Geoff White
How whistleblowing went mainstream
A few years back it would have been a no-brainer for Edward Snowden that WikiLeaks was the right forum for his expose – but it’s no longer the destination for whistleblowers.
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Assange hails ‘important victory’ after charges dropped
Pale but defiant, Julian Assange stepped into the daylight on the balcony of the Ecuadorean embassy in London and declared an “important victory”. This was after Sweden dropped its seven-year investigation into sex offence allegations. The Wikileaks founder said his legal battle wasn’t over, warning “the proper war is just commencing”. He’s still holed up…
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Julian Assange to remain at Ecuadorian embassy
He promised to hand himself in if Chelsea Manning was released. But despite President Obama’s surprise announcement, lawyers for the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange say at the moment he’s going nowhere.
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Julian Assange to remain in Ecuadorean embassy until 2020?
Time runs out for Swedish prosecutors to investigate some of the allegations against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. But he is not expected to leave the Ecuadorean embassy any time soon.
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Assange will face Swedish prosecutors inside embassy
Swedish prosecutors say they will question WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange over sexual assault allegations inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London.
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FactCheck: what has the European Arrest Warrant ever done for us?
The government says the European Arrest Warrant makes Britain safer. But some MPs hate it. Who’s right?
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The activists ‘hacked’ by the government of Bahrain
They came to the UK to seek refuge – but now exiled Bahraini democracy activists have been alarmed to find their online activities may have been under surveillance by the government of Bahrain.
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Julian Assange to leave Ecuadorian embassy ‘soon’
After two years of confinement inside the Ecuadorian embassy, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange calls a press conference and says he will leave “soon” – without giving any further details.
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‘The public don’t want Assange in the public eye’
Ben Westwood is planning a fashion show in the Ecuadorian embassy to “keep Julian Assange in the public eye” but rape survivor Jill Saward brands the stunt as “sick.”
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Julian Assange ‘in prison cell with internet access’
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange – hiding for two years in the Ecuadorian embassy – is in “a prison cell with internet access” and “yearns to walk in the fresh air,” says a close friend.
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Assange stars in 80s pop election pitch
What will win votes in Australia’s election? Dressing up as 80s pop star John Farnham and donning a mullet, if Julian Assange is to be believed. Watch his starring role in an election YouTube spoof.
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Assange: Bradley Manning conviction is ‘dangerous’
Julian Assange says the conviction of US soldier Bradley Manning for leaking military documents to WikiLeaks is “a dangerous precedent” and an example of “national security extremism.”
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Bradley Manning not guilty of ‘aiding the enemy’
Bradley Manning, accused of leaking documents to whistleblower organisation WikiLeaks, is found not guilty of “aiding the enemy” but is convicted of five espionage and five theft counts.
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Ecuadorean embassy bugging claims ‘ridiculous’
The head of the British company accused of bugging the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, tells Channel 4 News the allegation is “utterly ridiculous”.
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Morales plane ‘was not searched’ for Edward Snowden
A diplomatic row is brewing after Bolivian President Evo Morales’s jet is grounded in Vienna to be searched, presumably for Edward Snowden. But Bolivia says officials were refused entry to the plane.
