Wikileaks
Sweden vs. Assange
A distinguished European human rights advocate is relentlessly exposing abuses by mainstream Swedish news organizations covering the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Dr. Marcello Ferrada de Noli is a medical school professor who splits his time between Sweden and Italy after surviving politically motivated torture decades ago in Chile. He was imprisoned in Quiriquina Island Camp, after resisting Pinochet s Military Junta, and he was himself a whistleblower upon the Russel Tribunal in Rome in 1974, on the crimes perpetrated by the Junta
‘They’ll try to shut you down’: Meeting Assange & the non-stop ‘War on RT’
The executive editor of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty writes that "young journalists are already finding that a spell at RT is a handicap in getting jobs elsewhere." And he is not alone in his opinion
Wikileaks founder claims Google in bed with US Government
Google has effectively become an extension of the US State and Defense Departments, promoting Washington s policies under the guise of being a harmless and hip tech company, according to Assange s upcoming work, When Google Met Wikileaks . If true, then this nexus represents the next frontier of foreign policy and would have profound implications for the world and the context in which people consume information.
Ecuador Ratifies Julian Assange Asylum Status, Offers Sweden Access To WikiLeaks Founder
Ecuador ratified Friday its diplomatic asylum status for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been living in the country s London embassy since June 2012 to avoid being extradited to Sweden, where he faces sexual assault charges. The move makes official Assange s protected status and means he can remain under the country s protection indefinitely.
Sweden Considers Questioning Julian Assange at Ecuadorian Embassy
Swedish officials are thinking over the option to question Julian Assange before a ruling is made by an appeal court on rescinding his arrest warrant. Sweden s chief prosecutor Marianne Ny said on Tuesday that she is considering an invitation by the British government to question Julian Assange in London before a court ruling is made in Sweden on whether or not to lift the warrant for his arrest.
Snowden healthy and safe, says Assange
Edward Snowden has been reported to be "healthy and safe" by Julian Assange but his whereabouts remain a mystery as the US hunted the architect of one of the biggest intelligence leaks in history. The WikiLeaks founder on Monday said Snowden and a WikiLeaks staff member travelling with him, Sarah Harrison, were "healthy and safe and in contact with their legal team".
Bradley Manning: Truth on trial? Interview with Julian Assange
This trial is worth watching because of the implications for whistleblowers and the US journalistic organisations that rely on government insiders, so that Americans know what the government is doing in their name. The case also has ramifications for Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency contractor and source of the recent Guardian stories on US intelligence agencies and their surveillance capabilities, that may well extend to the phone records of just about every American, as well as their online correspondence. Snowden is already undergoing the same kind of trial by media that Manning received before getting to court.
Assange senses freedom if he wins senate seat in Australia
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange believes winning a seat in Australia s upper house would extricate him from his prolonged asylum inside Ecuador s London embassy, a report said yesterday. In an interview published on Australian website The Conversation, Assange outlined a scenario that would set him free to return to home.
Assange defends WikiLeaks two years on
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has vowed to keep exposing secret documents and defended his controversial website, two years after it published a massive trove of sensitive US diplomatic cables.
Assange threatens to sue Australia’s PM
There's nothing new about asylum seekers dominating Australian media; those attempting to reach Australian shores by boat regularly make headlines. But on Monday it was an asylum seeker who already has an Australian passport who led the news: Julian Assange. Giving an interview to the pressure-group GetUp!, from his bolt-hole in Ecuador's London embassy - in which he's stuck - Assange tried to pull at the heart-strings. "I can't go and visit my family. I can't do things that are important to many people. I can't view the skyline. I can't visit my homeland."
Assange case Sweden’s shame in violating human rights
The UK's threat to invade the Ecuador embassy also made it clear that this case was not about questioning Julian Assange regarding a possible criminal case in Sweden. Few could believe that the UK government would have resorted to such extreme and illegal measures if this were just a matter of extraditing a foreign citizen to a foreign country where he is not even charged with a crime.
