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February 25, 2020

Julian Assange was stripped naked, mistreated at British prison, his lawyer alleges

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was stripped naked twice, handcuffed nearly a dozen times and had his court papers taken away from him following the first day of his extradition hearing, his lawyer complained to a judge Tuesday.

February 24, 2020

Julian Assange shouldn't be extradited until US returns Harry Dunn's alleged killer to UK: family spokesman

The family of Harry Dunn is now calling for the United Kingdom to block the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States.

February 24, 2020

US officials to begin extradition proceedings against Assange in London courthouse

U.S. authorities say WikiLeaks’ activities put American lives in danger. Assange argues he was acting as a journalist entitled to First Amendment protection, and says the leaked documents exposed U.S. military wrongdoing. Among the files published by WikiLeaks was video of a 2007 Apache helicopter attack by American forces in Baghdad that killed 11 people, including two Reuters journalists.

February 20, 2020

Lawyers for Julian Assange seeking French asylum

A defense team for Julian Assange said Thursday they will seek asylum in France for the WikiLeaks founder, who is facing extradition to the United States and 175 years in prison for espionage charges.  

February 19, 2020

Trump offered Assange pardon if he denied Russian involvement in DNC email leak, lawyer alleges in court

A London court on Wednesday heard claims from Julian Assange’s lawyer that President Trump offered to pardon the WikiLeaks founder if he said Russia was not behind the massive leak of Democratic party emails during the 2016 presidential campaign.

February 18, 2020

Assange's father fears son's extradition to US as Wikileaks leader's health improves

The father of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has said his son’s extradition to the United States to face a slew of espionage charges would be “a death sentence,” while the built-up anxiety from the nearly decade-long saga continues to take a toll on his health.

December 19, 2019

US charges against Wikileaks' founder Julian Assange 'political,' lawyers claim

Lawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told a London court Thursday that he should not be extradited to the United States to face spying charges because the offenses he is accused of are political in nature.

November 19, 2019

Julian Assange rape investigation dropped by Sweden

Sweden dropped a preliminary investigation Tuesday into alleged rape by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

November 12, 2019

Pamela Anderson poses with Melania, Donald Trump in throwback photo

Pamela Anderson shared a rare throwback photo of herself at an event with Melania and Donald Trump just days after complimenting the first couple’s leadership in an open letter.

October 21, 2019

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange fails in bid to delay extradition battle with US

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange came up short Monday in a bid to delay his extradition to the United States to face espionage charges.