Rappler's latest stories on Julian Assange
Lawyer says Assange fathered 2 kids with her while in Ecuador embassy
Lawyer Stella Moris, Julian Assange's fiance, says 'forming a family was a deliberate decision to kind of break down those walls around him and imagine a life beyond'
Assange loses bid to be bailed over coronavirus
Concern has been raised for the Australian's health behind bars, and he has had a history of illness, including respiratory infections
Judge orders U.S. activist Chelsea Manning freed from jail
The orders comes a day after a support group said Manning tried to kill herself
Assange lawyer accuses U.S. of peddling lies as Wikileaks founder
Assange grows visibly tired after listening to hours of proceedings – prompting a judge to check on his condition
In extradition bid, U.S. accuses Assange of endangering sources
(UPDATED) WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his supporters claim the prosecution is politically motivated, and the case has alarmed free speech advocates
Londoners rally for Assange ahead of extradition hearing
Supporters of Assange's freedom gather outside the Australian government's representative office, then march though central London for a rally outside parliament
Trump 'offered pardon' to Assange if he denied Russia leak, court hears
The White House quickly issues a denial that Trump had dangled a pardon in exchange for help
Doctors, media freedom group rally around Assange
A group of 117 physicians and psychologists from 18 nations says that Assange was being subjected to 'torture' in prison
Swedish prosecutor drops Assange rape probe
'The evidence is not strong enough to file an indictment,' says deputy director of public prosecutions Eva-Marie Persson
Treatment of Assange putting his life 'at risk' – U.N. expert
'Unless the UK urgently changes course and alleviates his inhumane situation, Mr. Assange's continued exposure to arbitrariness and abuse may soon end up costing his life,' says independent UN rights expert Nils Melzer
Assange ordered to court for extradition hearing
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could be sentenced to spend up to 175 years in a US prison if convicted on all charges filed under the US Espionage Act
Ecuador court orders release of Swede linked to Assange
The court will require Bini to periodically appear before authorities and bans him from leaving the country as investigations continue over his alleged hacking attacks
Assange faces February 2020 U.S. extradition hearing
In his first court appearance since being sensationally dragged out of the Ecuadoran embassy in London in April, Julian Assange tells the court: '175 years of my life is effectively at stake'
UK minister signs U.S. bid to extradite Assange
The final decision on whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited will rest with the courts
U.S. charges against Assange to be unveiled on Friday
The US Justice Department confirms it had submitted a formal extradition request, though Julian Assange is not expected to attend Friday's hearing, but could take part from prison via video link
Swedish court rejects request to detain Assange over 2010 rape case
The Uppsala district court says the fact that Julian Assange is currently in prison in Britain means he does not need to be formally detained in Sweden to be questioned by Swedish prosecutors
Ecuador court denies bail to accused hacker linked to Assange
The Ecuadorian government accuses Ola Bini of plotting to attack computer systems in the country
Does Assange indictment set dangerous precedent for journalists?
'What he is accused of doing is exactly what professional journalists do every day – seeking, receiving and publishing important information about our government,' says law professor Sonja West
U.S. charges Julian Assange with violating Espionage Act
(UPDATED) WikiLeaks denounces the charges as 'an unprecedented attack on the global free press' and an 'extraterritorial application of US law'
Swedish prosecutor issues formal request to hold Assange on rape suspicion
The Swedish investigation concerns events which took place in 2010 when a Swedish woman accused Julian Assange of rape, after meeting him at a WikiLeaks conference in Stockholm
Assange begins UK fight against U.S. extradition
(UPDATED) 'I do not wish to surrender myself for extradition for doing journalism that has won many awards and protected many people,' Julian Assange tells the judge
Assange jailed for 50 weeks for UK bail breach
(UPDATED) Julian Assange, who was arrested on April 11 after Ecuador gave him up, will serve the nearly one-year sentence while fighting a separate attempt to transfer him to the United States
Assange lawyers file 'extortion' complaint in Spain court
Spanish media reports say 4 Spaniards have videos and personal documents of Julian Assange
Ecuador says it's been hit by 40 million cyber attacks since Assange arrest
Hardest-hit are the foreign ministry, the central bank, the president's office, the internal revenue service, and several ministries and universities
Assange will cooperate with Sweden, but fight U.S. warrant – lawyer
'The key issue at the moment is United States extradition, which we have warned about for many years,' lawyer Jennifer Robinson says
Assange's father calls on Australia to bring him home
