At 9:15 this morning, London’s Metropolitan Police entered the Ecuador embassy where they arrested, handcuffed and forcibly removed WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange at the invitation of Ecuador’s president, Lenin Moreno. Police transported Assange to a London court where District judge Michael…
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Julian Assange “arbitrarily detained” by UK and Sweden a UN panel concludes
The United Nations’ Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) today released an opinion that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange “was arbitrarily detained by the Governments of Sweden and the United Kingdom” and is therefore”entitled to his freedom of movement and to…
Russians tracked and tricked Snowden, claims former KGB spy
Today, a British newspaper reported that an ex-KGB/FSB officer claims the Russian government tracked and manipulated Snowden.
Citing counter-terrorism authorities, UK detains Glenn Greenwald’s partner at Heathrow airport
In wake of Snowden disclosures, John le Carre slams deference to spy agencies
Famed British spy novelist David Cornwell, who writes under the nom de plume John le Carré, is well-acquainted with his subject matter. He worked for MI5 and later for MI6 until his covert identity was compromised, bringing his spy career to…