Julian Assange

Julian Assange at UNGA: Obama is exploiting the Arab Spring (VIDEO)

Jessica Phelan — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:30:00 +0000

"It must come as a surprise to Tunisians for Barack Obama to say the US supported the forces of change in Tunisia," Assange said.

United Nations, meet Julian Assange

Alex Leff — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:34:00 +0000

With such international fanfare around the United Nations gatherings in New York this week, it’s hard to imagine someone like wanted WikiLeaker Julian Assange missing out. It appears he won’t have to.

Julian Assange given Aboriginal passport in 'show of solidarity'

Talia Ralph — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 14:30:35 +0000

Julian Assange was given an Aboriginal passport by an Australian activist group in a ceremony on Saturday as a "show of solidarity."

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange expects year long stay in Ecuadoran Embassy

Jennifer Mattson — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:34:00 +0000

WikiLeaks' founder says he expects a deal within the next 6 to 12 months.

Protesters pledge support to Assange outside British Embassy in Ecuador

Girish Gupta — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:05:00 +0000

QUITO — About 50 protesters gathered outside the British Embassy on Sunday to protest against the UK in the continuing saga over Julian Assange, who is currently holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London after being denied safe passage to Quito by the British government.

UK-Ecuador stalemate over Assange closer to being broken

Girish Gupta — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:11:00 +0000

QUITO — The stalemate between the British and Ecuadorean governments over the fate of WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange appears to be one step closer to breaking this weekend. Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa announced that he had received confirmation from London that UK authorities had withdrawn a threat to storm the South American country's embassy there, paving the way for negotiations after a tense two weeks.

Julian Assange: UK police arrest plan revealed accidentally

Talia Ralph — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:56:00 +0000

Plans for Julian Assange's arrest by British police were accidentally revealed when an officer was photographed holding them outside London's Ecuador embassy.

Assange case: OAS gives Ecuador partial support

Mariya Karimjee — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:02:00 +0000

The Organization of American States has decided to back Ecuador, declaring "solidarity and support" with the nation over granting asylum for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.

Assange case: US unlikely to prosecute, sources say

Mariya Karimjee — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 13:37:00 +0000

Assange has claimed that Sweden plans to hand him over to the US where he fears prosecution over WikiLeaks's release of confidential US government files.

Assange asylum: War of the words (INFOGRAPHIC)

Kyle Kim — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:10:00 +0000

Ecuador granted diplomatic asylum to WikiLeaker Julian Assange, who is still taking refuge in the South American country's embassy in London to avoid extradition to Sweden and, ultimately, he says, to the United States. Although the UK and Ecuador claim to be willing to negotiate an end to the drama, tension is mounting as interested parties trade barbs over the high-theatrics Assange affair.

Michael Moore, Oliver Stone join Team Assange

Lizzy Tomei — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:34:00 +0000

Hollywood director Oliver Stone and documentary filmmaker Michael Moore have written an op-ed published in The New York Times supporting embattled WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and the country that recently offered him asylum, Ecuador.

Assange asylum: What do Ecuadoreans think?

Simeon Tegel — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:57:00 +0000

QUITO — President Rafael Correa’s decision to offer Julian Assange asylum appears to have divided citizens of this South American country. Some regarded the move as a humanitarian gesture while others viewed it as a ploy to distract voters from Correa’s own problems, as he seeks re-election to a third term. Yet even some who disagreed with the asylum offer for WikiLeaks’ founder rejected the British government’s suggestion that it would withdraw diplomatic status from the Ecuadorean embassy in order to arrest the Australian.

'Operation Free Assange': Tug-of-war takes to the web with a series of cyber attacks

Lizzy Tomei — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 22:33:42 +0000

WikiLeaks versus AntiLeaks, Anonymous against the powers that be...the international row over Julian Assange has sparked a series of online battles between groups claiming to represent the interests of free speech or rule of law.

US: Assange making 'wild assertions' to distract from sex allegations

Lizzy Tomei — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 20:45:00 +0000

"The real issue...is whether he is going to face justice in Sweden," a State Department spokeswoman said.

In Ecuador, a quiet war on whistleblowers

Simeon Tegel — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:56:00 +0000

QUITO — As Julian Assange spoke from a balcony in Ecuador’s London embassy Sunday, journalists here might have been forgiven for bursting into incredulous laughter. The WikiLeaks founder claimed that “freedom of expression and the health of all our societies” was under threat. According to press freedom groups, that is exactly the scenario now unfolding in Ecuador, the tiny South American nation whose support the 41-year-old Australian was eulogizing.