16 December 2011 Last updated at 05:16 GMT There has been wide criticism of the conditions of Manning’s confinement A US Army analyst suspected of leaking government secrets is set to make his first military court appearance. Bradley Manning faces charges of obtaining and distributing government secrets – which he allegedly leaked to the anti-secrecy [...]
Tag: Wikileaks
December 16, 2011
December 7, 2011
Julian Assange wins right to pursue extradition fight
December 7, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Julian Assange wins right to pursue extradition fight 05 Dec 2011 Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has won the right to petition the UK Supreme Court in his fight against extradition to Sweden. He lost a High Court battle last month to be extradited over alleged sex offences, which he [...]
December 5, 2011
Assange in court for final battle against extradition
December 5, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Assange in court for final battle against extradition 05 Dec 2011 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will today make what could be a last throw of the legal dice to avoid extradition to Sweden to face sex crime allegations. He will ask to have his case taken to Britain’s Supreme [...]
December 3, 2011
US targets WikiLeaks like no other organisation
December 2, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis US targets WikiLeaks like no other organisation 03 Dec 2011 WikiLeaks is the target of an “unprecedented” US government criminal investigation, Australian diplomatic cables obtained by the Herald reveal. The cables also show the Australian government wants to be forewarned about moves to extradite Julian Assange to the United [...]
November 23, 2011
PFC Bradley Manning to get military court hearing on Dec. 16
November 23, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis PFC Bradley Manning to get military court hearing on Dec. 16 22 Nov 2011 PFC Bradley Manning, accused of leaking sensitive US government documents to Wikileaks, will have his first chance before a military court on December 16, when an Article 32 hearing will begin at Fort Meade, Maryland. [...]
November 17, 2011
Julian Assange seeks to take extradition fight to Supreme Court
November 17, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Julian Assange seeks to take extradition fight to Supreme Court –WikiLeaks founder will ask permission to appeal against High Court ruling that he must face sex crime charges in Sweden 15 Nov 2011 The founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, is to apply for a Supreme Court hearing to appeal [...]
November 17, 2011
November 11, 2011
Twitter must give user info in WikiLeaks probe
November 11, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Twitter must give user info in WikiLeaks probe 10 Nov 2011 FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A federal judge on Thursday sided with government attorneys investigating the disclosure of classified documents on WikiLeaks, and upheld a ruling that the website Twitter must turn over certain account information to prosecutors. Lawyers [...]
October 24, 2011
Wikileaks Suspends Publishing to Fight Financial Blockade
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has announced the organization is suspending the publishing of secret documents in order to concentrate on fundraising to ensure its future survival. At a news conference in London, Assange said a financial blockade by American companies such as Visa, Mastercard and PayPal means WikiLeaks will have to aggressively focus on raising [...]
October 24, 2011
Wikileaks halts file publishing
24 October 2011 Last updated at 13:38 GMT Julian Assange says a blockade by US finance companies has cut off 95% of Wikileaks’ revenue The whistle-blowing website Wikileaks is suspending its publication of classified files. Wikileaks said that it would focus instead on raising funds to ensure its future survival. The announcement came after what [...]
October 12, 2011
DoJ’s WikiLeaks Probe Widens to Include Gmail, ISP
October 10, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis DoJ’s WikiLeaks Probe Widens to Include Gmail, ISP 10 Oct 2011 The U.S. government’s investigation against WikiLeaks and its supporters went beyond its efforts to obtain data from Twitter. A new report reveals that the government also used secret orders to obtain information from Google and internet service provider [...]
October 9, 2011
After WikiLeaks, US tries to shield classified data
October 9, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis After WikiLeaks, US tries to shield classified data 09 Oct 2011 The US government on Friday announced steps to clamp down on who can access classified information, seeking to avert another WikiLeaks-scale breach of military documents and diplomatic cables. The presidential order requires US agencies to appoint senior people [...]
September 29, 2011
June 24, 2011
Hackers Break into Arizona Police Computers
* Arizona DPS confirms “computer issues” * Group says it hacked computer to protest immigration law WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Computer hackers who previously broke into a U.S. Senate server and brought down the CIA web site struck an Arizona police web site on Thursday. Lulz Security, saying it opposed a tough anti-immigration law in Arizona, [...]