Julian Assange: News
01 Oct 2024
Europe'Chose freedom over unrealizable justice': Assange on US espionage plea
Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, has finally spoken out about his guilty plea to US espionage charges.
01 Oct 2024
WikiLeaksWikiLeaks founder to make first public statement post-prison release today
Julian Assange, the guy behind WikiLeaks, is all set for his first public appearance since getting out of prison. Today, he'll be speaking at the Council of Europe.
16 Jul 2024
WikiLeaksThis website now hosts WikiLeaks content following Assange's plea deal
Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets), a non-profit whistleblower site, has announced its plan to host all content previously published by WikiLeaks.
27 Jun 2024
BitcoinMystery Bitcoiner donates $500K to cover Assange's 'forced' charter flight
Julian Assange, co-founder of WikiLeaks, has been freed after a 14-year battle against extradition to the United States.
26 Jun 2024
United States of AmericaWhy Julian Assange pleaded guilty in remote US court?
In an unexpected turn of events, Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, pleaded guilty to a felony count pertaining to publishing classified US military information.
25 Jun 2024
WikiLeaksBreaking down Julian Assange's plea deal: US espionage charge explained
WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, was released from a London jail earlier today, after spending five years fighting extradition to the US.
25 Jun 2024
WikiLeaksFrom leaks to legal battles: Recap of Assange's WikiLeaks saga
Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has agreed to plead guilty to one count of violating the US Espionage Act.
25 Jun 2024
United States of AmericaWho is Julian Assange and what secrets did he leak?
Julian Assange, the Australian founder of WikiLeaks, will plead guilty as part of a plea deal with the US Justice Department.
25 Jun 2024
Joe BidenJulian Assange freed: WikiLeaks founder strikes plea deal with US
Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has been released from a UK prison after agreeing to plead guilty to revealing US military secrets.
11 Apr 2024
Joe BidenBiden considering Australia's plea to drop charges against WikiLeaks founder
President Joe Biden is reportedly considering Australia's request to end the US pursuit of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (52).
21 Mar 2024
WikiLeaksUS mulls plea deal for Julian Assange in WikiLeaks case
The US government is considering a plea bargain for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, per the Wall Street Journal.
21 Feb 2024
Elon MuskMusk nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for 'safeguarding free speech'
The name of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has been proposed for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize by Norwegian MP Marius Nilsen.
17 Jun 2022
AfghanistanUK government approves Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's extradition to US
The British government approved the extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the United States on Friday to stand trial for the publication of secret files related to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
07 Jan 2021
WikiLeaksAssange loses bid for bail as he awaits extradition appeal
Julian Assange on Wednesday lost his bid to be released from prison in London on bail as a UK judge ruled that it was only fair to first allow the US authorities to appeal against an order blocking his extradition on espionage charges.
12 Apr 2020
WikiLeaksJulian Assange had 2 kids with lawyer in Ecuadorian embassy
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange got engaged and fathered two children while living inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London, his lawyer-fiancée has revealed.
13 Mar 2020
United States of AmericaWikiLeaks source Chelsea Manning ordered free from prison; fined $256,000
Former United States Army soldier Chelsea Manning was released from prison on Thursday on the orders of a federal court in Virginia.
17 Sep 2019
EcuadorData of most Ecuadorean citizens leaked, including 6.7 million children
In a shocking development, a major security breach has been reported which has leaked personal data of almost the entire population of Ecuador online.
12 Jun 2019
LondonNirav Modi's fourth bail plea rejected by UK court
On Wednesday, the Royal Courts of Justice denied the bail application of fugitive businessman Nirav Modi. This was the fourth time that Modi, a prime accused in multi-crore PNB scam, approached a court seeking respite.
01 May 2019
United States of AmericaWikiLeaks founder sentenced to 50-weeks jail for skipping bail
In a major development, Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has been sentenced to 50 weeks in the UK prison for breaching bail conditions.
11 Apr 2019
EcuadorWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested after Ecuador withdrew asylum status
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested on Thursday by British police after Ecuador denied to provide him asylum indefinitely. Assange, who has grown a beard, was forcefully taken into a police vehicle.
06 Apr 2019
LondonUN expert to visit Assange, assess violation of privacy claims
An independent rights expert will visit WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadoran embassy in London to assess whether privacy violation claims involving him merit investigation, the UN rights office said Thursday.
22 Dec 2018
EcuadorUN to Britain: Let Julian Assange leave Ecuador embassy freely
On Friday, UN rights experts called on British authorities to allow WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to leave the Ecuador embassy in London without fear of arrest or extradition.
21 Oct 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaJulian Assange sues asylum host Ecuador over 'inhuman' conditions
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is taking legal action against Ecuador, the South American nation that continues to provide him with asylum, for allegedly violating his "fundamental rights and freedoms".
29 Mar 2018
WikiLeaksEcuador blocks Julian Assange's internet access after he 'breaks promise'
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can no longer communicate with the outside world.
12 Jan 2018
WikiLeaksWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange given Ecuador citizenship
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is now a citizen of Ecuador, which is also helping him reach a "dignified and just" solution with Britain.
17 Oct 2017
Russia NewsHillary Clinton: WikiLeaks is a subsidiary of the Russian intelligence
Hillary Clinton still seems bitter about her loss to Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential elections.
