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September 29, 2020

Julian Assange could end up at Colorado Supermax prison, former warden says

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange would have to be “almost dying” to get out of arguably the most notorious prison in the United States if convicted of espionage charges and sent there, a court at London's Old Bailey heard Tuesday. 

July 21, 2020

Designer Vivienne Westwood supports Julian Assange with odd protest in massive birdcage

Veteran fashion designer and activist Vivienne Westwood posed in a giant bird cage in London Tuesday to show her support for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and call for his extradition to the U.S. to be stopped.

June 24, 2020

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange accused in US indictment of conspiracy, seeking to recruit hackers

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sought to recruit hackers at conferences in Europe and Asia who could provide his anti-secrecy website with classified information, and conspired with members of hacking organizations, according to a new Justice Department indictment announced Wednesday.

June 22, 2020

Trump ex-lawyer overheard Roger Stone phone call about WikiLeaks, docs reveal: report

Unredacted portions of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on his Russia investigation were released Friday as a result of a lawsuit from BuzzFeed News and a nonprofit research group. 

May 4, 2020

London court delays Julian Assange extradition hearing

WikiLeaks says its founder Julian Assange will have to wait at least until September before a British judge will hear a U.S. request for his extradition.

April 12, 2020

Julian Assange's secret fiancée claims he fathered two sons in Ecuadorian embassy, pleas for his release amid coronavirus

The mother of the two children Wiki Leaks founder Julian Assange allegedly fathered while living inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London went public about their secret family for the first time Saturday to make a new plea for his release amid the coronavirus pandemic.

March 23, 2020

Lawyers for Julian Assange to apply for bail, citing risk of coronavirus

Lawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will apply to release their client on bail because he risks contracting the coronavirus while imprisoned, the organization announced Monday.

March 12, 2020

Judge orders Chelsea Manning to be released from jail

A federal judge ordered the release of former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning on Thursday, just one day after she attempted to take her own life while in prison. 

March 11, 2020

Chelsea Manning attempts suicide in jail, legal team says

Former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning tried to take her own life Wednesday ahead of a looming court date, her legal team said. 

February 27, 2020

Judge Andrew Napolitano: Prosecution of WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange violates First Amendment

The whole purpose of the First Amendment is to assure open, wide, robust debate about the government, free from government interference and threats. How can that debate take place in darkness and ignorance?