A federal grand jury returned a second superseding indictment today charging Julian P. Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, with offenses that relate to Assange’s alleged role in one of the largest compromises of classified information in the history of the United States. The new indictment does not add additional counts to the prior 18-count superseding […]
United States of America v Julian Paul Assange (PDF)…
Chelsea Manning Ordered Free From Prison — but Will Still Have to Pay Massive Fines…
On Thursday afternoon, a District Court judge in Virginia ordered that Chelsea Manning be released from jail, where she has been held since last May for refusing to testify before a grand jury. The ruling itself is striking in what it fails to recognize. “The court finds Ms. Manning’s appearance before the Grand Jury is […]
UK Signs DOJ Request to Extradite Assange; Lengthy Legal Battle to Ensue…
Early on Thursday UK home secretary Sajid Javid revealed that he has signed a US extradition request for Julian Assange, putting the WikiLeaks founder a step closer to facing prosecution for espionage and hacking on American soil, where he’s almost assured life in prison or worse after the US justice department filed 17 new charges […]
Julian Assange’s Superseding Indictment…
The Swedish Arrest Warrant for Assange…
Ecuador to Hand Over Assange Computers and Files to U.S….
ASSANGE CHARGED WITH VIOLATING THE ESPIONAGE ACT…
The U.S. Justice Department has hit WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with Espionage Act charges, significantly escalating a legal fight against the high-profile activist. DOJ had previously only indicted Assange on a single count of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion. Thursday’s revelation of the additional 18 charges, filed in the Eastern District of Virginia, means Assange […]
Chelsea Manning Ordered Back to Jail Again After Refusing to Testify in WikiLeaks Case…
Former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning has been sent to jail — again — for refusing to testify to a grand jury. A judge on Thursday ordered Manning back to the Alexandria Detention Center until she agrees to testify to a grand jury investigating Wikileaks or until the grand jury term expires in 18 months. […]
Daniel Ellsberg Responds to the Unjust Jailing of Whistleblower Chelsea Manning…
Whistleblower Chelsea Manning has been sent to jail for refusing to comply with a subpoena to testify in front of a grand jury believed to be investigating Wikileaks’s publishing activities—a grave threat to freedom of the press. The following quote can be attributed to famed Pentagon Papers whistleblower and Freedom of the Press Foundation co-founder […]
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