Julian Assange supporters demanding his release will hold vigils across London today to mark two years since WikiLeaks founder was imprisoned after being dragged out of the Ecuadorian embassy Assange, 49, was dragged out of Ecuadorian embassy in London two years ago Supporters demanding his release will join events on Sunday outside embassy Assange lived … Read more
Labour peer Baroness Helena Kennedy ‘asked Julian Assange’s alleged victims to drop rape charges’ Made suggestion in email sent at height of Assange’s battle against extradition Assange visited Stockholm in 2010 and stayed at the homes of WikiLeaks supporters, including Anna Ardin A photograph obtained by the documentary, to be shown in Sweden tomorrow, shows … Read more
Donald Trump has been urged not to ‘degrade himself’ and his voters with a slew of dubious pardons as he leaves the White House, as Pamela Anderson pleaded for her friend Julian Assange to be granted a reprieve. The president is expected on Tuesday to issue up to 100 pardons for people including white collar … Read more
Pamela Anderson wants an 11th hour face-to-face meeting with President Donald Trump in a last ditch bid to grab a presidential pardon for friend and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The former Baywatch star, 53, knows that come January 20 – Joe Biden‘s inauguration and Trump’s exit – the chances of securing Assange’s freedom on espionage … Read more
Police have arrested anti-lockdown protesters and Julian Assange’s supporters for breaking Lockdown rules in central London this afternoon as one over-zealous officer stopped cars outside a Berkshire Tesco and handed them leaflets asking: ‘Why are you here today?’ The clampdown on people leaving home without ‘good reason’ came as Boris Johnson was accused of quietly extending his … Read more
Top UN anti-torture expert demands UK ‘immediately’ releases WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from Belmarsh prison ahead of his extradition hearing Top UN anti-torture expert urged Britain to release Julian Assange from prison Assange was first arrested in the UK in 2010 and is now being held in Belmarsh He is wanted in US for conspiring … Read more
Julian Assange will learn on January 4 whether he will be sent to US to face hacking charges that could see him jailed for 175 years He faces 18 charges including conspiracy to expose military secrets He faces up to 175 years in prison if convicted of espionage offences in the US The Wikileaks founder … Read more
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange would have to be at death’s door to escape the ‘Supermax’ jail regime if convicted in the US, a court has heard. Assange is fighting extradition on charges relating to leaks of classified documents allegedly exposing US war crimes and abuse. The Old Bailey has heard evidence of the 49-year-old’s mental … Read more
Decision on whether Julian Assange will be extradited to the States won’t be made until after US election, judge says WikiLeaks founder fighting being sent to the US for allegedly leaking documents His defence claims move is politically motivated under President Donald Trump Assange, 49, faces an 18-count indictment alleging a plot to hack computers By … Read more
Julian Assange binge-watched footage of war criminal killing himself in court after losing his case, extradition hearing is told Dr Sondra Crosby told court of Assange’s mental health in Ecuadorian Embassy She said he watched the suicide of Slobodan Praljak who drank cyanide Assange was said to be ‘obsessed’ and analysed the man’s face as he was … Read more