Posts Tagged ‘News24’
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Swedish Assange accuser speaks out
News24 Stockholm – One of the two Swedish women who accused WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of sex crimes has spoken out publicly about her ordeal for what is believed to be the first time. The woman, whose name has not been officially disclosed or … |
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Assange chance 'about 0' in Australia vote
News24 Sydney – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange stands very little chance of winning a seat in Australia's national elections, according to a poll published on Tuesday, showing only modest support for his campaign. Australian-born Assange intends to run for the … |
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Secret tape in WikiLeaks case released
News24 It marks the first time since Manning was arrested in May 2010 that the world has heard his voice as he awaits trial for giving classified material on the Iraq and Afghanistan wars to the WikiLeaks whistle-blower website. Reporters covering a series of pre-trial … |
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Australia dismisses Assange fears
News24 Sydney – 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. Assange has been holed up in Ecuador's … |
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Assange banks on Australia senate seat bid
News24 Canberra – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange regards his bid to become an Australian senator as a defence against potential criminal prosecution in the United States and Britain, a news website reported on Monday. Assange spoke to The Conversation … |
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Assange urges leak of drone documents
News24 Los Angeles – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange urged US officials on Friday to leak secret documents on drone strikes, saying that the broad discretion to kill citizens showed a "collapse" in the American system. Assange, who has angered US officials by … |
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Khan says Assange has alienated allies
News24 London – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange risks turning from a popular hero into an L Ron Hubbard figure, tolerating only "blinkered, cultish devotion", said one his former backers Jemima Khan. Claiming Assange had alienated his supporters, Khan, … |
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Ex-backer denounces WikiLeaks founder
News24 "The problem is that WikiLeaks – whose mission statement was 'to produce … a more just society … based upon truth' – has been guilty of the same obfuscation and misinformation as those it sought to expose, while its supporters are expected to follow, … |
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UK hackers jailed over PayPal attack
News24 PayPal was repeatedly attacked in December 2010 after the website decided not to process payments made to the Wau Holland Foundation, an organisation involved in raising funds for WikiLeaks. During Weatherhead's trial, prosecutors said the attack had … |
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Assange hits out at WikiLeaks movie
News24 London – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange hit out on Wednesday at a Hollywood film about his secret-spilling website, calling the movie "a massive propaganda attack". Speaking to students at Britain's prestigious Oxford University by videolink from the … |




