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Sweden Drops Investigation Into Rape Allegation Against Julian Assange
Julian Assange has evaded more charges by running out the clock. Sweden has announced it has dropped an investigation into a rape allegation made against the Wikileaks founder, arguing that too much time has elapsed since the accusation was made in 2010. In a news conference, NPR reports, Swedish Deputy Director of Public Prosecution Eva-Marie…
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British Official Signs U.S. Extradition Order For Julian Assange Before Court Hearing On Friday
Britain’s Home Secretary Sajid Javid told BBC Radio today that he has signed the extradition order for Julian Assange, paving the way for the WikiLeaks founder to be sent to the U.S. to face charges of computer hacking and espionage.
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Chelsea Manning’s Lawyers Ask Again For Her Release, Say She’ll Never ‘Betray Her Principles’
Attorneys for Chelsea Manning have once again asked the court to release the activist and whistleblower from her confinement in Virginia, on the basis that she cannot be coerced to testify in the US Justice Department’s ongoing investigation into Wikileaks and its founder Julian Assange.
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Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange Charged With Espionage By U.S.
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who was arrested in London last month after seven years in an Ecuadorian embassy, is now reportedly facing new charges of espionage in the United States.