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‘No hint’ of U.S. plan for Assange extradition: Australia
Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr Sunday said there was “no hint” of a plan to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States should he be sent to Sweden. Assange, an Australian, took refuge in Ecuador’s embassy in London on Tuesday to seek asylum so as to avoid his…
WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange has ‘no idea’ if Ecuador asylum bid will succeed
Julian Assange has admitted that he has no idea whether his bid for political asylum in Ecuador to avoid extradition to Sweden will be successful. The WikiLeaks founder, who has sought refuge at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that he did not know when a…
UK awaits Ecuador decision on Assange’s asylum
The Foreign Office says it expects a decision by Ecuador on Thursday on the fate of Julian Assange, who has taken refuge in the country’s embassy in London and asked for political asylum to avoid extradition to Sweden. A spokesman said British officials had had an “amicable” conversation with the…
Prosecution: Assange’s decision to seek Ecuador asylum ‘a tragedy’
Julian Assange’s decision to seek asylum in Ecuador is “a tragedy” for the two women who have accused him of sexual assault in Sweden, their lawyer has said. Claes Borgström, who represents the two unnamed women with whom the WikiLeaks founder had sexual relations in Stockholm in August 2010, told…
U.K. police say Assange subject to arrest for skipping bail
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has sought political asylum inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London, has breached bail conditions and is subject to arrest, police said Wednesday. The conditions include staying at his bail address between 10:00pm and 8:00am and “he is now subject to arrest under the Bail Act…
WikiLeaks founder seeks asylum from Ecuador
After losing an 18-month legal battle against a Swedish extradition request, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has fled to Ecuador’s embassy in London and filed a request for asylum, which officials confirmed they are considering. “ALERT: Julian Assange has requested political asylum and is under the protection of the Ecuadorian embassy…
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be imprisoned in Sweden
After being on house arrest in the U.K. for more than 500 days, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will face extradition to Sweden in the coming weeks. There, he will be imprisoned, at least briefly, until a preliminary hearing on sex crime allegations against him has been completed, the Swedish government…
Britain’s Supreme Court denies final Assange extradition appeal
Britain’s Supreme Court said on Thursday it has rejected an application by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to reopen his appeal against extradition to Sweden. “The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has dismissed the application made by Ms Dinah Rose QC, counsel for Mr Julian Assange, seeking to reopen their…
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to receive extradition ruling on May 30
Britain’s Supreme Court said on Wednesday it will give its judgement in the case of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s long-running fight against extradition to Sweden on May 30. The court announced the date in a statement on its website, saying the judgement would start at 9:15 am (0815 GMT) next…
How the rape case against Assange is evidence for Wikileaks arguments
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy This is the part of Michael Moore’s interview on “Rachel Maddow” last night that was lighting up Twitter, because this is the clip where he changed his tune about the accusations against Julian Assange, admitting they were credible…
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