Ecuadorians rally behind Assange asylum bid
Hundreds of Ecuadorians have marched in support of their government's decision to grant WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange political asylum. Ecuador has expressed outrage at the British government's suggestion, later withdrawn, that police could enter the country's London embassy, where Assange has taken refuge, to seize him
Assange thanks Ecuador in embassy speech
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has appeared in public for the first time since he took refuge inside Ecuador's embassy in London two months ago, addressing supporters from a balcony. Assange, who sought shelter inside the nation's mission on June 19, was on Thursday granted asylum by Ecuador as he seeks to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning over sexual misconduct allegations.
Ecuador to decide on Assange plea ‘this week’
Rafael Correa, Ecuador s president, has said he expects to respond to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's application for political asylum some time this week. "We expect to have a meeting on Wednesday [with Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino] and I hope to make an announcement before the end of the week," the leftist leader said in an interview with public broadcaster ECTV late on Monday.
Australian government can only do so much to help Julian Assange
WHILE WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is living overseas, there's only so much the Australian government can do to fight any extradition to the US, Attorney-General Nicola Roxon said today.
UK ‘cannot halt Assange flight to Ecuador’
A top Spanish lawyer acting for the Wikileaks founder Julian Assange says Britain would have to allow Assange safe passage to Ecuador, should the South American country offer him asylum. Assange, who faces extradition to Sweden to face rape allegations, has been in the Ecuadorean embassy in London for six weeks now.
Julian Assange and Ecuador mutually toxic
Ecuador s president, Rafael Correa, appears to be leaning toward granting asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Due to be extradited from the UK to Sweden for questioning over alleged sexual offenses, last month Assange breached his bail conditions to seek refuge in Ecuador s London embassy. Since then he has refused to leave and has requested asylum and even Ecuadorean citizenship from Correa s left-wing administration, which, like Assange, has an antagonistic relationship with Washington.
Assange refuses to report to UK police
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has refused to present himself at a UK police station to start the process of extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning on sexual assault charges. Assange has been hiding at the Ecuadorean embassy in London since last week, when he made a surprise application for political asylum there. He had been ordered to present himself at a police station on Friday morning
No US hint of extraditing Assange says Carr
The US government has given no hint it wants to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange over the release of secret diplomatic cables, Foreign Minister Bob Carr says. Senator Carr says two discussions with American officials have not indicated any plan to extradite Mr Assange to the US.
Authorities still gunning for Assange, cables show
WIKILEAKS publisher Julian Assange remains the target of a major US government criminal investigation and the subject of continuing US-Australian intelligence exchanges, Australian diplomatic cables obtained by The Age reveal. Australian diplomats have closely monitored the US Department of Justice investigation into WikiLeaks over the past 18 months with the embassy in Washington reporting that "a broad range of possible charges are under consideration, including espionage and conspiracy".
WikiLeaks founder set for UK extradition verdict
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will find out on Wednesday whether he can be extradited from Britain to Sweden, as the Supreme Court hands down its judgment at the end of a marathon legal battle. Britain s highest court is Assange s final avenue of appeal under UK law, having been detained in December 2010 on a European arrest warrant. He is wanted in Sweden for questioning over allegations of rape and sexual assault.
Former Assange lawyer Jennifer Robinson speaks with the WSWS
Jennifer Robinson spoke with the World Socialist Web Site last Friday in Sydney. The human rights lawyer and Australian citizen, who had assisted Julian Assange in his British legal challenges to being extradited to Sweden on concocted sexual assault allegations, was delayed at Heathrow airport the previous day. She was told she was on an "inhibited" travel list and could not travel without a clearance by the Australian High Commission in London
Nasrallah, Assange and injustice in Syria
Which devotee of the anti-globalization left, enlivened by anti-Americanism, could resist a frisson of pleasure when watching Julian Assange interview Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah s secretary-general? And on the Kremlin-backed Russia Today channel, no less. Getting Nasrallah to chat earlier this week was a coup for the founder of WikiLeaks, but not an unexpected one. The Hezbollah leader, when he grants interviews to Westerners at all, generally does so with those who share his passion for sticking it to Washington.
