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WikiLeaks editor brands Julian Assange imprisonment 'vindictive'

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been jailed for 50 weeks at a UK court for a bail breach offence.

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NI Nobel laureate Mairead Maguire collects journalism award on behalf of Julian Assange

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Julian Assange faces extradition to US in 'dark day for journalism'

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Time running out over Assange charges

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Assange open to embassy interview

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Online group slams Google

Assange will leave embassy ‘soon’

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has spent more than two years in Ecuador’s London embassy to avoid a sex crimes inquiry in Sweden, is planning to leave the building "soon", but Britain signalled it would still arrest him if he tried.

Tue, 19 Aug, 2014

Assange claims suitcase containing Wikileaks files was stolen

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has asked Swedish police to investigate what happened to a suitcase he suspects was stolen from him by intelligence agents as he travelled from Sweden to Germany in 2010.

Tue, 03 Sep, 2013

Police ready to arrest Assange

Police in the UK have said that they are ready to arrest Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.

Wed, 20 Jun, 2012

WikiLeaks fears closure as it suspends leaks

THE whistleblowing website WikiLeaks said last night it was suspending publishing classified US diplomatic files to focus on fundraising “to ensure our future survival”.

Tue, 25 Oct, 2011

Former WikiLeaks member puts 'emperor' Assange under fire

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is described in a new book as an “emperor” who has become just the kind of public figure he is trying to expose.

Thu, 10 Feb, 2011

Jailed Assange to fight extradition

A BRITISH judge sent Julian Assange to jail yesterday, denying bail to the WikiLeaks founder who vowed to fight efforts to extradite him to Sweden in a sex-crimes investigation.

Wed, 08 Dec, 2010

Sweden in pursuit of WikiLeaks founder

SWEDISH police have said that technical problems hindering the arrest of Julian Assange, the founder of whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks, had been overcome, and a British newspaper said he was in Britain.

Fri, 03 Dec, 2010

WikiLeaks sets up firm in Iceland

Whistle-blowing organisation WikiLeaks has set up a private limited company in Iceland for administrative purposes as part of a move to restructure its global operations, a spokesman said today.

Sat, 13 Nov, 2010

Prosecutors defend Wikileaks rape warrant u-turn

Swedish prosecutors today defended their handling of a rape allegation against the founder of WikiLeaks.

Sun, 22 Aug, 2010