the Union with Stefan Grobe

09/02/2018

United Kingdom

Judge to rule if Assange can walk free from embassy

The Wikileaks founder sought asylum in Ecuador’s London embassy in 2012 to avoid being extradited to Sweden.

06/02/2018

United Kingdom

Julian Assange: is the WikiLeaks founder set to walk free today?

A judge is set to rule on whether an arrest warrant against Assange should be dropped, paving the way for him to leave the London embassy where he’s been holed up since 2012.

05/02/2018

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

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

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

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

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

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