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Democracy Now
| 12 months ago
Britain's Supreme Court has upheld the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to Sweden to face questioning over alleged sex crimes. Assange's lawyers had argued that the Swedish public prosecutor did not have the legal authority to issue...
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Democracy Now
| 12 months ago
Helena Kennedy, a member of Julian Assange's legal team and a prominent British civil liberties attorney, joins us from London to discuss the court ruling upholding Assange's extradition to Sweden. "The idea of a prosecutor demanding someone is...
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The Guardian
| 12 months ago
Assange's lawyers have been given 14 days to consider whether to challenge a central point of the judgment on the correct interpretation of international treaties
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Vanity Fair
| 12 months ago
Today a British court ruled that wraithlike WikiLeaks editor and catastrophically unpopular memoirist Julian Assange will indeed be extradited to Sweden , where he had been charged with rape and sexual assault. However, in something of a victory for...
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The New York Times
| 12 months ago
British Court Clears Way for Extradition of WikiLeaks Founder Matt Dunham/Associated Press A supporter of the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange held a placard before the verdict was given on Wednesday in his extradition case at the Supreme Court in...
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Gawker
| 12 months ago
How the Superstar Hackers Met Wikileaks For 50 days during the summer of 2011, the members of Lulz Security were the most famous hackers on the planet. A splinter group of the hacktivist collective Anonymous, LulzSec tore up Fox News, crashed the CIA'...
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Gawker
| 12 months ago
Presented by Julian Assange Loses Extradition Appeal, Will Probably Be Sent on Involuntary Swedish Vacation Real-life The Matrix extra Julian Assange lost his extradition appeal today , as Britain's highest court ruled that he can be extradited to...
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MarketWatch
| 12 months ago
Supreme Court upheld Sweden's request that the U.K. extradite Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to face questioning in a sexual-misconduct case, media reports say. Assange stands accused in Sweden of raping a woman and sexually molesting another in...
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National Public Radio
| 12 months ago
While Britain's Supreme Court today said that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden to face accusations of sex crimes, he was also given two weeks to appeal that ruling. Assange's lawyer said that she needs that time to probe...
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Newyork Times
| 12 months ago
Bernard-Henri Levy, the flamboyant French philosopher who gave himself the credit for spurring international military intervention in Libya last year, called on Wednesday for France to rally its allies behind similar action in Syria. In an open...
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Voice of America
| 12 months ago
In this Feb. 1, 2012 file photo, Julian Assange, the 40-year-old WikiLeaks founder, arrives at the Supreme Court in London. VOA News May 30, 2012 Britain's Supreme Court has ruled that Julian Assange, the Australian founder of the controversial...
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The Guardian
| 12 months ago
Sort comments by Mr Assange has not been charged with anything anywhere in the world. He is wanted in Sweden for questioning about allegations of sexual misconduct. You have no excuse, this is well know now and most respectful newspapers no longer...
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International Business Times
| 12 months ago
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has lost his extradition battle against Swedish authorities who want him to stand trial in the country for alleged sexual offenses committed in 2010. The UK Supreme Court voted five to two to allow the extradition to...
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Denver Post
| 12 months ago
Supreme Court has endorsed the extradition of WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange to Sweden, bringing the secret-spilling Internet activist a big step closer to prosecution in a Scandinavian court. But a question mark hung over the decision after Assange'...
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Novinite
| 12 months ago
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has lost his UK Supreme Court fight against extradition to Sweden to face accusations of sex offences, BBC reported. Lord Phillips, the court's president said he had lost by a majority of five justices to two. The...
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Russia Today
| 12 months ago
The Australian government has blamed WikiLeaks for a reckless, irresponsible and potentially dangerous disclosures of secret information. It is also delaying the release of diplomatic cables on the matter after the US expressed concern. Stefan...
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Russia Today
| 12 months ago
31.2Mb) embed video The decision to extradite Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has caused outcry, with critics saying it is based on dubious legal credentials. In the ruling EU law overrides UK jurisdiction, the final judgment dictated by the meaning...
