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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange speaks to the media from the balcony of the Embassy of Ecuador in London on May 19, 2017. (AFP)

Julian Assange Joins Trump’s War on CNN

by Eli Lake | Jul 11, 2017 | Opinion

Julian Assange has had it with CNN. Since July 4, the founder of WikiLeaks has tweeted 14 times in support of Donald Trump’s latest battle with the media: Gif-Gate. Like many controversies in Washington these days, this one involves a tweet. Last week Trump...

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange . (Peter Nicholls/Reuters)

Arresting Julian Assange is a Priority: Sessions

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 21, 2017 | World

The arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is now a “priority” for the US, attorney general Jeff Sessions has said. The US authorities have prepared charges against Assange who is currently in London, US officials familiar with the matter revealed. Assange has...

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Julian Assange makes a speech from the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy, in central London, Britain Feb. 5, 2016. Peter Nicholls/Reuters

The Unraveling of Julian Assange

by Eli Lake | Jan 8, 2017 | Opinion

You almost have to feel sorry for Julian Assange. Shut in at the Ecuadorean Embassy in London without access to sunlight, the founder of WikiLeaks is reduced to self-parody these days. Here is a man dedicated to radical transparency, yet he refuses to go to Sweden...

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Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, is seen on a screen as he addresses journalists via a live video connection during a press conference on October 4, 2016 in Berlin, AFP

Julian Assange Questioned by Ecuadorian Prosecutors

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Nov 14, 2016 | World

The latest twist in a vicious and long-running legal battle over a rape allegation, prosecutors reportedly were questioning WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadoran embassy in London on Monday, . Swedish prosecutor Ingrid Isgren, due to be present while...

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Julian Assange makes a speech from the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy, in central London, Britain Feb. 5, 2016. Peter Nicholls/Reuters

WikiLeaks’ Assange Promises Leaks on U.S. Election, Google

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 4, 2016 | World

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange promised on Tuesday “significant” disclosures with around one million documents to be published in the coming weeks. Assange said WikiLeaks plans to start publishing new material starting this week, but wouldn’t...