Julian Assange

Wikileaks website founder Julian Assange walks free after plea deal with US

Wikileaks website founder Julian Assange has finally been released from a British prison. Assange was released after an agreement with the US.

Jun 25, 2024, 11:02 AM IST

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be extradited to US, orders UK court

The move doesn't exhaust the legal options for Assange, who has sought for years to avoid a trial in the US on charges related to WikiLeaks' publication of a huge trove of classified documents more than a decade ago.

Apr 20, 2022, 16:18 PM IST

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to get married in high-security prison

The wedding ceremony will take place during visiting hours at the prison, where some of Britain`s most notorious criminals have served sentences, including child murderer Ian Huntley.

Mar 23, 2022, 15:57 PM IST

WikiLeaks acted in public interest, 'Pentagon Papers' leaker tells Julian Assange hearing

The man who leaked the "Pentagon Papers" about the Vietnam War defended Julian Assange at his London extradition hearing on Wednesday, saying WikiLeaks had acted in the public interest and warning Assange would not get a fair trial in the United States.

Sep 17, 2020, 02:12 AM IST

Donald Trump targeting WikiLeaks' Julian Assange as 'political enemy', UK court told

Australian-born Assange, 49, is fighting against being sent to the United States, where he is charged with conspiring to hack government computers and violating an espionage law over the release of confidential cables by WikiLeaks in 2010-2011.

Sep 10, 2020, 00:47 AM IST

UK judge rejects WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange bid to delay US extradition case

Assange made international headlines in 2010 when WikiLeaks published a US military video showing a 2007 attack by Apache helicopters in Baghdad that killed a dozen people.

Sep 07, 2020, 23:10 PM IST

Spanish court hears testimony on whether Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was spied on

Spain's National Court is due to hear testimony on Monday in an investigation into whether a Spanish company was hired to spy on Julian Assange during the seven years the WikiLeaks founder spent in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London.

Jul 27, 2020, 14:54 PM IST

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange denied bail amid coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is fighting extradition from Britain to the United States, was denied bail on Wednesday (March 25, 2020) after his lawyers said he should be released because he was at high risk of contracting the coronavirus in prison.

Mar 25, 2020, 19:54 PM IST

Jailed Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's health improving: Reports

Assange was moved from solitary confinement in the medical wing to a different part of the prison with 40 other inmates after his legal team and prisoners complained that his treatment was unfair, Hrafnsson said.

Feb 18, 2020, 19:02 PM IST

Extradition hearing for WikiLeaks' Julian Assange to be split into two parts

Following applications from Assange’s legal team and lawyers representing the United States, Judge Vanessa Baraitser at Westminster Magistrates` Court agreed that his extradition hearing would start on Feb. 24 for a week, with the remaining three weeks taking place from May 18.

Jan 23, 2020, 22:38 PM IST

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange needs time to speak to lawyer, court told

The United States wants Wikileaks founder Julian Assange extradited to face 18 charges including conspiring to hack government computers and violating an espionage law.

Jan 13, 2020, 19:41 PM IST

Julian Assange 'could die in prison' without urgent medical treatment, warn doctors

The letter addressed to UK Home Secretary Priti Patel and Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott, was distributed by WikiLeaks on Monday, the Hill reported. Assange is currently serving a 50 weeks imprisonment sentence in UK`s Belmarsh prison for skipping bail to avoid being sent to Sweden over sexual assault allegations.

Nov 26, 2019, 08:21 AM IST

Sweden drops Wikileaks founder Julian Assange rape probe after nearly 10 years

A Swedish prosecutor dropped a rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, ending the near decade-old case that had sent the anti-secrecy campaigner into hiding in London`s Ecuadorian embassy to avoid extradition.

Nov 19, 2019, 23:32 PM IST

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The story revolves around Julian Assange and his colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg as they collaborate to overwatch the society. 

Oct 25, 2019, 11:23 AM IST

UK court sets Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's US extradition hearing for February 2020

Assange, 47, faces 18 counts in the US including conspiring to hack government computers and violating an espionage law.

Jun 14, 2019, 17:32 PM IST

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange suffering from 'psychological torture': UN rights expert

Assange was too ill on Thursday to appear via video link from a British prison in a hearing on an extradition request from the United States, his lawyer Gareth Peirce told Reuters.

May 31, 2019, 14:33 PM IST

Swedish prosecutor requests Assange's detention over rape allegation

 It was begun in 2010 but dropped in 2017 after WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange took refuge in the Ecuadorean embassy in London. 

May 20, 2019, 13:46 PM IST

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange says he does not want to be extradited to US

The case was adjourned until May 30 for a procedural hearing with a more substantial hearing planned for June 12

May 02, 2019, 16:19 PM IST

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange sentenced to 50 weeks in British jail for skipping bail

Judge Deborah Taylor said Assange had exploited his privileged position to flout the law and express his disdain for British justice.

May 01, 2019, 16:53 PM IST

WikiLeaks: After years of giving refuge, Ecuador suspends Julian Assange's citizenship

Ecuador has suspended Julian Assange`s citizenship and accused him and people connected to his WikiLeaks group of collaborating in attempts to destabilise the Andean nation`s government, after years of offering him shelter.

Apr 13, 2019, 05:18 AM IST