Julian Assange

Ecuador grants citizenship to WikiLeaks founder Assange

London - Muslimchronicle

Ecuador has granted citizenship to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after more than five years of living in asylum at the nation's embassy in London, officials announced Thursday. Foreign Minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa said officials accepted Assange's request for naturalization in December, and they continue to look for a long-term resolution to a situation that has vexed officials since 2012. "What naturalization does isRead more

Assange told not to interfere in Catalonia

Madrid - Muslimchronicle

Ecuador has warned WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange not to interfere in Catalonia's separatist crisis, Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno said in an interview published Sunday. Assange, who has been holed up in Ecuador's embassy in London for the past five years, has angered Madrid by using Twitter to pump out messages of support for Catalonia's independence drive and accuse Spain's centralRead more

The world is watching, Assange tells Catalans

Barcelona - Muslimchronicle

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange spoke to hundreds of Catalans via video link in Barcelona on Tuesday, telling them other states were watching to see if attempts to stage an independence referendum would succeed. Speaking on a large screen in front of a University of Barcelona building to a crowd of mainly young people gathered on the pavement and bus lane,Read more

Arrest of WikiLeaks's Assange a 'priority'

Washington - Arab today

The arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is a US "priority," Attorney General Jeff Sessions said, as media reports indicated his office was preparing charges against the fugitive anti-hero. "We are going to step up our effort and already are stepping up our efforts on all leaks," Sessions, America's top cop, said at a news conference in response to aRead more

Arrest of WikiLeaks's Assange a 'priority'

Washington - Arab today

Showtime to air documentary on WikiLeaks founder Assange

Los Angeles - Arab Today

US cable network Showtime said on Sunday it is to release "Risk," a documentary from Oscar-winning filmmaker Laura Poitras about controversial WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The network announced in a statement it would partner with distributor Neon on a theatrical release before premiering the movie on television in a few months. Filmed over six years and taking in the 2016 US presidential election, "Risk" claims to take viewers closerRead more

Actress Pamela Anderson plays down Assange romance rumors

Stockholm , Sweden - Arab Today

Actress Pamela Anderson was coy about a rumored romance with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, saying his being holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London made dating “a little bit difficult.” Speaking to a Swedish television talk show, the former “Baywatch” actress and animal rights activist said she had probably spent more time with Assange than with any other manRead more

Assange would travel to US if rights 'guaranteed'

London - Arab Today

WikiLeaks said Wednesday its founder Julian Assange could travel to the US to face investigation after one of the site’s main sources was given clemency — but only if his rights were “guaranteed”. “Assange is still happy to come to the US provided all his rights are guaranteed,” WikiLeaks said on Twitter, the day after US President Barack Obama commutedRead more

Trump casts new doubt on Russia hacking allegations

Washington - ArabToday

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday quoted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to voice new doubt about the findings by U.S. intelligence agencies that Russia has intervened in the 2016 presidential election. "Julian Assange said 'a 14 year old could have hacked (John) Podesta' - why was DNC so careless? Also said Russians did not give him the info!" Trump saidRead more

WikiLeaks’ founder faces rape probe

London - Arab Today

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was questioned by prosecutors on Monday at the Ecuadoran Embassy in London in the latest twist in the long-running legal battle over a rape allegation against him. Assange’s lawyer Per Samuelsson said the questioning, which has been delayed in the past because of diplomatic disagreements between Ecuador and Sweden, could last several days. “I am veryRead more