News about WikiLeaks

Obama says sorry to Japan after WikiLeaks claims of US spying US President Barack Obama on Wednesday apologised to Tokyo after WikiLeaks claimed Washington had spied on Japanese politicians.
26 August 2015 14:05
France refuses Assange's 'request' for asylum The French government, reacting to a letter from Julian Assange, said it would not give the WikiLeaks founder asylum, only for his lawyers to claim he had never sought it in the first place.
04 July 2015 12:31
WikiLeaks accuses Google of handing over emails to US Whistleblowing site WikiLeaks accused Google of handing over the emails and electronic data of its senior staff to the US authorities.
27 January 2015 10:14
WikiLeaks' Assange 'confident' ahead of Sweden ruling WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said he was "confident" his asylum status will be resolved, as he awaits an imminent ruling on his case by a Swedish court.
23 October 2014 11:56
Australia's WikiLeaks Party under fire for Assad talks Whistleblowing group WikiLeaks said Tuesday it had no knowledge of and did not approve a delegation to Syria which met President Bashar al-Assad and included members of Australia's WikiLeaks Party.
01 January 2014 13:28
Toronto film festival promises WikiLeaks 'full story' North America's largest film festival opens Thursday with a drama about real life WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, promising the "full story" behind the whistleblower website.
04 September 2013 14:02
WikiLeaks source Manning: 'I am female' The American soldier sentenced to 35 years in jail for passing secret documents to WikiLeaks asked to be considered a woman on Thursday and requested sex change therapy.
23 August 2013 16:39
Assange blames Manning, Snowden for WikiLeaks Party chaos Julian Assange on Thursday took responsibility for the resignation of a key candidate from his WikiLeaks Party running in Australian elections, blaming his focus on Edward Snowden and Bradley Manning.
22 August 2013 13:02
WikiLeaks: Manning apologizes, admits he 'hurt US' US Army private Bradley Manning apologized on Wednesday for leaking secret intelligence files to WikiLeaks and admitted for the first time that he had harmed his country and others.
15 August 2013 14:49
Manning a traitor, not a whistleblower: US prosecutor US soldier Bradley Manning betrayed his country by passing secret files to "information anarchists" at WikiLeaks and knew Al-Qaeda would see the documents online, a prosecutor said Thursday in closing arguments.
26 July 2013 15:27
Leaked Guantanamo files caused no harm to US: witness Secret files on Guantanamo detainees that a US soldier gave to WikiLeaks were simple biographical "baseball cards" that were of no use to America's enemies.
11 July 2013 10:00
Snowden has not yet accepted Venezuela asylum: WikiLeaks The WikiLeaks anti-secrecy website said that fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden had not yet formally accepted asylum in Venezuela.
10 July 2013 17:22
Ecuador says hidden microphone found in London embassy A hidden microphone was found in Ecuador's embassy in London, where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is holed up.
04 July 2013 11:48
Snowden asylum requests sent to 21 countries: WikiLeaks Fugitive US intelligence analyst Edward Snowden has submitted asylum requests to 19 more nations including Cuba, Venezuela, Brazil, India, China, Russia, Germany and France.
02 July 2013 12:55
WikiLeaks plane 'ready' to bring Snowden to Iceland A chartered private jet is ready to bring US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden to Iceland from Hong Kong.
21 June 2013 14:15
Assange marks one year holed up in London embassy A year after seeking refuge at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, Julian Assange remains fearful of US "revenge" over the WikiLeaks disclosures.
19 June 2013 15:40
Assange voices confidence on Australia election WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is holed up in the Ecuador's embassy in London, gave an upbeat assessment late Thursday to his chances of winning a seat in Australia's Senate.
12 April 2013 13:50
Australia dismisses Assange fears as 'fantasy' Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr has dismissed as "fantasy" claims by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange that Sweden's case against him is a conspiracy to have him extradited to the United States.
26 February 2013 17:30
Ecuador's Correa calls for resolution of Assange case Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa called on Europe Sunday to quickly settle the fate of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange who has been holed up in the country's embassy in Britain for eight months.
18 February 2013 10:52
Assange urges leak of US drone rules WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange urged US officials Friday to leak secret documents on drone strikes, saying that the broad discretion to kill citizens showed a "collapse" in the American system.
09 February 2013 16:59
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