Julian Assange
The court ruled: Assange will not be extradited to the United States
A British judge has rejected the United States' request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges, saying it would be "oppressive" because of his mental health.
District Judge Vanessa Baraitser ruled that extradition would be "oppressive" because of Assange's mental health.
UK judge refuses extradition of WikiLeaks founder Assange
A British judge has rejected the United States' request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges, saying it would be "oppressive" because of his mental health.
District Judge Vanessa Baraitser said on Jan. 4 Assange was likely to commit suicide if sent to the U.S.
The U.S. government said it would appeal the decision.
Assange faces UK court ruling on extradition to US
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces a U.K. court ruling on Jan. 4 over whether he should be extradited to the United States on espionage charges for publishing hundreds of thousands of secret documents online.
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US army whistleblower to be released again
A federal judge on March 12 ordered the release of former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning from custody amid reports that the notorious WikiLeaks whistleblower had attempted suicide while in detention.
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Trump offered to pardon Assange if he denied Russia helped leak Democrats' emails
U.S. President Donald Trump offered to pardon WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange if he said that Russia had nothing to do with WikiLeaks' publication of Democratic Party emails in 2016, a London court heard on Feb. 19.
Anonymous Hackers Leak Millions of Bulgarian Taxpayers’ Data
Anonymous hackers have got hold of 11-Gigabytes of the private information of millions of Bulgarian taxpayers, Bulgarian media announced on Monday.
The files, sorted into 57 folders, include personal details such as Personal Identification Numbers, names, addresses and even the declared income of Bulgarians.
Swedish court rejects Assange detention request
A Swedish court on June 3 rejected a request to detain Australian whistleblower Julian Assange over a 2010 rape case, complicating the prosecutor's efforts to request his transfer from Britain.
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In new charges against Assange, groups see cause for concern
New charges filed against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange quickly drew alarm on May 23 from media organizations and others. The groups are concerned that the Justice Department is charging Assange for actions that ordinary journalists do routinely in their jobs.
Pamela Anderson Visited Julian Assange in a London Prison
American actress Pamela Anderson urged more people to support Julian Assange after visiting the WikiLeaks creator in a London prison where he expects a hearing about the US request for extradition.
Julian Assange sentenced to 50 weeks
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was sentenced to 50 weeks in jail by a London court on May 1 for skipping bail to enter the Ecuadorean embassy where he was holed up for almost seven years until police dragged him out last month.
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