US secret plan targets Assange
US prosecutors have drawn up secret charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a confidential email cited by media today said, as his lawyer demanded Australia start protecting him. The email is one of a huge number from the US-based global intelligence company Stratfor that the whistleblowing organization began publishing on Monday.
WikiLeaks smear effort to reveal Bildt as US ‘spy’
WikiLeaks is planning a smear campaign against Sweden to halt the extradition of founder Julian Assange to the United States, including releasing documents allegedly showing that Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt has acted as an informant for the United States since the 1970s.
Julian Assange’s lawyer to join panel at WikiLeaks public forum
The US Vice-President called Julian Assange a "type of high - tech terrorist", yet we have no confidence that the Australian government has made any representation to the US government in defence of his rights.
Assange play opens in London
A play about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has opened in London to mixed reviews. Man in the Middle, detailing the life of the silver-haired 40-year-old Australian, opened at a south London theatre last week.
The Deceptions of Julian Assange, WikiLeaks, and Ron Paul
A May 24 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program quoted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as saying he d never had any contact with Bradley Manning and that he had no information indicating that the former Army intelligence analyst was the source of the classified U.S. intelligence information released by WikiLeaks.
Oz Senator embarks on European mission to protect ‘Assange’s human rights
An Australian Senator Scott Ludlam has embarked on a European mission to protect the human rights of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who continues fighting a legal battle to avoid extradition to Sweden over alleged sex crime charges.
Ruling on Assange extradition likely by Christmas
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is likely to know by December 25 if the Supreme Court will hear his appeal against the recent high court decision to extradite him to Sweden where he faces charges of sexual assault. Assange can lodge his appeal in the Supreme Court by December 19. On receiving the appeal, three judges of the court will decide whether it is fit enough for hearing.
The ‘getting’ of Assange and the smearing of a revolution
...However, it is not the Swedish judicial system that presents a 'grave danger' to Assange, say his lawyers, but a legal device known as a Temporary Surrender, under which he can be sent on from Sweden to the United States secretly and quickly.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s disowned autobiography sells just 644 copies in UK
THOUGH Julian Assange was at the centre of a media frenzy during the WikiLeaks controversy and his ongoing sex assault case, the former hacker's autobiography has failed to cause a stir, selling only 644 copies in three days on the UK market.
Robert Manne’s pre-emptive strike in a global cultural war
'If a culture war was engaged over Assange's extradition to the US it would involve, strangely enough, the clash of cultural armies mobilised by the creators of Fox News and WikiLeaks, the two most influential Australians of the era.' Make that the two most influential Australians of the era, and Australia's leading public intellectual.
WikiLeaks: Beyond dirty laundry
That deeper malaise, which not many commentators are interesting in reading in these documents, is the obvious fact that men and women who feature so prominently in these documents are determining, in their own small ways, the affairs of the world; they make decisions which affect lives of millions of people around the world and therefore they carry a very serious responsibility and the discharge of that responsibility has implications for their own lives, both in this world and in the Hereafter.
US Extradition – Sweden vs. Assange
The US government is certainly looking at the technical aspects of the two extradition agreements between the UK and Sweden and then considering the political and legal atmosphere in both places.
Four Questions to Answer if Assange is to be Extradited
In the hearings in the High Court on Tuesday and Wednesday concerning the rendition of Julian Assange, questions were raised that judge Howard Riddle had ignored but which remain central to the case. Justices Ouseley and Thomas both found the Swedish position at times incredible and indefensible.
Assange in Sweden – The Police Protocol (Translated)
Sofia Wil n and Anna Ardin arrived at the Klara police station in downtown Stockholm on Friday afternoon 20 August 2010. There are varying stories even from the girls themselves about what they were up to.
