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Ecuador says Assange doing ‘fine’ in London embassy
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange endured a “difficult” start to his stay at Ecuador’s London embassy but is now “fine” after living there for more than five months, the country’s ambassador to Britain said Thursday. The former hacker turned up at the embassy in June in a bid to avoid extradition…
Assange: Pentagon seeks ‘the end of national security journalism’ in the U.S.
In one of the longest interviews he’s given for months, Wikileaks creator Julian Assange told Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman on Thursday that the Pentagon and Justice Department are seeking to redefine the Espionage Act in such a way that would bring about “the end of national security journalism in the…
Julian Assange warns the Internet is a threat to civilization
During an appearance on CNN Wednesday night, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange warned that mass surveillance was becoming a worldwide problem as technology progressed. Assange told CNN host Erin Burnett that the Internet had become enmeshed in human civilization, giving governments and others an unprecedented ability to spy on individuals en…
Ecuador seeks Britain meeting over Assange health
Ecuador has requested a meeting with Britain to discuss WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who it says is losing weight and suffering vision problems as he languishes in the Ecuadoran embassy in London. Ecuadoran Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino told reporters in Quito on Wednesday that he had related his wish to…
Ecuador ‘very concerned’ about Assange’s health
Ecuador is “very concerned” about the health of Julian Assange after the WikiLeaks founder lost a lot of weight while staying at the country’s embassy in London, a foreign ministry official said while in Moscow. The deputy foreign minister of Ecuador, Marco Albuja, expressed his concern for Assange as he…
Britain acted like empire over Julian Assange: Ecuador
LONDON — Britain behaved like it was still an empire in its threat to raid Ecuador’s embassy and arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, the Ecuadoran ambassador to London said in an interview broadcast on Sunday. Ana Alban told BBC radio that the threat, made in August just before Ecuador granted…
Anonymous vows revenge after WikiLeaks launches ‘filthy’ paywall
Nameless hackers with the online protest movement “Anonymous” have turned on longtime ally WikiLeaks for deploying a paywall on its website that blocks access to the site’s trove of formerly secret files unless users donate or tell their friends about WikiLeaks via social media. Calling the tactic “filthy and rotten,”…
Swedish government pledges to crack down on hackers
The Swedish government said on Thursday it planned to crack down on hackers, at a time when the sex assault allegations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has made the country a target of repeated cyber attacks. “The government decided today to extend the remit of the cyber crime committee to…
Lady Gaga and Julian Assange meet in London
LONDON — US pop star Lady Gaga has visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at London’s Ecuadorian embassy, where he is currently seeking refuge, photos published on her website showed Tuesday. Gaga met with the former hacker for dinner at the embassy on Monday after launching her new perfume at the…
Assange supporters ordered to forfeit £93,500 in bail money
Payments must be made within a month by nine friends and backers who originally promised to pay £140,000 Julian Assange’s supporters have been ordered to forfeit £93,500 in bail money after the WikiLeaks founder sought political asylum in the Ecuadorean embassy in London. A court ruled on Monday that the…
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