Wikileaks

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange to be freed after pleading guilty to US Espionage Act charge

Assange is due to be sentenced to 62 months of time already served at a hearing on the island of Saipan at 9 a.m. local time on Wednesday.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange makes a speech from the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy, in central London
 Jack Douglas Teixeira, a U.S. Air Force National Guard airman accused of leaking highly classified military intelligence records online, makes his initial appearance before a federal judge in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. April 14, 2023 in a courtroom sketch.

Pentagon leak suspect Teixeira pleads not guilty to US federal charges

 An undated picture shows Jack Douglas Teixeira, a 21-year-old member of the US Air National Guard, who was arrested by the FBI, over his alleged involvement in leaks online of classified documents, posing for a selfie at an unidentified location.

US grand jury indicts Pentagon leak suspect Teixeira, Justice Department says

 Jack Douglas Teixeira, a US Air Force National Guard airman accused of leaking highly classified military intelligence records online, makes his initial appearance before a federal judge in Boston, Massachusetts, US April 14, 2023 in a courtroom sketch.

US document leak suspect destroyed evidence, researched mass shootings - prosecutors


Wikileaks' Assange appears in court in Spain spying investigation

A CIA spokeswoman declined to comment.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrives at the Westminster Magistrates Court, after he was arrested in London, Britain April 11, 2019

U.S. Justice Department files request to extradite WikiLeaks' Assange

The request was reportedly made last Thursday, but only became known to the public on Monday.

Julian Assange 370

Julian Assange's detention 'disproportionate' - U.N. rights group

Assange is being held in the high-security Belmarsh prison "as if he were convicted for a serious criminal offense."

Julian Assange smug 311 REUTERS

Julian Assange charged with conspiracy by U.S. officials

"Julian Assange, 47, has today, Thursday 11 April, been arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) at the Embassy of Ecuador," police said.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrives at the Westminster Magistrates Court, after he was arrested in London, Britain April 11, 2019

Ecuador denies it will expel Assange from their embassy

In a statement, Ecuador's foreign ministry denied it had reached an agreement with the British government to jail Assange if he left the embassy.

Assange looking wistful 311

UN torture expert urges Ecuador not to expel Assange from embassy

That investigation was later dropped, but Assange fears he could be extradited to face charges in the United States, where federal prosecutors are investigating WikiLeaks.

Julian Assange smug 311 REUTERS

Julian Assange will be expelled from the Ecuadorian Embassy - WikiLeaks

President Lenin Moreno of Ecuador told radio stations on Tuesday that Assange has "repeatedly violated" the terms of his asylum.

Assange looking wistful 311

Mueller says searches yielded evidence of Stone-WikiLeaks communications

In an email, Stone said the evidence was "innocuous Twitter direct messages" that have already been disclosed to the House Intelligence Committee and "prove absolutely nothing."

Roger Stone, longtime political ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, flashes a victory gesture as he departs following a status conference in the criminal case against him brought by Special Counsel Robert Mueller at U.S. District Court in Washington, U.S., February 1, 2019.

U.S. Democratic party files lawsuit against Russia, Trump campaign, Wikileaks

The lawsuit also names Trump's son Donald Jr., his son-in-law Jared Kushner and former associate Roger Stone as being part of the scheme to sway the election in his favor.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the their bilateral meeting at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany July 7, 2017.

Brother of killed DNC staffer sues media who spread conspiracy theories

Several days after the death, WikiLeaks dumped a collection of DNC emails that US intelligence officers now say was related to Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Gavel lying in front of a judge