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Julian Assange is a hero to many and a traitor to others. Supporters of the WikiLeaks founder and publisher view him as an investigative journalist who exposed damning information governments wanted to keep hidden, while critics see him as a threat to national security. His newest title, however, is free man. CBC | World News
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to plead guilty to espionage charge as part of deal with U.S.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will resolve a long-running legal saga that spanned multiple continents and centred on the publication of a trove of classified documents, according to court papers filed late Monday. CBC | World News
Read More »WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange wins permission to challenge U.S. extradition
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was given permission to have a full appeal over his extradition to the U.S. after arguing at London’s High Court on Monday that he might not be able to rely on his right to free speech at a trial. CBC | World News
Read More »WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could be freed as US ‘considering’ dropping prosecution
Julian Assange has been held in Belmarsh prison in London for five years as he fights extradition to the US. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Former CIA engineer who sent ‘Vault 7’ secrets to Wikileaks sentenced to 40 years
A former CIA software engineer was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Thursday after his convictions for what the government described as the biggest theft of classified information in CIA history and for possession of child sexual abuse images and videos. CBC | World News
Read More »Julian Assange protest: Pink Floyd singer & Vivienne Westwood demand Wikileaks chief freed
HUNDREDS of Julian Assange supporters have gathered outside the Australia High Commission in London protesting against the extradition and demanding that he be released. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Jared Kushner Wikileaks Deadline Dropped: House Shopping In Washington To Celebrate?
Jared Kushner may be the son-in-law of President Donald Trump, but it sounds like he may not be an innocent bystander when it comes to the election that took place last year. While Kushner may have voted for him because of his family ties, investigators are looking into whether he played a crucial role in securing Trump’s win in the ...
Read More »Trump Jr. messaged with WikiLeaks during 2016 campaign
U.S. President Donald Trump’s oldest son on Monday released a series of private Twitter exchanges between himself and WikiLeaks during and after the 2016 election, including pleas from the website to publicize its leaks. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump Campaign Deems WikiLeaks Publishing Operations Legal
One of the greatest political scandals of all time is slowly reaching its epilogue. WikiLeaks should not be held liable for publishing stolen DNC e-mails – the organization is inherently protected by the First Amendment, claim attorneys for Trump’s 2016 campaign. According to them, WikiLeaks is legally shielded from liability, since the leaked, or rather stolen e-mails, concern “newsworthy and ...
Read More »More Elections Wikileaks Promised, DNC Voicemails Show ‘Big Money’ Corruption
On July 22, the DNC was shaken up thanks to revelations from Wikileaks that included emails and voicemail recordings showing an unfair bias against Bernie Sanders. Now, Wikileaks says that there will be more information released about elections in the future, according to a July 26 interview with Julian Assange. “Get big money out of politics and restore democracy” is ...
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