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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is arrested in London after Ecuador withdraws asylum. He is later found guilty of breaching bail in 2012 by a British court, however he faces likely extradition to the United States over allegations he conspired with former US military analyst Chelsea Manning to acquire classified U.S. government files.
2019-04-11

The Metropolitan Police Service's extradition unit delivers a notice to WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange at Ecuador's London embassy.
2012-06-28

WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange learns he will find out tomorrow if he is to be deported to Sweden from the UK.
2012-05-29

Julian Assange's whistleblowing website Wikileaks announces that it will suspend the publication of classified files and will instead focus on fundraising, after a "financial blockade" by numerous American companies reportedly destroys 95% of the site's revenue. [http:--www.guardian.co.uk-media-2011-oct-24-wikileaks-suspends-publishing?newsfeed=true "(The Guardian)"]
2011-10-24

Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks, receives an award for "exceptional courage in pursuit of human rights" from the Sydney Peace Foundation.
2011-05-11

A new biography of Julian Assange reveals details of how the WikiLeaks spokesperson evaded U.S. officers from the Central Intelligence Agency Assange believed were following him, including his use of disguises.
2011-01-31

Speaking in "Der Sonntag", WikiLeaks spokesperson Julian Assange criticises the arrest of a Swiss bank employee who passed on details of tax evasion to the website and suggests that the Swiss authorities ought to instead investigate the tax evasion that has been uncovered. Rudolf Elmer has been detained for the weekend.
2011-01-23

Republican U.S. Representative Darrell Issa calls for Attorney General Eric Holder to resign over lack of progress in prosecuting Julian Assange, and plans are announced of holding a congressional inquiry into Wikileaks and Assange.
2011-01-3

WikiLeaks spokesperson Julian Assange is moved to the segregation unit of London's Wandsworth Prison "for his own safety, presumably", says his lawyer.
2010-12-11

Ecuador invites Julian Assange of WikiLeaks to speak publicly and offers him residency where he can make more revelations. Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez praises the website and calls for the resignation of U.S. secretary of state Hillary Clinton.
2010-11-30