Julian Assange March 23, 2020 Lawyers for Julian Assange to apply for bail, citing risk of coronavirus Lawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will apply to release their client on bail because he risks contracting the coronavirus while imprisoned, the organization announced Monday.
Army March 12, 2020 Judge orders Chelsea Manning to be released from jail A federal judge ordered the release of former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning on Thursday, just one day after she attempted to take her own life while in prison.
Julian Assange March 11, 2020 Chelsea Manning attempts suicide in jail, legal team says Former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning tried to take her own life Wednesday ahead of a looming court date, her legal team said.
OPINION February 27, 2020 Judge Andrew Napolitano: Prosecution of WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange violates First Amendment The whole purpose of the First Amendment is to assure open, wide, robust debate about the government, free from government interference and threats. How can that debate take place in darkness and ignorance?
Julian Assange February 25, 2020 Julian Assange was stripped naked, mistreated at British prison, his lawyer alleges WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was stripped naked twice, handcuffed nearly a dozen times and had his court papers taken away from him following the first day of his extradition hearing, his lawyer complained to a judge Tuesday.
United Kingdom February 24, 2020 Julian Assange shouldn't be extradited until US returns Harry Dunn's alleged killer to UK: family spokesman The family of Harry Dunn is now calling for the United Kingdom to block the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States.
Julian Assange February 24, 2020 US officials to begin extradition proceedings against Assange in London courthouse U.S. authorities say WikiLeaks’ activities put American lives in danger. Assange argues he was acting as a journalist entitled to First Amendment protection, and says the leaked documents exposed U.S. military wrongdoing. Among the files published by WikiLeaks was video of a 2007 Apache helicopter attack by American forces in Baghdad that killed 11 people, including two Reuters journalists.
Julian Assange February 20, 2020 Lawyers for Julian Assange seeking French asylum A defense team for Julian Assange said Thursday they will seek asylum in France for the WikiLeaks founder, who is facing extradition to the United States and 175 years in prison for espionage charges.
Julian Assange February 19, 2020 Trump offered Assange pardon if he denied Russian involvement in DNC email leak, lawyer alleges in court A London court on Wednesday heard claims from Julian Assange’s lawyer that President Trump offered to pardon the WikiLeaks founder if he said Russia was not behind the massive leak of Democratic party emails during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Julian Assange February 18, 2020 Assange's father fears son's extradition to US as Wikileaks leader's health improves The father of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has said his son’s extradition to the United States to face a slew of espionage charges would be “a death sentence,” while the built-up anxiety from the nearly decade-long saga continues to take a toll on his health.
Julian Assange December 19, 2019 US charges against Wikileaks' founder Julian Assange 'political,' lawyers claim 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.