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Assange lawyer: Trump offered WikiLeaker a pardon in exchange for denying Russia hacked Democrats' email
2020-02-19 20:58

Julian Assange was offered a pardon by the White House only if he publicly said Russia did not hack the Democratic National Committee, according to the WikiLeaks supremo's lawyer. Assange appeared in the central London court via video link from prison.

Judge to interview Assange over claims Spanish security firm snooped on him during Ecuador embassy stint
2019-12-02 15:21

Video link request from September finally granted Julian Assange will be interviewed via video link by a judge investigating claims that a Spanish company orchestrated a spying operation against...

Second time lucky: Sweden drops Julian Assange rape investigation
2019-11-19 15:21

US Dept of Justice books one-way plane ticket in his name A rape investigation involving everyone's favourite cupboard-dwelling WikiLeaker, Julian Assange, has been dropped, Swedish prosecutors...

Assange fails to delay extradition hearing as date set for February
2019-10-21 17:45

Wikileaks founder said to be frail, labours to confirm name and date of birth An emotional and clean-shaven Julian Assange has appeared in court to request more time and resources to prepare his...

Assange Denied Delay for US Extradition Hearing
2019-10-21 16:18

British Judge Says Five-Day Hearing for WikiLeaks Founder Will Begin in FebruaryA British judge has denied WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's request to delay a five-day hearing, slated to begin...

Spanish Court Probes Alleged Spying of Assange at Ecuadorian Embassy
2019-10-10 12:47

Spain's National Court is investigating a Spanish private security firm on suspicion it spied on Julian Assange on behalf of the US while he was inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London, according...

Spain Security Firm Probed 'for Spying on Assange for CIA'
2019-09-30 12:38

A Spanish private security firm, which is under investigation in Madrid, spied on Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on behalf of the CIA while he was inside the Ecudoran embassy in London, El Pais...

Assange Extradition Hearing Won't Occur Until February
2019-06-14 16:18

U.S. Wants WikiLeaks Founder Extradited for Espionage TrialA British judge has determined that an extradition hearing for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange won't be held until next February. The...

UK Home Sec kick-starts US request to extradite ex-WikiLeaker Assange
2019-06-13 11:11

Sajid Javid inks court papers for hearing tomorrow UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid revealed this morning that he has signed papers to have Julian Assange extradited to the US.…

Assange Charged With 17 New Counts Under Espionage Act
2019-05-24 10:59

A superseding indictment returned by a U.S. federal grand jury on Thursday charges WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with 18 counts related to illegally obtaining and disclosing classified...