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...
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...
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...
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...
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...