US Attorney General Eric Holder has said that he has authorised investigations into the possibility of prosecuting those responsible for the...
US Attorney General exploring Wikileaks prosecution option
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Wikileaks: Swiss bank freeze’s Assange account
Wikileaks is reporting that Swiss bank Post Finance has frozen an account set up for the legal defence of Julian Assange. The move follow's Paypal's...
Wikileaks: The internet ideal triumphs
As hundreds of mirror sites circumvent attempts at internet censorship of the Cablegate documents, Wikileaks journalist James Ball calls on the US to remember its principles on internet freedom
Columbia University warns students against Wikileaks
Students at the US's Columbia University have been warned that reading or sharing information from the Wikileaks Cablegate documents could...
Wikileaks and the hazards of “intermediary censorship”
Private ownership of web hosting raises serious questions for free expression, says Jillian C York
Jo Glanville: Cablegate’s long-term meaning for free expression
Amazon cut off Wikileaks
Amazon yesterday pulled the plug on its hosting of Wikileaks after reported political pressure in the US. The whistleblowing site has since moved to...
Interpol issues red notice for Wikileaks founder
An Interpol "red notice" has been issued for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, in connection with sex crime allegations in Sweden. The notice, while...
Libel: NMT ordered to pay £200,000 into court
Today in the High Court US medical device company NMT Medical was ordered to pay £200,000 into court in their libel action against cardiologist Dr...
UAE: News website shut down
The Emirates Local News website (http://localnewsuae.com), which translates and posts all news about the UAE from around the world, has been blocked...
Wikileaks and State Department correspondence
Index on Censorship has obtained copies of correspondence between whistleblowing website Wikileaks and the US State Department
Wikileaks: UK issues DA-Notice as US briefs allies on fresh leak