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UK Court: Assange Will Be Extradited to Sweden

WikiLeaks founder to answer sex assault accusations there

(Newser) - Britain's Supreme Court has upheld the extradition of Julian Assange to Sweden to answer accusations of rape and sexual assault by two WikiLeaks volunteers. The British court rejected in a 5-2 vote Assange's claim that a European arrest warrant seeking his extradition was invalid because it was issued... More »

Assange Gets Last Chance to Appeal Extradition

High Court rules that he can appeal to Supreme Court

(Newser) - Julian Assange will be allowed to make one last appeal against his extradition to Sweden, this time to Britain's Supreme Court. The High Court today rejected most of the grounds on which Assange and his lawyers had sought permission, but ultimately consented on the basis of one legal technicality,... More »

UK Denies Assange's Extradition Appeal

WikiLeaks founder likely headed to Sweden within 10 days

(Newser) - Julian Assange is likely headed to Sweden after a British court today rejected his claim that extraditing him to face sex assault charges there would be "unfair and unlawful." Charges of rape and sexual coercion, stemming from alleged incidents last August, await the WikiLeaks founder in Sweden. "... More »

Assange: My House Arrest Hampering WikiLeaks

Assange says WikiLeaks work is highly compromised

(AP) - After six months under virtual house arrest, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange acknowledged today that his detention is hampering the work of the secret-spilling site. The 39-year-old Australian is living at a supporter's rural estate, and says he has become "a fixed target" for snoopers. "It is easy... More »

WikiLeaks Auctioning Lunch With Assange

Eight people will dine with him at fundraiser

(AP) - Want the chance to grab a bite with Julian Assange? Get in line, and bring lots of cash. WikiLeaks is offering eight people the chance to dine with its founder as a fundraiser for its secret-spilling work. Bids started Monday at about $570 a head but jumped up to $800... More »

Assange: Father of 4 Love Children?

Associates say WikiLeaks founder has at least four illegitimate kids

(Newser) - Julian Assange boasts of having fathered love children around the world, according to ex-WikiLeaker Daniel Domscheit-Berg. "He seemed to enjoy the idea of lots and lots of Julians, one on every continent. Whether he took care of any of these alleged children, or whether they existed at all, was... More »

Assange Lawyer Warns of 'Denial of Justice'

Prosecution rejects key defense arguments in extradition hearing

(Newser) - Due to his global reputation and the secrecy that surrounds Swedish rape proceedings, Julian Assange faces a "denial of justice" if he’s extradited to Sweden on sex crime allegations, said a lawyer defending the WikiLeaks founder today at the start of a two-day extradition hearing. Such a trial... More »

Julian Assange: Sleazebag or Sex Offender?

When does offensive sex become a sex offense?

(Newser) - Julian Assange is probably a dirtbag, but how far do we go in calling him a sex offender? That's the question posed by Katrin Bennhold in a column in today's New York Times . “It cheapens rape,” she quotes a friend of hers as saying. “He sounds really... More »

Assange: Jail Sucked, Guardian 'Disgusting,' Women in 'Tizzy'

Sex charges leak was politically motivated, says WikiLeaker

(Newser) - Julian Assange has ripped into prison conditions, his enemies, and at least one ally in a series of post-prison interviews. He also said the women accusing him of sex assault had worked themselves up into a "tizzy." The WikiLeaks founder says that the decision by the Guardian, one... More »

Assange Lawyers Furious Over Leaked Police Report

World overwhelmed with sympathy

(Newser) - The next sound you hear will be the world’s tiniest violin playing for Julian Assange. The WikiLeaks founder’s Swedish lawyer has announced that he will lodge a formal complaint because—wait for it—it’s not fair that police documents surrounding Assange’s case were leaked to the... More »

Assange Sex Case Looks 'Less Flawed' Than Thought

NYT assesses allegations after seeing police report

(Newser) - The New York Times has now gotten its own look at the sexual allegations against Julian Assange—the Guardian got a more complete look at the leaked police report first—and comes to this carefully hedged conclusion: The report, along with interviews the Times conducted, "suggest that the Swedish... More »

Assange to Matt Lauer: Rape Claims 'Incredible'

Lauer scores first US interview with WikiLeaks founder

(Newser) - Julian Assange isn't exactly keeping a low profile now that he's out of prison. In an interview with Matt Lauer this morning on Today, the WikiLeaks founder called rape allegations against him “incredible” but “a very successful smear campaign so far,” reports Mediaite . Asked about a US... More »

Julian Assange Goes Free

Thanks supporters, the British justice system

(Newser) - Julian Assange walked out of a British courtroom a free man today, after a lengthy court hearing to work out the logistics of his bail. “It's great to smell the fresh air of London again,” Assange told the gathered reporters, adding that, “If justice is not always... More »

Judge Rejects Appeal, Grants Assange Bail

The WikiLeaks founder will be freed from jail

(AP) - A UK judge has rejected an appeal and granted bail to Julian Assange, who will be freed from the British jail where he's been held since Dec. 7. The Guardian notes that there was an early indication things would go Assange's way after High Court justice Duncan Ouseley commented that... More »

Sweden's Hypocritical Pursuit of Assange Is a Joke

Naomi Wolf: The nation is lax on sex crimes, until now

(Newser) - Naomi Wolf finds it a wee bit fishy that Sweden does a lousy job at pursuing rape cases—unless your name happens to be Julian Assange. She dispels the "bizarre fantasy" that Sweden is a "progressively post-feminist paradise" quick to go after men who cross the line. Far... More »

Assange Will Stay in Jail as Sweden Challenges Bail

British judge will hear appeal to his decision granting freedom

(AP) - A British judge granted bail to Julian Assange today under strict conditions, but the WikiLeaks founder will remain in jail at least another 48 hours while the court hears an appeal from Swedish prosecutors who want him extradited on sex-crimes charges. According to the Guardian , his bail conditions would include... More »

Glenn Beck's Guide to Julian Assange's Sex Life

Fox News host utilizes chalkboard, Barbies to explain it to you

(Newser) - Having trouble keeping track of what sex crimes, exactly, Julian Assange is accused of ? Allow Glenn Beck and his handy chalkboard to explain it to you. The Fox News host tracked the WikiLeaks founder's sex life last night, using Barbie pictures as stand-ins for Assange, "Woman No. 1,... More »

US Pushing to Grab Assange From Whoever's Got HIm

Analysts: Fight for WikiLeaks boss likely to get messy

(Newser) - Julian Assange hasn't been charged with any crime in the US, but the international tug-of-war for the WikiLeaks founder appears to have already begun. Assange is in British custody awaiting extradition proceedings to Sweden, and US officials have held informal talks with their Swedish counterparts over the possibility of having... More »

Julian Assange Denied Bail, Remanded Into Custody

WikiLeaks founder vows to fight extradition to Sweden

(Newser) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was denied bail and remanded into custody today after telling a London court that he intends to fight his extradition to Sweden on sex crime allegations, setting up what could be a drawn-out legal battle. The 39-year-old Australian appeared before City of Westminster Magistrates' Court after... More »

Assange: Kill or Bust Me and I Release Everything

WikiLeaks warns it has 'thermonuclear device' of encrypted files

(Newser) - WikiLeaks' founder has a "thermonuclear device" of unreleased files that he says he'll detonate if he's killed or brought to trial. Julian Assange has widely distributed an encrypted 1.3-gigabyte file containing the full versions of all the US documents the site has received, and his lawyer says the... More »

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