May 20 Sweden requests detention order for WikiLeaks’ Assange By Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press Prosecutor Eva-Marie Persson says if the Swedish court decided to detain Assange she would issue a European arrest warrant. Continue reading
May 16 Chelsea Manning ordered back to jail for refusing to testify By Associated Press A judge on Thursday ordered Manning back to the Alexandria Detention Center until she agrees to testify to a grand jury investigating Wikileaks or until the grand jury term expires in 18 months. Continue reading
May 13 Sweden to reopen rape case against WikiLeaks’ Assange By David Keyton, Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press Swedish prosecutors are seeking Julian Assange's extradition after he has served his 50-week prison term in Britain for jumping bail. Continue reading
May 10 Chelsea Manning released from jail on contempt charge By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press Manning's freedom may be short-lived. She was released only because the grand jury's term expired. Continue reading
May 07 Chelsea Manning says she’ll never testify, seeks release By Associated Press Manning argues she has proven she'll stick to her principles and should therefore be released. Continue reading
May 02 WikiLeaks’ Assange fights U.S. extradition request By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Assange is scheduled to appear in court via videolink Thursday over a U.S. request to extradite him for allegedly conspiring to hack a Pentagon computer. Continue reading
May 01 WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange gets 50 weeks in prison for jumping bail By Gregory Katz, Associated Press A British judge sentenced WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday to 50 weeks in prison for skipping bail seven years ago and holing up in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. Continue reading
Apr 22 Appeals court rejects Chelsea Manning’s effort to leave jail By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press Manning has been jailed at the Alexandria Detention Center since March 8 after refusing to testify to a grand jury investigating Wikileaks. Continue reading
Apr 15 AP fact check: Trump camp suggests AG William Barr found illegal spying By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press With release of the special counsel's fuller report looming, President Donald Trump and his campaign are twisting the words of his attorney general and the facts of the Russia investigation. Here's a closer look at the president's claims in the… Continue reading
Apr 13 Pressure mounts on UK officials to send Assange to Sweden By Gregory Katz, Associated Press More than 70 British lawmakers have urged the government to make sure that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces Swedish justice if prosecutors there reopen a rape allegation against him. Continue reading