Julian Assange

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Swedish prosecutor requests Assange’s consent for an interview in London

A Swedish prosecutor intends to interview WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, currently charged with rape and sexual molestation in Sweden, at his present location in London.

15:17 13.03.2015

Ecuador extends asylum for Assange

Ecuador confirmed on Friday that it would extend asylum for the founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, who has been living in the Ecuadoran embassy in London for over two years.

12:27 24.11.2014

Swedish court confirms Assange arrest order

Court of Appeal for Svealand on Thursday left in force the arrest order for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, suspected of rape and sexual harassment.

17:35 20.11.2014

Stockholm court upholds arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder

A district court in Stockholm on Wednesday upheld the arrest warrant issued for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in 2010 on suspicion of rape and sexual harassment in Sweden.

11:25 17.07.2014

Ecuador may appeal to International Court of Justice over Assange

Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño does not rule out the possibility of appealing to the International Court of Justice in Hague over a situation concerning Julian Assange, who has been hiding out in an Ecuadorian embassy in London for over a year, Prensa Latina reports on Wednesday.

15:13 09.10.2013

Ecuador urges UK to discuss fate of Assange

MOSCOW, June 3 (RAPSI) - Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino has called on London to discuss the fate of Wikileaks' Julian Assange, who has been living in the Ecuadoran embassy in London since June 2012, even after having been granted political asylum by the South American country last August.

10:11 03.06.2013

Top 10 criminal dramas of 2012

2012 has left us with no shortage of criminal drama. In a year replete with momentous judgments, epic downfalls, political intrigue, and revolutionary aftermaths, RAPSI struggled to pick just ten events to highlight. Still, we have chosen the ten judgments that – in our view, and in no particular order – best illustrated 2012’s criminal legacy. Please note, we have excluded cases that occurred primarily within Russia, as those called for a list of their own.

10:02 28.12.2012

Assange's US extradition fiction

As Assange addressed a cheering crowd of devotees surrounding Ecuador’s London embassy Sunday, he devoted much of his first public appearance in the two months that have passed since he sought refuge there to lambasting the US “witch hunt” against WikiLeaks.

10:52 21.08.2012

Ecuador grants WikiLeaks founder asylum despite UK threats

Following a diplomatic standoff, the government of Ecuador has announced its decision to grant asylum to Julian Assange despite the UK government’s controversial declaration that it would be legally entitled to enter the Ecuadorian embassy and physically take WikiLeaks founder into custody if a more mutually beneficial diplomatic agreement failed to be reached.

18:09 16.08.2012

Assange to be extradited to Sweden

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has lost his British Supreme Court appeal on Wednesday against extradition to Sweden for questioning over alleged sex offences.

13:58 30.05.2012