Assange in Sweden – The Police Protocol
Sofia Wil n and Anna Ardin arrived at the Klara police station in downtown Stockholm on Friday afternoon 20 August 2010. There are varying stories even from the girls themselves about what they were up to.
WikiLeaks revelations only tip of iceberg
The man behind WikiLeaks says his website's revelations are just the tip of the iceberg. In an exclusive interview with RT, Julian Assange said it is only a matter of time before more damaging information becomes known
Assange in Sweden The Police Protocol
Sofia Wil n and Anna Ardin arrived at the Klara police station in downtown Stockholm on Friday afternoon 20 August 2010. There are varying stories even from the girls themselves about what they were up to.
Assange in Sweden The Police Protocol
Sofia Wil n and Anna Ardin arrived at the Klara police station in downtown Stockholm on Friday afternoon 20 August 2010. There are varying stories even from the girls themselves about what they were up to.
WikiLeaks ‘disgraceful’ for antisemite links, says Guardian writer
A Guardian journalist has rounded on WikiLeaks as "disgraceful" and said Julian Assange and his colleagues should be ashamed of themselves for giving documents to "known antisemite and crook" Israel Shamir.
Süddeutsche: The Suelette Dreyfus Interview
In the early 1990s University of Melbourne journalist and media scholar Suelette Dreyfus was part of the Australian hacker underground which included - known by the name 'Mendax' - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
No Requirement of Proof in Swedish Sex Trials
Controversial solicitor Claes Borgstr m keeps telling everyone that 'victims' can't determine if they've been violated because they're not jurists. But most 'magistrates' sitting in the Swedish courts aren't jurists either - they're political appointees with no background in law.
BBC producer says Assange ‘ridiculous’ over ‘Zionist wife’ claims
A BBC producer accused by Wikileaks founder Julian Assange of trying to influence his extradition hearing because he had a "Zionist wife" has said the claim was "absolutely ridiculous".
Julian Assange treason charge considered by Government
THE Australian government discussed the charge of treason - the most serious of federal offences and one that carries a mandatory life sentence - when it examined the WikiLeaks matter last year.
Flashback Stops Witch Trial of Assange
Perhaps the most curious thing in the entire coverage of WikiLeaks and Julian Assange are the recurring cries for transparency. What's WikiLeaks hiding? Why did he rape that woman? Op-ed page up and culture page down demanding WikiLeaks open up its guts and get Assange to sit quietly in the BBC studio when he's asked for the umpteenth time how many lovers he's had. People should be able to tolerate a little transparency!
Govts fear WikiLeaks truths, rally told
THE attacks on Julian Assange and WikiLeaks are looking more and more like "shoot the messenger" responses by governments who do not believe in the principles of an open society, a rally in Brisbane has been told.
Legal expert slams Assange case
A former chief prosecutor in Sweden has criticised his country's handling of the case against Julian Assange, founder of whistleblowing website WikiLeaks. Sven-Erik Alhem, appearing at the second day of a hearing in London to decide whether Assange should be extradited to Sweden, said it was "quite peculiar" that investigators in his country did not obtain Assange's version of events before issuing an arrest warrant.
Julian Assange’s Lawyer – Rob Stary slams the Australian Government
In Melbourne on 4 Feb 2011, prior to the Wikileaks Free Speech Forum, Wikileaks Australian Citizens Alliance (WACA) sat down with Rob Stary to discuss, Julian Assange, Wikileaks and the Australian Govenrments disturbing position on this matter.
WikiLeaks’ Assange ‘dressed as old woman’ to evade CIA
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange disguised himself as an old woman in order to evade United States intelligence officers who he believed were following him, extracts from a new biography revealed Monday.
Shoot the messenger
In setting up WikiLeaks, Julian Assange wanted to bring to light secret agreements between countries. That he succeeded is clear from the number of companies and governments who have tried to shut him down
NY Times details rocky relationship with WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange resembles a character from a detective novel and is "elusive, manipulative and volatile," the executive editor of The New York Times says in an upcoming book.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was hooked to computer as a boy
THE "only friend" Julian Assange had growing up was the computer his mother bought him at age 13. That machine later became an "addictive instrument" and saw him convicted for hacking 12 years later.
