Julian Assange

A newspaper in Sweden is claiming that the police investigator who first interviewed two Swedish women about allegations of rape against Julian Assange is friends with one of the women.

WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning faces 22 new charges including “aiding the enemy”. It is a capital offence but the military says the US soldier will not face the death penalty.

A UK judge has ruled Julian Assange should be extradited to Sweden, dismissing fears his human rights are at risk. Pro-WikiLeaks campaigners tell Channel 4 News the process has become a “joke”.

The world’s media is back at Belmarsh to discover if the man behind WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, will be sent to Sweden to answer sex allegations. Channel 4 News will be tweeting updates from court.

Julian Assange’s lawyer has told Channel 4 News comments by the Swedish prime minister are effectively “contempt of court” that prove the WikiLeaks founder would not get a fair trial if extradited.

The man at the centre of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, resumes his legal fight in court today, battling against claims of sexual offences in Sweden. Follow it all on Channel 4 News’ live blog.

I have been bumping into Julian Assange rather a lot in the last two days, writes Channel 4 News online reporter Anna Doble.

A former Swedish prosecutor, Sven-Erik Alhem, told a court that it would be “impossible” to extradite Julian Assange to the US from Sweden without a “media storm.”

Julian Assange may be tried for sex crimes behind closed doors if he is extradited as Channel 4 News learns the Swedish courts, and media, are “readying themselves” for his arrival.

A former Swiss banker tells Channel 4 News that providing data on offshore bank accounts to WikiLeaks might put pressure on tax authorities, but he refuses to name names.

The offshire account details of around 2,000 financial firms are being handed over to whistleblowers WikiLeaks. Join the #c4news live blog for latest comment and analysis.

The legal team behind WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange say they fear he could end up at Guantanamo Bay if he is extradited to Sweden to answer sexual assault allegations.

As WikiLeaks announces US officials have subpoenaed the Twitter details of Julian Assange, Mr Assange’s lawyer tells Channel 4 News he believes a subpoena has also been issued against Skype.

As WikiLeaks announces US officials have subpoenaed the Twitter details of Julian Assange, Mr Assange’s lawyer tells Channel 4 News he believes a subpoena has also been issued against Skype.