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Wikileaks: UK government orders Julian Assange’s extradition; appeal planned

YoopyaJun 17, 2022April 8, 20230

The British government on Friday ordered the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face spying charges, a milestone — but

France rejects asylum request by Wikileaks founder Assange

YoopyaJul 3, 2015July 2, 20230

France swiftly rejected on Friday a request for asylum by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The founder of the transparency website had appealed directly to President

François Hollande holds emergency meeting after WikiLeaks claims US spied on three French presidents

YoopyaJun 24, 2015July 2, 20230

NSA documents appear to show that American agents spied on Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy and Hollande, even listening to their phone calls. The French president,

In about-face, Sweden offers to question “Assange” in London

YoopyaMar 13, 2015July 3, 20230

LONDON (AP) — Swedish prosecutors on Friday offered to question “WikiLeaks” founder “Julian Assange” in London, potentially breaking a stalemate in an almost five-year-old investigation

Assange slams WikiLeaks film in letter to actor Benedict Cumberbatch

YoopyaOct 10, 2013March 17, 20240

(Reuters) – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange penned an open letter to British actor Benedict Cumberbatch, who portrays Assange in an upcoming film, praising the actor’s

‘Fifth Estate’ exposes WikiLeaks in Toronto film festival debut

YoopyaSep 6, 2013April 7, 20240

(Reuters) – “The Fifth Estate,” an unlikely thriller that chronicles the emergence of anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks and its enigmatic founder Julian Assange, premiered at the Toronto International

Wikileaks founder says Snowden info will keep getting published

YoopyaJul 1, 20130

(Reuters) – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said on Sunday that Edward Snowden made sure that the information he took about U.S. surveillance programs will continue to be

Julian Assange’s secret chat with Google’s chairman

YoopyaApr 19, 20130

Eric Schmidt met with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in secret in 2011, according to the transcript of a wide-ranging discussion published late Thursday by

Julian Assange: Wikileaks to release ‘million more files in 2013’

YoopyaDec 21, 20120

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said his work “will not be cowed,” as he promised the whistle-blowing site would release a million more documents. In a

Ecuador grants asylum to Assange, angering Britain

YoopyaAug 16, 20120

(Reuters) – Ecuador has granted political asylum to WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange, Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino said on Thursday, a day after the British government