Finland should offer asylum to Julian Assange
Democracy involves constant struggles for the principle of publicity and against the secretive policies of various autocrats and oligarchs. Public opinion requires that citizens can form a reasoning public and have access to all relevant information.
Wikileaks may close down – Assange
The whistleblower website Wikileaks may close up shop over financial woes after a number of money-transfer systems closed down its accounts, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange told France s Europa 1 radio on Tuesday.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to become member of Australian journalists’ union
WIKILEAKS founder Julian Assange is set to become a member in good standing of the Australian journalists' union, the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA). ACTU president Ged Kearney will present a membership card to Mr Assange's Australian lawyer, Rob Stary, at a ceremony in Melbourne this morning.
Assange fears US indictment
Julian Assange, founder of whistleblowing website WikiLeaks, has said he fears the United States is preparing to indict him on espionage charges. Speaking outside a mansion in southeastern England where he staying as part of his bail conditions, the 39-year-old Australian said he was being subjected to "what appears to be a secret grand jury against me or our organisation".
Julian Assange, hero or villain
Julian Assange and his whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks continue to make headlines - with daily revelations continuing, even though Assange is himself now behind bars. Is he a hero or a villain? Can he be held legally accountable? Are the revelations on his site endangering lives or are they simply embarrassing for the US government? And what of freedom of expression?
‘No hidden agenda’ in Assange case
Julian Assange, the founder of the whistleblower website WikiLeaks, is still in custody in a British jail while his legal team prepares to fight his extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted for alleged sex crimes against two women. Claes Borgstrom, the lawyer of the plaintiffs, said the high-profile case is pouring much unwanted attention on his clients.
WikiLeaks vows to keep operating after Assange turns himself in to police
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange handed himself in to British police on Tuesday after Sweden issued a warrant for his arrest over allegations of sex crimes, London's Metropolitan Police said. WikiLeaks said on Tuesday it will keep operating as normal despite Assange's arrest.
Julian Assange and the ‘red notice’
The legal pressure on Julian Assange and WikiLeaks is mounting. The founder of WikiLeaks has governments all over the world calling for his arrest after the release of thousands of classified US documents. Interpol has issued a so-called 'red notice' alerting its members to arrest Assange on rape charges in an unrelated case filed against him in Sweden. It comes as Washington mulls over its options on how to press charges against WikiLeaks for revealing confidential US diplomatic cables.
THE ROVING EYE : Cracks in the wilderness of mirrors
To some he is a traitor. To others he is the tool of a subtle propaganda campaign hatched by a spy agency. But what Julian Assange is really up to with WikiLeaks is more radical: crashing the carefully maintained information system that dominates our lives with its lies.
US mulls legal action on WikiLeaks
With controversy raging around the release of secret documents, what legal repercussions will WikiLeaks and its founder, Julian Assange, face? Assange is neither a US citizen nor a resident, so the extent of the reach of US law is in question. Interpol called for the arrest of Assange as his site's dumping of secret US cables exposed deep tensions between the United States and Pakistan over nuclear arms safety.
US ponders legal action on Assange
The US is considering a range of legal options against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is an Australian national. A senior US defence official said lawyers from across US government agencies are studying whether it might be possible to prosecute Assange under the Espionage Act.
An Interview With WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange
Admire him or revile him, WikiLeaks Julian Assange is the prophet of a coming age of involuntary transparency, the leader of an organization devoted to divulging the world s secrets using technology unimagined a generation ago.
WikiLeaks vs the Pentagon
Last month the group said it had decrypted the US military video, which shows many civilians and journalists being killed. The announcement has generated a lot of buzz for the group, and consequently, a lot of concerns for them too. WikiLeaks says it has been spied on aggressively since the announcement, both by US and Icelandic authorities.