WikiLeaks: News
27 Nov 2024
Joe Biden'Send clear message...': US lawmakers urge Biden to pardon Assange
Two United States congressmen, James McGovern (Democrat-Massachusetts) and Thomas Massie (Republican-Kentucky), have urged President Joe Biden to pardon WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
01 Oct 2024
Julian Assange'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
Julian AssangeWikiLeaks 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
Julian AssangeThis 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
Julian AssangeWhy 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
Julian AssangeBreaking 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
Julian AssangeFrom 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
Julian AssangeWho 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
Julian AssangeJulian 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
Julian AssangeUS 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.
02 Feb 2024
Central Intelligence AgencyEx-CIA engineer gets 40-year sentence for leaking secrets to WikiLeaks
On Thursday, Joshua Schulte (35), an ex-software engineer from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), was sentenced to 40 years behind bars.
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
Julian AssangeAssange 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.
04 Jan 2021
United States of AmericaUK judge refuses extradition of WikiLeaks founder Assange
A British judge has rejected the United States' request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges, which carry a maximum prison sentence of 175 years, saying it would be oppressive because of his mental health.
12 Apr 2020
Julian AssangeJulian 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
VirginiaWikiLeaks 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.
01 May 2019
Julian AssangeWikiLeaks 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".
05 Jun 2018
Mayawati6 times Mayawati acted like a Princess
Mayawati's way of life has forever been a subject of controversy in Indian politics. Its reasons and her insecurities can be debated, but in a country where every third person is poor, her flaunting of riches demand outright condemnation.
29 Mar 2018
EcuadorEcuador blocks Julian Assange's internet access after he 'breaks promise'
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can no longer communicate with the outside world.
18 Jan 2018
Donald TrumpTrump's 'highly-anticipated' fake news 'awards' are out
President Donald Trump keeps his word. He promised a US-Mexico border wall, he's apparently building it. He promised "immigration reform", he's doing it.
12 Jan 2018
SwedenWikiLeaks 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.
26 Aug 2017
IndiaIs the CIA spying on Indians' Aadhaar data?
WikiLeaks has published some new controversial reports. According to one of its latest exposé, the CIA has been using tools that compromise Aadhaar data.
15 May 2017
MicrosoftMicrosoft lambasts NSA for WannaCry, time for a "wake-up call"
Although Microsoft has released a patch update to counter the ransomware WannaCry, it is now fuming at how all this came to fruition owing to the software vulnerabilities, which were exploited but not reported by the NSA.
06 May 2017
Emmanuel MacronFrench candidate Macron's campaign claims 'massive hack' ahead of elections
French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron's campaign said it has been the victim of a "massive hacking attack" that leaked campaign emails online.
11 Apr 2017
United States of AmericaUS Election hacking: Alleged Russian hacker arrested in Spain
Following the issue of arrest warrant from US, Barcelona Police on Sunday arrested Russian programmer Pyotr Levashov for his alleged involvement in hacking the US Presidential elections.
10 Dec 2016
TalibanSaudis fund Taliban while their king backs Afghan govt.
Saudi Arabia is in a unique situation in the Afghan geopolitical conflict that it is on both sides of it- the Afghan government and the Taliban.
24 Aug 2016
Bill ClintonThe Clinton 'body count': Several mysterious deaths
Multiple reports in the U.S. media suggest nearly three dozen people associated with the Clintons have met with untimely deaths in often suspicious circumstances.