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Julian Assange Reportedly Found ‘Unlawfully Detained’ By UN, Will Leave...

Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks who has been living in the London embassy of Ecuador for more than three years, has announced he will leave his place of safety Friday. A United Nations...

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WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange To Demand Freedom After Winning Backing From...

LONDON/GENEVA (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will demand that he be allowed to leave the Ecuadorian embassy in London a free man, after a U.N. panel ruled on Friday he was detained...

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U.N. panel backs freeing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be allowed to walk free from the Ecuadorian embassy where he has been “arbitrarily detained” by the British and Swedish governments, a UN panel has ruled. In a...

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WikiLeaks founder Assange 'arbitrarily detained', UN panel rules

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will demand that he be allowed to leave the Ecuadorian embassy in London a free man, after a UN panel ruled he was detained arbitrarily there. Mr Assange, who enraged...

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UN panel: Assange detained arbitrarily, should be freed

GENEVA (AP) — A United Nations human rights panel has sided with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in his long-running battle with Swedish and British authorities, saying he should be freed immediately...

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UN rules in favour of Julian Assange

A United Nations panel considering the "unlawful detention" of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has ruled in the Australian's favour, the BBC has reported. The news comes hours after Assange said he...

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Julian Assange claims total vindication with United Nations panel ruling

A United Nations human rights panel has sided with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in his long-running battle with Swedish and British authorities, saying he should be freed immediately and...

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UN working group says WikiLeaks founder should be offered compensation for...

Assange Statement: Sweden, UK Cannot Appeal UN Panel February 05, 2016 "Information Clearing House" - "The Guardian" - The WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been arbitrarily detained by the UK and...

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UN panel rules WikiLeaks founder Assange 'arbitrarily detained'

A UN panel ruled Friday that Julian Assange had been "arbitrarily detained" by Sweden and Britain, stoking the hopes of the Wikileaks founder that he could walk free after almost four years in...

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WikiLeaks founder Assange may leave embassy after UN panel ruling

LONDON: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could walk out of the Ecuadoran embassy in London after more than three years on Friday, when a UN panel will rule whether he has been illegally held. The UN...

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Why the UN’s Julian Assange ruling is meaningless

The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has no legal force in the UK. " data-adaptive-image-768-img="" data-adaptive-image-1024-img="" data-adaptive-image-max-img=""> Why is Julian Assange even...

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The Latest: Ecuadorean minister calls for Assange to go free

GENEVA (AP) -- The Latest on the U.N. panel's determination that Julian Assange has been arbitrarily detained (all times local): 3:05 p.m. Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino has reacted to the...

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WikiLeaks' Assange wants his freedom after UN panel report

LONDON - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange called on Britain and Sweden on Friday to let him freely leave the Ecuadorian embassy in London after a UN panel ruled he had been arbitrarily detained and...

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange calls on Sweden, Britain to allow him...

Assange, an Australian, appealed to the UN panel, whose decision is not binding, saying he was a political refugee whose rights had been infringed by being unable to take up asylum in Ecuador....

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The Latest: UN panelist: Assange legal limbo lasts too long

GENEVA (AP) -- The Latest on the U.N. panel's determination that Julian Assange has been arbitrarily detained (all times local): 2:50 p.m. A member of the U.N. panel that has called for Julian Assange...

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JULIAN ASSANGE ARBITRARILY DETAINED BY SWEDEN AND THE UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED...

(Source: UNOG - United Nations Office at Geneva) 5 February 2016 GENEVA (5 February 2016) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been arbitrarily detained by Sweden and the United Kingdom since his...

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The Latest: Woman's lawyer slams panel's ruling as offensive

GENEVA (AP) -- The Latest on the U.N. panel's determination that Julian Assange has been arbitrarily detained (all times local): 5:05 p.m. The lawyer for the Swedish woman who Julian Assange is accused...

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Assange calls on Sweden, Britain to allow him freedom

LONDON: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange called on Britain and Sweden on Friday to let him freely leave the Ecuadorian embassy in London after a UN panel ruled he had been arbitrarily detained and...

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The Latest: Assange lawyer says Sweden must act on UN ruling

GENEVA (AP) -- The Latest on the U.N. panel's determination that Julian Assange has been arbitrarily detained (all times local): 11:55 a.m. One of Julian Assange's lawyers in Sweden says the country...

