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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…
Top court rules Assange can be extradited to Sweden
The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden, but his extradition was put on hold to give his lawyers a chance to re-open the case. Britain’s highest court rejected the argument from Assange’s lawyers that the Swedish prosecutor who issued the arrest warrant over sex crime allegations was not entitled…
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…
Julian Assange to debut TV interview show Tuesday
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been under house arrest in Britain for 500 days, and his website is no longer a center for groundbreaking political revelations. Instead, he has now set his sights on a more traditional medium — television. Assange’s interview program, The World Tomorrow, will consist of a…
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