Wikileaks is a website in Sweden covering Politics and Government.
WikiLeaks publishes official government documents and datasets concerning war, diplomacy and espionage. These materials are generally classified or restricted and obtained without government approval or knowledge. The service describes itself as "a multi-national media organization and associated library."
Wikileaks was founded in 2006 by Julian Assange, an Australian publisher and activist who is fighting extradition to the United States where he would be charged with conspiracy to commit computer intrusion and of violating the Espionage Act of 1917.
The website is presented in the English language.
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Assange: U.S. Must 'Renounce Its Witch-Hunt Against WikiLeaks'
-- Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who sought and has been granted political asylum by Ecuador, addressed his supporters from a balcony on the Ecuadoran embassy in London.
Assange has avoided extradition to Sweden on allegations of sexual assault by staying at the Ecuadoran embassy for the past two months. According to the Vienna conventions, each embassy's grounds are considered the property of that...
Wikileaks Supporters, London Police Clash Outside Ecuadoran Embassy
-- Three supporters of Julian Assange were arrested outside the Ecuadoran embassy where the Wikileaks founder has sought political asylum for the past two months.
Assange has fought his extradition to Sweden on allegations of sexual assault, but the British courts have denied his every attempt.
From WikiLeaks: Three Julian Assange supporters arrested outside London embassy, published August 16, 2012 by the...
U.K. Supreme Court Denies Julian Assange's Request to Re-Open Extradition Case
-- The court reaffirmed its denial of Julian Assange's appeal against his extradition to Sweden to face charges of sexual assault. The court also announced that it had unanimously agreed that extradition proceedings against the Wikileaks founder would not commence for another two weeks.
More from Julian Assange's application to reopen extradition case turned down, published June 14, 2012 by the Guardian newspaper of...
Wikileaks Founder to Launch Interview Show on RT (Russia Today)
-- Julian Assange, under house arrest while awaiting a U.K. Supreme Court hearing on the Wikileaks' founder's attempt to fight extradition on allegations of sex crimes, has filmed a series of interviews that will be broadcast on RT (Russia Today).
Called "The World Tomorrow," the series features conversations between Assange and ten key political players, thinkers and revolutionaries who, in the host's...
Wikileaks Founder Loses Appeal of Extradition Case
-- England's high court rules that Julian Assange should return to Sweden to face allegations of rape.
The Guardian newspaper of London reported on November 2, 2011 that Assange's lawyers were mulling whether to appeal the decision to England's supreme court. The attorneys also said that they would fight a decision compelling Assange to pay 19,000 British pounds sterling in costs, "indicating he...
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