John Pilger: The-assange-arrest-is-a-warning-from-history

The glimpse of Julian Assange being dragged from the Ecuadorean embassy in London is an emblem of the times. Might against right. Muscle against the law. Indecency against courage. Six policemen manhandled a sick journalist, his eyes wincing against his first natural light in almost seven years. more...

guardian: Neue US-Anklagen gegen Julian Assange könnten Jahrzehnte hinter Gittern bedeuten (Google Übersetzung)

Julian Assange könnte Jahrzehnte in einem US-Gefängnis verbringen, nachdem er wegen Verstoßes gegen das US-Spionagegesetz angeklagt wurde, indem er Verschlusssachen über WikiLeaks veröffentlicht. [mehr...]

guardian: New US charges against Julian Assange could spell decades behind bars

Julian Assange could face decades in a US prison after being charged with violating the US Espionage Act by publishing classified information through WikiLeaks. [more...]

guardian: Sweden reopens rape case against Julian Assange

Swedish prosecutors are to reopen an investigation into a rape allegation against Julian Assange. The deputy director of public prosecutions, Eva-Marie Persson, announced the decision at a press conference on Monday, saying: “I have today taken the decision to reopen the preliminary investigation.” [more...]

guardian: Julian Assange should be extradited to Australia, father says

WikiLeaks founder’s father says Australian government should ‘do something’ after his arrest in London [more...]

nytimes: As Ecuador Harbored Assange, It Was Subjected to Threats and Leaks

The secrets came directly from the phones of President Lenín Moreno of Ecuador: intimate pictures of him and his family on vacation, text messages from his wife, even a photograph of the president himself in a posh bedroom, eating a lobster in bed. [more...]

faz: Aktivist, Journalist, Hochverräter?

Seit Julian Assanges Festnahme ist in den Vereinigten Staaten die Diskussion über die Grenzen der Pressefreiheit neu entbrannt. Donald Trumps Haltung in der Sache ist eindeutig uneindeutig. [mehr...]

sueddeutsche: Wohin mit Wikileaks-Gründer Julian Assange?

Wenn es nach dem Willen von mehr als 70 britischen Unterhausabgeordneten geht, dann soll Wikileaks-Gründer Julian Assange an Schweden ausgeliefert [mehr...]

guardian: Julian Assange 'further arrested' on behalf of the US after extradition request, police say – live updates

Assange arrested following the withdrawal of asylum by the Ecuadorian government [more...]

faz: Wikileaks-Gründer Assange in London verhaftet

Die britische Polizei verhaftet Julian Assange in der Botschaft Ecuadors in London – dort hat man ihm bislang politisches Asyl gewährt. Für den Wikileaks-Gründer liegt ein Auslieferungsersuchen aus den Vereinigten Staaten vor. [mehr...]

guardian: Julian Assange is made an Ecuadorian citizen in effort to resolve impasse

Ecuador’s foreign minister reveals to reporters in Quito that Wikileaks founder was granted citizenship a month ago [more...]

sueddeutsche: Schweden stellt Verfahren gegen Assange ein

Die schwedische Staatsanwaltschaft stellt die Ermittlungen gegen Wikileaks-Gründer Julian Assange wegen des Vorwurfs der Vergewaltigung ein. [mehr...]

guardian: Republicans voice disdain after Trump tweets support for Julian Assange

The president-elect’s tweets approvingly repeated WikiLeaks founder’s claim that the Russian state was not the source of the hacked emails from the DNC [more...]

nytimes: Trump Appears to Side With Assange Over Intelligence Agencies’ Conclusions

President-elect Donald J. Trump appears to side with the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange over United States intelligence agencies, with Vice President-elect Mike Pence backing him up. [more...]

the guardian: WikiLeaks to publish more Hillary Clinton emails - Julian Assange

Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has said his organisation is preparing to publish more emails Hillary Clinton sent and received while US secretaryof  state.[more...]

the guardian: Julian Assange is in arbitrary detention, UN panel finds

A United Nations panel has decided that Julian Assange’s three-and-a-half years in the Ecuadorian embassy amount to “arbitrary detention”, leading his lawyers to call for the Swedish extradition request to be dropped immediately. [more...]

the guardian: Julian Assange to be questioned by Swedish prosecutors in London

The Ecuadorean foreign minister said a request to interrogate the WikiLeaks founder would be accepted as long as Ecuador’s law was respected [more...]

the guardian: Julian Assange to be questioned by Swedish prosecutors in London

Lawyers for Wikileaks founder welcome prosecutor’s decision to interview Assange at Ecuadorian embassy in bid to break deadlock [mehr...]

guardian: Julian Assange says he will leave Ecuadorian embassy soon

WikiLeaks founder has been living at embassy in London for two years in an attempt to avoid extradition to Sweden [mehr...]

zeit online: Große und kleine Geheimnisdiebe

Edward Snowden ist ohne das Vorbild Julian Assange kaum denkbar. In seinem Filmporträt "We Steal Secrets" offenbart Alex Gibney unbekanntes Material. [mehr...]