At the tiny Ecuadorean Embassy, he ran WikiLeaks, held news conferences, rode his skateboard in the halls and hosted visitors like Pamela Anderson.
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Julian Assange Arrested in London as U.S. Unseals Hacking Conspiracy Indictment
Mr. Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, took refuge in 2012 in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London. He was arrested there on Thursday after Ecuador revoked his asylum status.
Huge Trove of Leaked Russian Documents Is Published by Transparency Advocates
Files and messages on Russia’s war in Ukraine, the business dealings of oligarchs and other issues were published online by a group called Distributed Denial of Secrets.
Ecuador Turns Up Pressure on Assange to Leave Embassy
“The road is clear for Mr. Assange to take the decision to leave,” Ecuador’s president, Lenín Moreno, said in a radio interview.
How the Trump Administration Stepped Up Pursuit of WikiLeaks’s Assange
As American spies worked to collect intelligence on Julian Assange, Justice Department prosecutors took steps that resulted in secret charges.