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The Latest: Sweden rejects UN group's findings on Assange

GENEVA (AP) -- The Latest on the U.N. panel's determination that Julian Assange has been arbitrarily detained (all times local): 3:55 p.m. The Swedish government says it rejects the finding of a U.N....

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The Latest: Assange hails 'victory' from embassy balcony

GENEVA (AP) -- The Latest on the U.N. panel's determination that Julian Assange has been arbitrarily detained (all times local): 6:05 p.m. Julian Assange has addressed supporters from the balcony of...

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The Latest: Former judge: Assange worse off than in prison

GENEVA (AP) - The Latest on the U.N. panel's determination that Julian Assange has been arbitrarily detained (all times local): 1:55 p.m. Former Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon says Julian Assange's lack...

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The Latest: Assange lawyer says he suffered mental torture

The Latest on the U.N. panel's determination that Julian Assange has been arbitrarily detained (all times local): 1:20 p.m. A lawyer for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says a U.N. panel finding shows...

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Assange seeks freedom after UN report

Julian Assange. Photo by Reuters WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has called on Britain and Sweden to let him freely leave the Ecuadorian embassy in London after a UN panel ruled he had been...

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The Latest: Assange says he has been vindicated

The Latest on the U.N. panel's determination that Julian Assange has been arbitrarily detained (all times local): 1:25 p.m. Julian Assange says a U.N. panel's finding that he has been arbitrarily...

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The Latest: 1 member of panel disagreed with opinion

GENEVA (AP) -- The Latest on the U.N. panel's determination that Julian Assange has been arbitrarily detained (all times local): 11:20 a.m. One of four voting members of a U.N. panel disagreed with the...

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Julian Assange decision by UN panel ridiculous, says Hammond

Media captionJulian Assange: 'There are consequences to undermining the UN' The foreign secretary has branded a UN panel's ruling calling for Julian Assange to be allowed to go free "ridiculous", as...

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Emotional Julian Assange hails UN panel ruling as ‘victory’

LONDON/GENEVA: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange hailed a UN panel ruling on his confinement on Friday as a "victory" in an emotional speech from the balcony of Ecuador's embassy in London where he has...

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WikiLeaks' Julian Assange Claims Full Vindication with UN Ruling

A little-known United Nations human rights panel has sided with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in his long-running battle with Swedish and British authorities, saying he should be allowed to walk...

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How did the UN get it so wrong on Julian Assange?

It must be appalling to find yourself subjected to arbitrary detention. You would have no power to challenge said detention. You would have no idea when, if ever, you would be set free. And that...

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Julian Assange: 'sweet' victory soured by British and Swedish rejection

No release in sight despite UN panel deciding WikiLeaks founder is being arbitrarily detained at Ecuador embassy...

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Getting Julian Assange

Julian Assange has been vindicated because the Swedish case against him was corrupt. The prosecutor, Marianne Ny, obstructed justice and should be prosecuted. Her obsession with Assange not only...

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Now the Full Story of the Persecution of Julian Assange Can Be Told

Washington’s bid to get Assange is “unprecedented in scale and nature." Julian Assange has been vindicated because the Swedish case against him was corrupt. The prosecutor, Marianne Ny, obstructed...

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Julian Assange, the UN and Meanings of Arbitrary Detention

“Should the UN announce tomorrow that I have lost my case against the United Kingdom and Sweden I shall exist the embassy at noon on Friday to accept arrest by British police as there is no meaningful...

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Julian Assange is being 'arbitrarily detained' UN panel finds – live updates

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Julian Assange Q&A: what now for the WikiLeaks founder?

UN decision will signal next phase in long-running WikiLeaks saga that began in 2010 with leaking of classified US material...

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Getting Julian Assange: The Untold Story

The hunt for the Wikileaks founder has been a brutal and corrupt assault on freedom of speech from the beginning, writes John Pilger. Julian Assange has been vindicated because the Swedish case against...

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Julian Assange claims total vindication with U.N. panel ruling

LONDON – A little-known United Nations human rights panel has sided with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in his long-running battle with Swedish and British authorities, saying he should be allowed to...

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The Liberal Hounding of Julian Assange: From Alex Gibney to The Guardian

At what point do we cry foul when we witness the abuse of a political dissident, one who dares to take on mighty vested interests? When his own state, the local legal system and the media all turn on...

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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE (UNOG - United Nations...

(Source: UNOG - United Nations Office at Geneva) 5 February 2016 Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by spokespersons for the...

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