WikiLeaks

Julian Assange Extradition Hearing Begins In London

2:13pm February 24, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

The U.S. government wants the WikiLeaks co-founder to face 18 charges related to illegally obtaining and disclosing classified data. Assange's lawyers argue that the case is politically motivated.

The documents released by WikiLeaks in 2017 represented one of the largest leaks in the history of the Central Intelligence Agency.

National

Ex-CIA Employee Accused Of Leaking Documents To WikiLeaks Goes On Trial

4:04pm February 03, 2020

by Merrit Kennedy

The leak of documents that appear to describe agency hacking practices is seen as one of the largest in the CIA's history. Former agency software engineer Joshua Schulte has pleaded not guilty.

Deputy Director of Public Prosecution Eva-Marie Persson says "the evidential situation has been weakened to such an extent" that the inquiry into Julian Assange shouldn't continue.

World News

Swedish Prosecutor Ends Investigation Into Julian Assange Over Rape Claims

10:31am November 19, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Despite her decision, Swedish prosecutor Eva-Marie Persson said on Tuesday, "I would like to emphasize that the injured party has submitted a credible and reliable version of events."

Former military intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning speaks to reporters in Virginia on Thursday. After Manning refused to testify before a grand jury, U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga said she was in contempt of court and ordered her back to jail.

Chelsea Manning Sent Back To Jail For Refusing To Testify Before Grand Jury

7:36am May 17, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

"Facing jail again, potentially today, doesn't change my stance," the former Army private said before the hearing. The judge also ordered her to be fined every day she is in custody after 30 days.

Chelsea Manning, a former military intelligence analyst, was freed after refusing to testify about WikiLeaks, but she now faces a new subpoena.

Chelsea Manning Is Freed From Jail, Faces New Subpoena In WikiLeaks Case

10:46am May 10, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Manning is due to return to federal court on May 16. Despite an offer of immunity, she has refused to answer questions about WikiLeaks, saying she already has shared everything she knows.

Protesters carry posters depicting Julian Assange outside Westminster Magistrates Court in London on Thursday where the WikiLeaks founder appeared by video link from prison for an extradition hearing.

Julian Assange Vows To Fight Extradition To The United States

4:09pm May 02, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

The WikiLeaks founder said he did not wish to surrender himself "for doing journalism that has won many awards and protected many people." The extradition case could take many months, the judge said.

The WikiLeaks founder, who had lived in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since 2012, delayed justice, the judge said.

British Judge Sentences Julian Assange To 50 Weeks In Prison

6:02pm May 01, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

The WikiLeaks founder, who had lived in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since 2012, delayed justice, the judge said. He faces a hearing Thursday on an extradition request from the U.S. government.

Julian Assange's cat wears a striped tie and white collar as it looks out the window of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London in 2016.

World News

The Mystery Of Julian Assange's Cat

6:01pm April 12, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Assange was arrested Thursday after the Ecuadorian Embassy in London said he was no longer welcome. But what happened to the self-proclaimed master of "counter-purrveillance?"

WikiLeaks has made multiple disclosures over the past decade, including one in March 2017 when the group released what it said were CIA technical documents on a range of spying techniques.

How Much Did WikiLeaks Damage U.S. National Security?

2:22pm April 12, 2019

by Greg Myre

This question has been a source of debate since the group published hundreds of thousands of U.S. military documents and diplomatic cables in 2010, many related to U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Attorneys for Chelsea Manning — Moira Meltzer-Cohen, left, and Christopher Leibig — speak after she was taken into custody after refusing to answer questions from a federal grand jury investigating the release of documents to WikiLeaks.

Chelsea Manning Is Jailed After Refusing To Testify About WikiLeaks

1:07pm March 08, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Former Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning is back in official custody, jailed over her refusal to testify before a grand jury in a case involving Julian Assange and WikiLeaks.