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Get the latest breaking news and articles from RT on Julian Assange. Assange is the editor and founder of WikiLeaks. The non-profit organization was founded in 2006 and publishes secret documents and other data which has been leaked by whistleblowers. Follow RT for news and articles about the work and revelations of WikiLeaks. Julian Assange stayed in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London from 2012, when he was granted asylum there, to 2019. Read news and stories on RT.com on the background and reasons for him seeking asylum in Ecuador’s embassy in London. Assange gained public attention in 2010 by publishing leaks provided by former US Army soldier Chelsea Manning (then Bradley Manning); the US government launched a criminal investigation into WikiLeaks shortly thereafter. Don’t miss the latest stories and articles on potential action against Julian Assange by the US and the current state of affairs. Follow RT for the latest breaking news on Julian Assange’s activities in the embassy in London, and other revelations that WikiLeaks has exposed to the public with the help of whistleblowers from all over the world. Ecuador’s President Lenín Moreno has said that Julian Assange must ultimately leave the country’s London embassy. On April 11, 2019, Assange’s asylum in Ecuadorian embassy in London has been withdrawn, and Wikileaks founder has been arrested – don’t miss the latest news and updates on that matter.

Crushing a Whistleblower on a Wheel: The unrelenting witch-hunt of Julian Assange
When told of the death of a political rival the 19th-century French statesman Talleyrand supposedly asked: “I wonder what he meant by that?"
May 13, 2019 15:50
UN rights experts lambast Assange’s ‘disproportionate’ prison sentence in UK
United Nations human rights experts have voiced criticism over the UK’s decision to imprison WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for nearly one year for skipping bail, describing the harsh sentence as excessive.
May 3, 2019 12:15
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I won't surrender to extradition ‘for doing journalism’ – Assange
WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, jailed by the UK authorities for 50 weeks over skipping bail, is adamant to fight the US extradition request, as Washington wants him for merely “doing journalism.”
May 2, 2019 14:28
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Julian Assange extradition to US case adjourned until May 30
The case regarding the possible extradition of WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange has been adjourned until May 30. It comes after Assange was given 50 weeks in jail for skipping bail in the UK.
May 2, 2019 10:45
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'Espionage inside the embassy:' Assange accuses Ecuadorian diplomatic staff in London of spying
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has filed a criminal complaint in Ecuador, accusing the diplomatic staff at the London embassy of spying on the whistleblower before leaking illegally obtained data to a third party for extortion.
Apr 30, 2019 00:25
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Ecuador turns to Interpol to arrest former foreign minister & Assange supporter Patino
The former foreign minister of Ecuador will be placed on Interpol’s Red Notice list, after fleeing the country for fear of prosecution, as the government of Lenin Moreno continues to crack down on Julian Assange’s supporters.
Apr 19, 2019 03:25
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