Julian Assange

The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday - Friday plus breaking news updates Fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood sat in a birdcage outside the Old Bailey this morning in a stunt to support Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Dame Vivienne used a megaphone to call for Assange's immediate…

LONDON (AP) — A British judge said Monday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange must attend his next court hearing unless he can provide medical evidence to support his absence.Lawyers for Assange said he could not attend the latest hearing on his U.S. extradition case by video link from prison for…

On June 24, a federal grand jury handed down a superseding indictment charging WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with offenses related to Assange’s alleged role in intentionally working with hackers to compromise classified information. The new indictment does not add new charges to a prior superseding indictment returned against Assange in…

A judge has dismissed California Republican Rep. Devin Nunes' claims against Twitter, in which the former House Intelligence Chairman sought to hold the social media site responsible for allegedly defamatory tweets about him from political strategist Liz Mair and parody accounts @DevinNunesMom and @DevinCow. Nunes "seeks to have the court…

In a move free press advocates decried as an escalation of the Trump administration's dangerous assault on journalism, the U.S. Department of Justice late Wednesday filed a superseding indictment against Julian Assange accusing the jailed WikiLeaks founder and publisher of attempting to recruit hackers to provide the outlet with classified…

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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. The superseding indictment does not contain additional charges…

WASHINGTON — 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.The superseding indictment does not contain additional charges beyond the…

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sought to recruit hackers at conferences in Europe and Asia to provide his anti-secrecy website with classified information, according to a new United States Justice Department indictment. He also conspired with members of hacking organisations to obtain government secrets, it said. The superseding indictment does not…

June 24, 2020 | 8:42pm Enlarge Image Wikileaks founder Julian Assange JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was hit with a new federal indictment on Wednesday accusing him of conspiring with hackers, including the group “Anonymous.” The superseding indictment doesn’t add new charges beyond the 18 counts…

The two have engaged in breathtaking lies, coverups, and obstruction. Only the voters can save us now. June 20, 2020 | 5:56 AM The United States Department of Justice/Wikimedia Commons If the United States had a functioning political system, this Friday night’s twin revelations of malfeasance by the Trump Administration…