Tag: WikiLeaks

Wednesday, January 18th 2017 - 10:27 UTC
Obama commutes sentence of Chelsea Manning, provider of secrets to Wikileaks

President Barack Obama on Tuesday shortened the prison sentence of Chelsea Manning, the former U.S. military intelligence analyst who was responsible for a 2010 leak of classified materials to anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, the biggest such breach in U.S. history.
Thursday, January 5th 2017 - 08:42 UTC
Assange rescues Trump: “A 14-year old kid could have hacked”, into the Clinton campaign emails

The founder of whistle blowing website WikiLeaks has said that even a teenager would have had the technical skills needed to break into the personal email inbox of John Podesta, a close aide to Hillary Clinton who was recently targeted by hackers with suspected links to Russia.
Tuesday, October 18th 2016 - 08:31 UTC
WikiLeaks claims Assange's internet was shut down; possible controversy over Hillary's speeches

Anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks said on Monday that its founder Julian Assange's internet was shut down by the government of Ecuador, deflecting blame from the U.S. or British governments which have sparred with Assange for releasing sensitive material.
Tuesday, October 13th 2015 - 07:38 UTC
Cash strapped London police lifts standing watch for Assange at Ecuadorian embassy

London's cash-strapped police will no longer keep officers stationed outside the Ecuadorean embassy to catch WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been holed up inside for over three years, the force said.
Monday, August 17th 2015 - 07:54 UTC
Ecuador hits back at the UK over the Assange asylum case in London

Ecuador has hit back at the UK government over who is to blame for the deadlock in the case of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The 44-year-old Australian has been living in Ecuador's embassy in London for more than three years to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he faces sexual assault allegations.
Friday, August 14th 2015 - 08:32 UTC
UK to protest to Ecuador for harboring Assange; policing the embassy has cost 18.8m dollars

The UK is to make a formal protest to the government of Ecuador over the country's decision to “harbor” Julian Assange, the Foreign Office has said. The Wikileaks co-founder sought asylum at London's Ecuadorean embassy in 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden.
Tuesday, August 19th 2014 - 08:31 UTC
Assange announces he plans to abandon the Ecuadorean embassy 'soon'

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has spent over two years inside Ecuador's London embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden, said on Monday he planned to leave the building “soon”, but his spokesman said that could only happen if Britain let him.
Saturday, August 31st 2013 - 18:03 UTC
Unasur embarrassment: Suriname president’s son arrested by US on drug and arms trafficking

Suriname opposition legislators have called on President Desi Bouterse to resign as well as to clarify the circumstances surrounding the arrest of his son by United States law enforcement authorities in Panama earlier this week.
Monday, August 12th 2013 - 18:15 UTC
Assange says Americans have a debt of gratitude with leaker Snowden

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says Americans owe US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden a debt of gratitude because his leaks prompted President Barack Obama to promise an overhaul of secret surveillance.
Wednesday, July 31st 2013 - 05:43 UTC
Assange criticizes Pte Manning’s conviction as a ‘dangerous precedent”

Julian Assange, founder of the anti-secrecy organisation Wikileaks, has said the conviction of US Army Private Bradley Manning on spying charges is a “dangerous precedent”.