Julian Assange
Wikileaks' Julian Assange to be extradited to Sweden
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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to Sweden to face sexual assault allegations, a judge has ruled. At Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in south London, District Judge Howard Riddle said the extradition would not breach Mr Assange's human...
Wikileaks' Julian Assange 'would be denied justice'
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There is a risk of "flagrant denial of justice" if Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is tried for rape in Sweden, his lawyer has told a UK court. Geoffrey Robertson QC fears his client could face the death penalty if extradited to the US on...
Swiss banker linked to Wikileaks is found guilty
A former Swiss banker who said he gave Wikileaks details of rich tax evaders has been found guilty of breaching Switzerland's strict bank secrecy laws. A judge in Zurich did so even though the leaked documents referred to accounts in the Cayman Islands...
Wikileaks' Julian Assange 'fears US death penalty'
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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who published leaked US diplomatic cables, fears he could face the death penalty in the US, defence documents say. He is fighting extradition from the UK to Sweden over allegations, which he denies, of sexual offences...
Wikileaks man Julian Assange 'ready to fight extradition'
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is ready to fight extradition from the UK at a full hearing next month, his lawyer has said. The 39-year-old Australian, who denies sexual offences against two women, is wanted by the Swedish authorities. Geoffrey...
US wants Twitter details of Wikileaks activists
The US government has subpoenaed the social networking site Twitter for personal details of people connected to Wikileaks, court documents show. The US District Court in Virginia said it wanted information including user names, addresses, connection...
WikiLeaks: pressure within Iran blocked nuclear deal
A leaked U.S. diplomatic cable reveals that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wanted a nuclear fuel swap agreement more than a year ago but was pressured internally from politicians who viewed it as a "virtual defeat." The cable made...
Wikileaks to release Israel cables
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says his website will publish hundreds of what he calls "sensitive" U.S. diplomatic cables on Israel. Al-Jazeera television quotes Assange as saying the documents will include information on Israel's 2006...
WikiLeaks' founder Assange claims he is victim of leak
WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange says he believes someone leaked the Swedish police report detailing his alleged sexual offenses. In an interview with the British newspaper The Times , published Tuesday, Assange complained that rival newspaper The...
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange appears in court
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A lawyer acting for the founder of the whistle-blowing website Wikileaks says he is confident of freeing his client from prison. Julian Assange, 39, was granted bail earlier this week, but the decision was objected to by prosecutors and he remained...
