Julian Assange articles

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  Iceland Supreme Court upholds Wikileaks win, orders Visa to process donations or face fines again

  By Sean Hollister on April 24, 2013 11:20 pm + 15 comments

  In December 2010, Visa, MasterCard and PayPal abruptly cut off donation payments to WikiLeaks, Continue reading…

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  WikiLeaks publishes five-hour conversation between Eric Schmidt and Julian Assange

  By Sam Byford on April 19, 2013 12:05 am + 65 comments

  Google chairman Eric Schmidt and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange secretly met in 2011 and held a Continue reading…

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  WikiLeaks' 'Kissinger Cables' is largest release ever with over 1.7 million diplomatic records

  By Sam Byford on April 8, 2013 12:44 am + 89 comments

  WikiLeaks has returned with its largest ever release of formerly confidential information. The Continue reading…

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  Cypherpunk rising: WikiLeaks, encryption, and the coming surveillance dystopia

  By R. U. Sirius on March 7, 2013 10:32 am + 74 comments

  In 1989, when the internet was predominantly ASCII-based and HyperCard had yet to give birth (or at Continue reading…

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  Julian Assange to headline WikiLeaks Party ticket, run for Australian senate from exile

  By T.C. Sottek on February 13, 2013 01:47 pm + 26 comments

  The Age reports that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has filed to run for a seat in the Australian Continue reading…

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  Julian Assange calls upcoming Dreamworks film 'a mass propaganda attack against WikiLeaks'

  By Bryan Bishop on January 25, 2013 07:16 pm + 84 comments

  Earlier this week we got our first look at actor Benedict Cumberbatch playing Julian Assange in the Continue reading…

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  See Benedict Cumberbatch as Julian Assange in new WikiLeaks film 'The Fifth Estate'

  By Adi Robertson on January 22, 2013 03:57 pm + 55 comments

  The rise of WikiLeaks, particularly during the release of leaked diplomatic cables obtained by Continue reading…

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  WikiLeaks claims Aaron Swartz was an ally and possible source, breaking anonymity

  By Tim Carmody on January 19, 2013 02:31 am + 119 comments

  Aaron Swartz died a week ago. A public memorial service in New York City will be held later today. Continue reading…

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  The allure and challenge of making movies about Wikileaks

  By Adi Robertson on December 20, 2012 02:30 pm + 3 comments

  The saga of Julian Assange, Bradley Manning, and WikiLeaks has attracted documentarians and dramatic Continue reading…

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  WikiLeaks re-opens donations under newly-formed Freedom of the Press Foundation

  By Joshua Kopstein on December 17, 2012 12:34 am + 17 comments

  After a two-year financial blockade that has all but strangled the whistleblowing organization, Continue reading…