Julian Assange

The role of the free press is to hold power accountable, especially those who would wage war. Press freedom itself is currently on trial in London, as Julian Assange, founder and editor-in-chief of the whistleblower website Wikileaks, fights extradition to the United States over an ever-evolving array of espionage and…

LONDON—Daniel Ellsberg, the whistleblower who exposed the underbelly of U.S. policy in the Vietnam War, has told a British court that the extradition of Julian Assange is part of an American effort to “crush” future whistleblowers. Ellsberg said the U.S. wanted revenge against the WikiLeaks founder just like the Nixon…

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to court in London on Monday for a hearing to decide whether he should be extradited to the United States for leaking secrets about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.Supporters protested as the 49-year-old Australian was brought to the Old Bailey, brandishing placards reading “Don’t…

Julian Assange would effectively be held in solitary confinement if he were to be extradited to the US, a court heard today. The WikiLeaks founder faces 20 years in a high-security jail under the best scenario, but could be sentenced to 175 years, a US legal expert said. Eric Lewis,…

Sonia Kennebeck begins her documentary Enemies of the State with an epigraph from Oscar Wilde: “The truth is never pure and rarely simple.” By the conclusion of Kennebeck’s film, which premiered this week at the Toronto International Film Festival, the convoluted series of events she recounts reveal that nothing is…

The London court hearing on Julian Assange's extradition from Britain to the United States is set to resume after a COVID-19 test on one of the participating lawyers came back negative TopicsCoronavirus | Julian Assange | Britain AP  |  London  Last Updated at September 12, 2020 06:55 IST Julian Assange | Photo: Wikimedia Commons…

The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday - Friday plus breaking news updates The prosecution of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is part of President Donald Trump’s ‘war on journalism’ and an attempt to silence his critics, the Old Bailey heard. Trevor Timm, co-founder of the Freedom of…

US extradition charges filed against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange are politically motivated, a court heard yesterday. Mark Feldstein, a journalism historian expert and professor of broadcasting at the university of Maryland in the US, told the Old Bailey the case was the first use of the US Espionage Act for…

Bob Carr whistles a new tune on Julian Assange (if only he'd done anything about it?) while Qantas seems to be reaping the pandemic rewards. Plus other tips from the Crikey bunker. (Images: AAP) That was then, this is now Ah, the luxury of being a former politician, when you…

LONDON—In a few weeks or months, Judge Vanessa Baraitser will rule on whether Julian Assange can be taken to the United States to face a string of serious espionage charges, so it’s probably a good idea for him to stay in her good graces.But on Tuesday, the second day of…