The 49-year-old, who spent almost seven years in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, faces an 18-count indictment from US authorities accusing him of recruiting hackers to steal military secrets.
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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange arrested in London
Julian Assange, fugitive founder of WikiLeaks, was arrested arrested in London on Thursday almost seven years after he sought refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy. Assange was wanted by British police for skipping bail in August 2012, while he was under investigation for sexual assault and rape in Sweden. The arrest was made at the[Read More…]
Australia PM slammed for ‘smutty’ comment
Canberra: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison faced criticism following his “smutty” remarks about actress Pamela Anderson, after she asked him to help Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Anderson had urged Scott Morrison to bring Assange to Australia. Rejecting her plea, Morrison said he had “plenty of mates who have asked me[Read More…]
Swedish prosecutors drop Assange’s investigation
Swedish prosecutors on Friday said that they would drop a preliminary investigation into an allegation of rape against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, thereby bringing the 7-year legal stand-off to an end. “Chief Prosecutor Marianne Ny has today decided to discontinue the preliminary investigation regarding suspected rape concerning Julian Assange,” the[Read More…]
WikiLeaks releases 1979 US diplomatic cables
Marking the sixth anniversary of “Cablegate”, WikiLeaks released over half a million US diplomatic cables from 1979. WikiLeaks described 1979 as “year zero” as The year saw the start of a great many political conflicts and alliances which continue to define the present world order, as well as the rise[Read More…]
Time’s person of the year: Modi trailed by Julian Assange, Trump
Prime Minster Narendra Modi was leading the TIME’s person of the year reader’s poll Thursday with 11% of the vote to date, compared to Julian Assange who was in second place with 9%. In recent months, Prime Minister has taken the decisive action of withdrawing the country’s high-value currency notes[Read More…]
Swedish court upholds Wikileaks founder Assange’s arrest warrant
A Swedish appeals court decided to uphold the arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on Friday, prolonging the six year long legal stand off between prosecutors and the Wikileaks founder. Assange, 45, is wanted by Swedish authorities for questioning over allegations, which he denies, that he committed rape in[Read More…]