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Anonymous withdraws support for WikiLeaks
Hacking collective says whistleblowing site has been ‘ruined by egos’, decrying the freedom-of-information project as a ‘One Man Julian Assange show’
Ecuador offers to send Assange to Sweden
Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño may ask the UK to allow safe passage for the WikiLeaks founder as an option to solve a diplomatic stalemate
Anonymous attacks UK government websites
The hacking group says it has attacked a number of government websites in protest against the handling of the Julian Assange extradition case
Assange calls for end to US ‘witch hunt’
WikiLeaks founder praises Ecuador’s ‘courageous stand for justice’ for granting asylum and thanks his supporters for keeping vigil outside embassy
Assange weighs risks of embassy speech
Speculation has increased over how Mr Assange will avoid capture by British police when he speaks ‘in front’ of the Ecuadorian embassy on Sunday
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No safe passage to Ecuador for Assange
UK will not allow Julian Assange safe passage to Ecuador, after the South American country granted the founder of WikiLeaks asylum
Assange could be stuck in embassy
Anyone can claim asylum in another country’s embassy but they can leave only if they have a diplomatic passport issued by the host country
An inglorious embassy siege
Ecuador has offered asylum that it cannot in practice provide and Britain has threatened legal action that it might not be able to make stick
WikiLeaks back online after cyber attack
Rafael Correa, Ecuador’s president, denied a report that his government had decided to grant asylum to Julian Assange, the head of WikiLeaks
Assange ignores police request to surrender
WikiLeaks founder refuses request to hand himself after claiming asylum in Ecuadorean embassy
Assange faces arrest for bail breach
The WikiLeaks founder faces arrest for breaching his bail terms by entering the Ecuadorean embassy in London and requesting political asylum
Assange loses extradition appeal
Ruling in Britain’s highest court affirms two earlier decisions that ruled Julian Assange should return to Sweden to face allegations of sexual assault
WikiLeaks releases 5m intelligence emails
Whistleblowing website says it will begin publishing emails from a US intelligence analysis company that has been described as the ‘shadow CIA’
Assange sued by lawyers over unpaid fees
Finers Stephens Innocent seeks payment as WikiLeaks founder heads to UK Supreme Court to fight extradition
Military court hears WikiLeaks evidence
Bradley Manning, a 23 year-old private, is accused of being the source of the leak of tens of thousands of sensitive military and diplomatic documents to the WikiLeaks website
Assange loses Swedish extradition appeal
High Court judges see no reason to block Swedish demand to question WikiLeaks founder over alleged sexual offences
WikiLeaks suspends publishing to raise money
Julian Assange declares that WikiLeaks, the whistleblowing site he founded, must suspend its publishing operations to prevent bankruptcy
Assange hits at ‘opportunist’ publisher
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange criticises Canongate for releasing autobiography against his will
Brussels urged to act on WikiLeaks cash curb
Visa and Mastercard facing European Commission competition complaint for restricting payments to whistleblower website
Appeal court hears argument for Assange extradition
The high court hears arguments from Swedish prosecutors on why the Wikileaks founder should be extradited over sex offences allegations
Assange changes tack in extradition appeal
Court told that the Swedish arrest warrant ‘failed to provide a fair, accurate and proper description’ of the offences allegedly committed
Journalists cash in on WikiLeaks rights scramble
Newspapers and journalists are cashing in on WikiLeaks’ war on secrecy as Hollywood studios scramble to buy the ‘life rights’ to key characters
US expels Ecuador’s ambassador
The US is expelling Ecuador’s ambassador in retaliation for the Andean nation’s decision to eject US diplomat Heather Hodges over a leaked cable about police corruption
Ecuador expels US ambassador over cable
Ecuador is expelling the US ambassador over a diplomatic cable leaked by WikiLeaks that alleges president Rafael Correa knowingly hired a corrupt police chief
WikiLeaks spat leads to US diplomat resigning
Washington’s ambassador resigns after public dispute with Mexican president Felipe Calderon over handling of the war against the country’s powerful drug gangs
