OPINION: What free-speech advocates need to know about Assange
Jason Martin, Chair of DePaul University Journalism Program
April 22, 2019
Filed under Opinions
The high-profile international news coverage of federal charges aimed at WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has brought attention to issues of press freedom in an age of digital information security concerns and increased use of government power to pursue whistleblowers and journalists. Digital tools mak...
Judge convicts WikiLeaks founder of breaching bail
April 11, 2019
Filed under Nation & World
LONDON (AP) – Ecuador's president says his government withdrew asylum status for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange almost seven years after he sought refuge in Ecuador's embassy in London, citing "repeated violations of international conventions and daily-life protocols." Lenin Moreno announced the...