John Shipton says he was shocked to see the state of his son Julian Assange when the latter was arrested in London
MPs urge UK to cooperate with Sweden in Assange case
'Julian Assange skipping bail in UK, or any rape charge that may be brought by Swedish authorities shouldn't be ignored,' says Labor Party home affairs spokeswoman Diane Abbott
Assange held in London jail ahead of long legal fight
(UPDATED) A legal source familiar with the case tells Agence France-Presse that Julian Assange is being held at Belmarsh prison in southeast London
Julian Assange lawyer accuses U.S. of 'persecution'
'The threats against Julian Assange for political reasons, persecution on the part of the United States, are more current than ever,' says Assange lawyer Baltasar Garzon
Quito withdraws Assange's Ecuador citizenship
(UPDATED) Foreign Minister Jose Valencia says the Ecuadoran government withdrew the citizenship it had granted Assange in 2017 'due to various irregularities found in his paperwork'
Timeline of WikiLeaks founder's Ecuadoran stay
Julian Assange has been living at Ecuador's embassy in London's plush Knightsbridge district since 2012
Assange arrested in London on U.S. extradition request
(3rd UPDATE) Footage shot by the Russian video news agency Ruptly shows a frantic-looking Julian Assange being huddled out of the building by burly men in suits and pulled into one of two waiting police vans
Assange starts legal bid to unseal U.S. charges against him
Lawyers of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange file his application with the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights
Ex-Trump campaign chair denies meeting WikiLeaks' Assange
'This story is totally false and deliberately libelous. I have never met Julian Assange or anyone connected to him,' Paul Manafort says in reaction to a report by 'The Guardian'
Julian Assange charged in U.S. – WikiLeaks
The exact nature of the charges against Assange is not immediately known
Assange's communications to be partly restored by Ecuador government
The Wikileaks founder was stopped from using the internet or a mobile phone to communicate with the outside world in March.
Ecuador, Britain in talks over Assange fate
'Mr. Assange has been in this situation for over 5 years and we have to find a way out for him,' says Ecuador President Lenin Moreno
Bots, Assange, an alliance: Has Russian propaganda infiltrated the Philippines?
(UPDATED) A Russian-linked Twitter account used to interfere in polls in Spain is now tweeting exclusively about the Philippines – one of several disturbing developments that may suggest Kremlin propaganda in the country
Assange loses new bid to cancel UK arrest warrant
(UPDATED) In a court in the British capital, Judge Emma Arbuthnot rejects Julian Assange's lawyers' argument that upholding the warrant was no longer in the public interest.
Ecuador grants citizenship to WikiLeaks founder Assange
Foreign Minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa says the 46-year-old Australian, who has been holed up at the embassy for 5 years to avoid arrest, became an Ecuadoran citizen on December 12
U.K. denies Assange diplomatic status after Ecuador request
'The government of Ecuador recently requested diplomatic status for Mr Assange here in the UK. The UK did not grant that request, nor are we in talks with Ecuador on this matter,' the British foreign ministry says in a statement.
WikiLeaks founder's Twitter account briefly vanishes
Julian Assange's account disappears before reappearing more than 12 hours later
Assange told not to interfere in Catalonia – Ecuador president
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has angered Madrid by using Twitter to pump out messages of support for Catalonia's independence drive and accuse Spain's central government of 'repression'
Son of slain Malta whistleblower assails 'complicit' PM
Matthew Caruana Galizia, himself a journalist involved in digesting the Panama Papers, says his mother had been assassinated for doing her job in investigating alleged corruption
Clinton accuses WikiLeaks of blunting impact of crude Trump tape
The former US secretary of state's devastating election loss to Trump remains raw and she again lashes out at WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his alleged role in damaging her candidacy
Lawmaker offered White House deal to let off Assange – report
The Wall Street Journal says Republican lawmaker Dana Rohrabacher told WikiLeaks' Julian Assange that in exchange, he would receive a 'pardon or other act of clemency' from President Donald Trump
Ecuador's Moreno warns Assange not to interfere in politics
His status does not allow him to talk about the politics of any country let alone ours says Ecuador s new president Lenin Moreno
Swedish prosecutors drop rape probe against WikiLeaks' Assange
UPDATED Director of Public Prosecution Marianne Ny has today decided to discontinue the investigation regarding suspected rape by Julian Assange the prosecutor s office says in a statement
Ecuador socialist Moreno wins presidency, rival cries fraud
Moreno 64 a wheelchair user and champion of disability rights is seen as a more moderate successor to outgoing President Rafael Correa
Ecuador rivals both claim victory in tight runoff
The election is being closely watched as a barometer of the political climate in Latin America where more than a decade of leftist dominance has been waning
