Julian Assange

Julian Assange, imprisoned at Belmarsh on a 50-week sentence for jumping bail, was said by his lawyer to be too ill to appear by video link at a court hearing Thursday. The WikiLeaks founder is fighting extradition to the United States over the site's publica…

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange being taken from court, where he appeared on charges of jumping British bail seven years ago, in London. (Source: AP Photo/File) WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange missed a court session Thursday, apparently due to health probl…

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrives at the Westminster Magistrates Court after he was arrested in London on April 11, 2019. (Reuters / Hannah McKay) The indictment of Julian Assange on espionage charges is an attack on freedom of the pressthats what Dan…

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange missed a court session on May 30, apparently due to health problems. He had been expected to appear from prison via video link at a brief extradition hearing at Westminster Magistrates Court. Lawyer Gareth Peirce told the cou…

Image copyrightReutersImage caption Julian Assange was jailed earlier this month Julian Assange was too ill to appear at his court hearing in London on Thursday, his lawyer said. The WikiLeaks founder, 47, is fighting against being extradited to the Unite…

Daniel Ellsberg who famously leaked the "Pentagon Papers" to the New York Times during the Vietnam era sees parallels between his case and the one against Julian Assange today. (April 12) AP, AP LONDON  A lawyer for Julian Assange said Thursday that the Wi…

Julian Assange has reportedly been moved the hospital wing of HMP Belmarsh following a 'dramatic' loss of weight. It comes just a day before the WikiLeaks founder is due to appear in court for a hearing on his extradition to the United States to face espiona…

Donald Trump, it is safe to say, does not like the news media. The imprecation of fake news he constantly hurls is the least of it. Journalists are truly the enemy of the people, a formulation that has its origins in Joseph Stalins USSR, is something that Tr…

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WASHINGTON (AP) A new indictment against Julian Assange could further delay what was already expected to be a protracted battle to get the WikiLeaks founder out of a London jail cell and into a U.S. court, opening the door for his legal team to argue that the…