Pilger leaps to defence of WikiLeaks

UPDATE 19:15 GMT: Julian Assange Assange walked free from detention at the High Court at around 18:00 GMT, vowing to continue the fight to clear his name of rape allegations in Sweden and declaring: "It's great to smell the fresh...

UK authorities - not, as previously reported, Swedish prosecutors - are behind the latest attempt to block a bail request from Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks. Swedish prosecutor Mariann Ny revealed the information in a...

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been granted bail pending a further court appearance on the 11 January. The Daily Mail reports that as part of his £240,000 bail terms, Assange must wear an electronic tag, surrender his...

Michael Moore heads up a list of the great and good who have pledged their cash to see WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange released on bail. The US documentary maker, famous for films inlcuding Bowling For Columbine, Sicko and...

Update: It seems the Swedish authorities are appealing against the decision to grant Assange bail, which means that he'll spend at least the next 48 hours in a cell until the appeal is heard. Speaking to reporters outside the...

WikiLeaks founder, 39-year old Julian Assange appears before Westminster magistrates in London today kicking off his fight against extradition to Sweden and to seek his release on bail. Assange has been held in solitary...

A London court today refused to grant bail to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. The 39-year-old faces extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted on charges of rape and sexual molestation. Assange maintains his innocence of the...