Julian Assange

In our latest Dissenter Weekly Update episode, we highlight how the United States government won its lawsuit against NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and may confiscate proceeds he earned from his book, Permanent Record, as well as his speeches. The U.S. gov…

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MADRID: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Friday (Dec 20) testified in his legal case against a Spanish private security firm that he claims spied on him while he was holed up in the Ecuadoran embassy in London. Assange, who is currently serving time at a …

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Julian Assange Gives Testimony on Espionage Claims at Westminster Magistrates’ Court - Video

LONDON -- 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. U.S. authorities accuse Assange …

LONDON (AP) 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. U.S. authorities accuse Assange …

Treaty between the U.K., U.S. bans extradition of Assange, lawyer says

MOSCOW (Sputnik), Anna Saakyan - The seven-year-long legal standoff of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange against extradition to the United States took an unexpected turn as he went on a notorious journey from asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy to a high-security…

People are more honest when talking about topics involving high-status knowledge. A new study in behavioral economics shows that this is true even if they have a financial incentive to lie. As expertise about increasingly complex technologies becomes more dif…