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United Press International
| 12 months ago
Britain's highest court Wednesday rejected an appeal by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to prevent extradition to Sweden. On a 5-2 vote, the Supreme Court rejected Assange's claim that the European Arrest Warrant issued for him was invalid because...
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The Independent
| 12 months ago
News in pictures On Facebook From the blogs Cambridge students are having trouble keeping out of the press recently...In the play Malvinas, islas de la memoria about the Malvinas / Falklands war, currently running at... The results of new research...
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The Courier-Mail
| 12 months ago
THE Prime Minister Julia Gillard says Australia will provide consular services to Julian Assange, who has lost his appeal against extradition to Sweden. The Opposition Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Julie Bishop said the Australian Government must...
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Newyork Times
| 12 months ago
Britain 's highest court ruled on Wednesday that the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange , should be deported to Sweden to face allegations of sexual abuse there, the culmination of an 18-month legal battle...The decision took less than five minutes to...
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The Courier-Mail
| 12 months ago
AN adviser for Julian Assange's legal team says the Queensland man has one last chance to fight extradition to Sweden after the British Supreme Court dismissed his appeal today. Lawyers for Assange have 14 days to consider the judgment and submit...
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The Courier-Mail
| 12 months ago
Assange's Queensland supporters say they are fearful of what will happen to him after he lost his British Supreme Court battle against extradition to Sweden. Britain's highest court ruled that the European Arrest Warrant issued by a Swedish...
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Zee News
| 12 months ago
According to Supreme Court president Lord Nicholas Phillips, the seven judges were split five to two but the majority ruling was that the Swedish prosecutor was a judicial authority and therefore allowed to issue an arrest warrant for him to be...
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Washington Post
| 12 months ago
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange lost his appeal before the British Supreme Court on Wednesday, paving the way for his extradition to Sweden where he is accused of rape, sexual assault and unlawful coercion. At a short hearing in central London, the...
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Al Jazeera English
| 12 months ago
25 Julian Assange, founder of the whistle-blower website WikiLeaks, has lost his appeal at the supreme court in London against extradition to Sweden, where he faces sexual assault allegations. The judges ruled with a majority of 5 to 2 on Wednesday...
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Fox News
| 12 months ago
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday lost his legal fight at Britain's Supreme Court against extradition to Sweden. The London court announced its judgement in a hearing at around 9:15am local time. The 40-year-old Australian is wanted in...
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Mail Online UK
| 12 months ago
Julian Assange is now a step closer to being forced out of Britain after the Supreme Court decision to uphold previous rulings WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange today lost his Supreme Court fight against extradition to Sweden to face sex crime...
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International Herald Tribune
| 12 months ago
Britain 's highest court ruled on Wednesday that the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange , should be deported to Sweden to face allegations of sexual abuse there, the culmination of an 18-month legal battle...The decision took less than five minutes to...
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Indian Express
| 12 months ago
Judges at Britain's highest court rejected by a majority of 5-2 Assange's argument that a European arrest warrant for his extradition was invalid. Two lower courts have already ruled in favour of the extraditon of Assange, a self-styled anti-secrecy...
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Adelaide Now
| 12 months ago
S Supreme Court has ordered Julian Assange be extradited to Sweden to answer allegations of sexual assault. The 40-year-old Australian WikiLeaks founder was not in court to hear the decision handed down by the seven justices in London on Wednesday.
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The Guardian
| 12 months ago
Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Julian Assange has lost his appeal against extradition to Sweden at the supreme court...But lawyers for the WikiLeaks founder submitted an urgent request to the supreme court asking for permission to challenge one of the points...
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Seattle Post Intelligencer
| 12 months ago
Britain's Supreme Court has endorsed the extradition of WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange to Sweden, an important turning point in the Internet activist's controversial career. Assange, 40, has spent the better part of two years fighting attempts to...
