Julian Assange has been subjected to drawn-out “psychological torture”, a UN rights expert said Friday, accusing the United States, Britain, Ecuador and Sweden of “collective persecution” of the WikiLeaks founder. The United Nations special rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, Nils Melzer, also warned that if London agrees to an extradition […]
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Julian Assange sentenced to 50 weeks in British jail for skipping bail
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was sentenced to 50 weeks in jail by a London court on Wednesday for skipping bail to enter the Ecuadorean embassy where he was holed up for almost seven years until police dragged him out last month. Judge Deborah Taylor read out the sentence as Assange, in a black jacket and […]
Assange’s father calls on Australia to bring him home
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s father on Sunday called on Australia to bring his son home, saying he was shocked to see his son’s condition after his arrest in London last week. John Shipton — who was secretary of the Wikileaks Party when his son tried to run for a senate seat in 2013 national elections […]
Julian Assange: a decade of stunning leaks of US secrets
The US government has regarded WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as a dangerous national security threat ever since he and his organization opened a decade-long effort to expose US secrets — from military files to embarrassing Democratic Party emails during the 2016 election. But Assange’s indictment on narrow charges of hacking conspiracy Thursday seems to concede […]
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested by British police for ‘repeated violations’
Biritish Police has arrested Julian Assange after his asylum status was withdrawn by Ecuador. The capture was made at the Ecuadorian government office in London, where the WikiLeaks organizer has been guaranteeing shelter since 2012. Assange was carried out of the embassy by authorities, and taken into custody at a central London police station. […]
Clinton claims WikiLeaks blunted impact of vulgar remarks by Trump on tape
Hillary Clinton Monday accused WikiLeaks of working with Russia to deflect attention away from an infamous tape of Donald Trump bragging about groping women in the run-up to the United States (US) presidential election. The former secretary of state’s devastating election loss to Trump remains raw and she again lashed out at WikiLeaks founder Julian […]