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Assange supporters plea to keep £140,000 in bail money
Julian Assange‘s supporters have pleaded in court to keep in bail money that is in jeopardy because of the WikiLeaks founder’s decision to seek political asylum in the Ecuadorean embassy in London. Vaughan Smith, the former British army captain who hosted Assange at his Norfolk home while he was on…
Swedish police link Internet attacks to WikiLeaks founder Assange’s case
Internet attacks blocked access to several popular Swedish websites for part of Monday, local police said, linking the outage to the controversy surrounding WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. “Every time something happens in the Assange affair there are more attacks on the Internet in Sweden,” a national police computer expert, Anders…
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange reveals life inside ‘space station’ embassy
LONDON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is certain he will one day go to Ecuador, he said in an interview published Sunday, describing his life in the Ecuadoran embassy in London as “like being in a space station”. The Australian activist, 41, has been holed up in the embassy since…
Britain and Ecuador fail to reach decision on Assange extradition
Britain and Ecuador failed to reach agreement on the fate of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange Thursday at a meeting of their foreign ministers here, officials said. “We see no immediate solution,” Ecuadoran Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino told reporters after meeting with British Foreign Secretary William Hague on the sidelines of…
Julian Assange: Obama is exploiting Arab Spring for political gain
Wikileaks founder, speaking via videolink to the UN, says it is ‘audacious’ for US to take credit for Middle East progress The Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange, has accused president Obama of seeking to exploit the Arab Spring revolutions for political gain, claiming Obama’s vocal support for freedom of expression had…
Ecuador says they’re ready to shelter Assange for years
Ecuador said it is prepared to shelter Julian Assange inside its London embassy for years if necessary as it negotiates the WikiLeaks founder’s fate with Britain and Sweden. Assange meanwhile called on the United States to halt its “persecution” of WikiLeaks and its supporters in a video link message at…
British minister predicts long showdown over Julian Assange
UNITED NATIONS — Britain and Ecuador face a prolonged showdown over the asylum bid by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in the South American nation’s London embassy, Britain’s foreign minister William Hague said Tuesday. Assange is to speak by videolink to a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly…
Britain silent on Ecuador Assange proposal
The Foreign Office was tightlipped on Saturday over a proposal from Ecuador that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange be transferred from London to Sweden but stay under Quito’s protection. Ecuador’s Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino said he was weighing such a transfer as a possible alternative for Assange to “remain under our…
Ecuador weighs Assange transfer to Sweden
Ecuador’s Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino has proposed that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange be transferred from London to Sweden, where he would remain under Quito’s protection. Patino on Friday told journalists Ecuador was weighing such a transfer as a possible alternative for Assange to “remain under our protection while also satisfying…
Assange looking at a year in embassy, says father
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s father said Saturday that his son thought he could spend as long as a year held up in Ecuador’s embassy in London, but was prepared for his “long meditation”. John Shipton, Assange’s biological father, said he spoke frequently with the 41-year-old who won asylum from Ecuador…
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