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International Business Times
| 12 months ago
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has lost his appeal to the Supreme Court over his extradition to Sweden where he will face sexual assault allegations. Share This Story "The Swedish public prosecutor is a judicial authority," Lord Philips, the...
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The Hindu
| 12 months ago
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's 13-month-long legal battle against extradition to Sweden over allegations of sexual assault brought by two women entered its final phase on Wednesday as the Supreme Court took up for hearing his appeal against a...
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The Courier-Mail
| 12 months ago
Julian Assange today lost his legal fight at Britain's Supreme Court against extradition to Sweden...The 40-year-old Australian is wanted in Sweden to face questioning over alleged sex crimes against two women. He has now exhausted all his legal...
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The Age
| 12 months ago
Story continues below In a majority decision of five to two, the judges decided that the European Arrest Warrant issued by Sweden asking for Mr Assange's extradition was legal and should be enforced. If the court does not allow its proceedings to be...
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The Independent
| 12 months ago
News in pictures On Facebook From the blogs Cambridge students are having trouble keeping out of the press recently...In the play Malvinas, islas de la memoria about the Malvinas / Falklands war, currently running at... The results of new research...
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DAWN
| 12 months ago
Britain's Supreme Court upheld the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to Sweden over alleged sex crimes on Wednesday. Seven judges at the country's highest court rejected by a majority of 5-2 that Assange's claim that a European Arrest...
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Sky News
| 12 months ago
Seven Supreme Court judges will give their judgment in a move that will end a marathon battle in the UK courts. Lawyers for the WikiLeaks boss argue that the European arrest warrant issued against him is "invalid and unenforceable". The Swedish...
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International Business Times
| 12 months ago
Share This Story He may be extradited to Sweden where he faces sex crime charges if the Supreme Court rules the European arrest warrant as valid. Assange has been arguing that the warrant issued by the Swedish prosecutor is invalid and unenforceable.
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The Daily Telegraph
| 12 months ago
Assange's supporters are holding a vigil in Brisbane ahead of a British court's decision on whether to deport him to Sweden over sex allegations. Supporters of the WikiLeaks website founder believe the allegations are a ploy to have him extradited to...
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The Guardian
| 12 months ago
Julian Assange extradition verdict live coverage Supreme court rules on whether WikiLeaks founder should be extradited to Sweden to face accusations of rape and sexual assault Julian Assange at the Houses of Parliament last December...The supreme...
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The Hindustan Times
| 12 months ago
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange finds out on Wednesday if he can be extradited from Britain to Sweden over alleged sex crimes as the Supreme Court passes judgment after a marathon legal battle. The internet whistleblower, who enraged Washington by...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| 12 months ago
Here's how the Supreme Court in London describes Julian Assange's extradition case, known as Assange (Appellant) v The Swedish Prosecution Authority (Respondent). Issue Whether a European Arrest Warrant ("EAW") issued by a public prosecutor is a...
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Russia Today
| 12 months ago
00 Julian Assange will learn whether the UK Supreme Court agrees to Swiss prosecutors' demands for his extradition. Sweden wants to question the whistleblower over sex crime allegations, but some fear this may just be a stop before he's sent to the...
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The Local
| 12 months ago
Assange, 40, will learn Wednesday whether he will be sent to Sweden where he is wanted for questioning over allegations of rape and sexual assault, when the Supreme Court hands down its judgement in the complex case. His mother Christine Assange, who...
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The Age
| 12 months ago
Story continues below When pressed by Greens Senator Scott Ludlum on whether the Government had directly asked the US authorities whether charges had been drawn up against Mr Assange, Foreign Affairs and Trade Secretary Dennis Richardson acknowledged...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 12 months ago
Britain's Supreme Court is due to rule later on Wednesday whether to approve the extradition of WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange to Sweden, where he is accused of sex crimes stemming from a visit to the country in 2010. The 40-year-old Australian, best...
