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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange suffering from chronic lung ailment, ambassador claims

Source: Irish Independent, Nov 28 2012, 1:55pm CST

WIKILEAKS founder Julian Assange is suffering from a chronic lung ailment that could worsen at any time and is being checked regularly by doctors, the Andean country's ambassador to Britain said today.Assange, 41, whose website angered the United Sta ...

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One Year Since Seeking Asylum from Ecuador, Julian Assange Demands Obama Drop Investigation into WikiLeaks

Source: Firedoglake  |   Jun 19 2013, 7:25pm CDT

WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange has been living in the Ecuador embassy in the United Kingdom for a year now, hoping to break a standoff between Ecuador and the UK so that he could have safe passage to Ecuador. Ecuad ...

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Julian Assange hints WikiLeaks might publish next Edward Snowden revelations

Source: Christian Science Monitor  |   Jun 19 2013, 6:27pm CDT

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Wednesday his organization is helping Edward Snowden seek asylum in Iceland. Assange also hinted that he might publish Snowden's next revelations. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange speaks ...

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28 weeks ago


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"He has a chronic lung complaint that could get worse any time. The Ecuadorean state is covering Mr Assange's medical costs and we have arranged for regular doctor visits to check on his health"


Source: Irish Independent

 

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Canada needs more digital diplomats

Source: Ottawa Citizen  |   Jun 19 2013, 4:54pm CDT

The practice of international diplomacy is undergoing a revolution. As activists, private and public organizations, political leaders and populations embrace Twitter, Facebook and other forms of social media, f ...

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Assange vows not to leave Ecuador embassy

Source: GulfToday.ae  |   Jun 19 2013, 3:55pm CDT

LONDON: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he will not leave the Ecuadorian embassy in London even if sex charges against him are dropped, as he fears moves are already under way to extradite him to the US. The disclosu ...

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Julian Assange Claims WikiLeaks Is Working With Edward Snowden's Lawyers

Source: The Huffington Post  |   Jun 19 2013, 3:39pm CDT

Speaking on the one-year anniversary of his flight to the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said that his group has a "common cause" with Edward Snowden and is in touch with the NSA leaker's lawyers t ...

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A year in asylum, Assange digs in for the long haul

Source: Christian Science Monitor  |   Jun 19 2013, 3:22pm CDT

It’s been a year since Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, walked into the Ecuadorean embassy in London and sought political asylum, living there ever since as if in a “space station.” Sara Miller Llana moved to Paris in April 2013 to become the Mo ...

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Julian Assange: WikiLeaks Preparing More Disclosures

Source: Mother Jones  |   Jun 19 2013, 3:19pm CDT

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has spent the last year holed up inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London seeking asylum from Swedish and American authorities, held a press call today to discuss former NSA contractor Edward Snowden ...

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Assange: WikiLeaks helping Snowden broker Iceland asylum

Source: The Daily Caller  |   Jun 19 2013, 3:12pm CDT

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Wednesday that his organization is assisting former defense contractor Edward Snowden in an attempt to broker asylum for the 29-year-old contractor in Iceland. Assange, marking the one ...

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News Summary: Assange marks year in Ecuadorean Embassy, won't leave even if Sweden drops case

Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune  |   Jun 19 2013, 2:35pm CDT

BACK STORY: A year ago, Julian Assange skipped out on a date with Swedish justice. Rather than comply with a British order that he go to the Scandinavian country for questioning about sex crimes allegations, the WikiLeaks founder took refu ...

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