Julian Assange

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange told a British court on Tuesday that he had been promised a pardon by people close to President Donald Trump. Assange made the remarks while appearing at a pretrial hearing via teleconference. Courtroom reporter James Doleman broke the news on Twitter. According to Doleman, Assange said…

The Guardian is reporting that lawyers for Julian Assange claim President Trump made an offer to pardon Julian Assange if he would agree to deny that Russia had hacked the DNC’s emails.The extraordinary claim was made at Westminster magistrates court before the opening next week of Assange’s legal battle to…

On Nov 22, 2019, we, a group of more than 60 medical doctors, wrote to the UK Home Secretary to express our serious concerns about the physical and mental health of Julian Assange.1 In our letter,1 we documented a history of denial of access to health care and prolonged psychological torture. It…

Over 100 doctors are urging the UK government to stop the "psychological torture" of Julian Assange, and send him to a hospital. It's their fourth such letter since the journalist appeared in court. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange may die in a UK prison, having "effectively been tortured to death," claim…

A group of doctors and psychologists has warned that Julian Assange could be "effectively tortured to death in prison".The 117-strong group penned an open letter in The Lancet medical journal, calling for an end to what it described as "the psychological torture and medical neglect" of the WikiLeaks founder. Mr…

The father of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has told the BBC his son would face what is effectively a "death sentence" were he sent to the United States to face trial. In an interview with Victoria Derbyshire, John Shipton raised concerns over his son's health ahead of a controversial extradition…

Europe16:20 GMT 17.02.2020(updated 16:51 GMT 17.02.2020) Get short URLMOSCOW (Sputnik) - If Russian performance artist Petr Pavlensky loses his asylum in France due to him spreading a sex tape featuring Benjamin Griveaux, a former candidate for the Paris mayor's office from La Republique En Marche! party, he may receive it…

David Morales, the indicted owner of the Spanish private security firm Undercover Global, is being investigated by Spain's high court for allegedly providing the CIA with audio and video recordings of the meetings WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange had with his attorneys and other visitors when the publisher was in the Ecuadorian Embassy…

Federal prosecutors are asking that Roger Stone, a longtime confidante and former campaign adviser to President Trump, be sentenced to 7 to 9 years in prison. Stone was found guilty in November of all seven charges brought against him stemming from former special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. Stone's lawyers…

Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence President Donald Trump's confidant Roger Stone to serve between 7 and 9 years in prison after his conviction on witness tampering and obstruction charges. Stone, who is scheduled to be sentenced next week, was convicted in November of a seven-count indictment that…