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Assange Faces Arrest For Violating Bail, Seeks Ecuador Asylum

Julian Assange Plans To Run For Election
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces arrest for violating the terms of his bail after entering the Ecuadorean embassy in London, where he is seeking political asylum to avoid possible extradition to Sweden. But he may really be trying to escape the long arm of the United States, not the Swedish government.
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Accused WikiLeaks leaker Manning faces trial in September

Bradley Manning, the U.S. intelligence analyst charged with leaking thousands of classified U.S. government cables to the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, will face a court martial on September 21, a military judge said on Wednesday.
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Anonymous documentary ‘We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists’ premieres at SXSW

Anonymous Movie Premieres At SXSW: We Are Legion: The Story Of The Hacktivists [TRAILER]

The film features interviews with a number of anthropologists and experts on the subject of online activism, anonymous interviews with self-proclaimed members of the group who often hide their faces behind iconic Guy Fawkes masks, and footage from Anonymous organized rallies and riots protesting a variety of governments and corporations but often focusing on censorship, particularly on the internet.
Anonymous Calls Kony 2012 Shady Propoganda

Anonymous Hackers Call Kony 2012 ‘Shady’ ‘Propaganda,’ Stand by Ugandans

The hacktivist collective known as Anonymous released a second video regarding controversial activist organization Invisible Children’s current social media campaign “Kony 2012.” The new video, titled Kony 2012 attempts to clarify Anonymous’s position regarding the campaign, which they refer to as “propaganda,” and explain that while the hackers and proud geeks who make up anonymous will continue to stand by the Kony 2012 message in order to take down the Ugandan war criminal, they suspect Inv...
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Drug War: Google Brings Together Julian Assange, Russell Brand, Richard Branson, Others for Debate [VIDEO]

The Google YouTube team announced a brand new series, Versus, which will invite celebrities to debate different global issues. The debates will be streamed from YouTube. Versus will be part of a collaborative venture with Intelligence Squared, the self-described world's premier forum for debate and intelligent discussion. Real-time voting on the channel will allow debaters to delve more deeply into arguments that are resonating with viewers.
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Bradley Manning Defers Plea at Court-Martial Hearing

U.S. Army intelligence analyst Bradley Manning, accused of the largest leak of classified documents in U.S. history, deferred a plea in a military court arraignment Thursday, marking the first step in a court-martial that could land him in prison for life.
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WikiLeaks suspect Manning defers plea, court-martial begins

U.S. Army intelligence analyst Bradley Manning, accused of the largest leak of classified documents in U.S. history, deferred a plea in a military court arraignment on Thursday, marking the first step in a court-martial that could land him in prison for life.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrives at the Supreme Court in Westminster, on the second day of his extradition appeal, in London

Julian Assange joins outcast Simpsons for 500th episode

Wikileaks comes to Springfield as controversial figure Julian Assange joins the cast of The Simpsons for their milestone 500th episode on Sunday, which will see America's famous animated family being banished from their hometown.
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Precedent warning as Assange extradition case ends

Britain's Supreme Court risks jeopardizing extraditions to many neighboring countries if it stops WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange being sent to Sweden for questioning over sex crimes, a lawyer for Swedish prosecutors argued Thursday.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrives at the High Court in London

Julian Assange to guest star on The Simpsons

Controversial WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be a guest character and voice on animated TV comedy The Simpsons, playing a neighbor of the family after they move from their home in fictional Springfield.
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Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange to Host Talk Show on Pro- Kremlin T.V.

Julian Assange will be taking on yet another challenge, a talk show on Russian television. The show is scheduled to air in in mid-March, and will be divided into 10 half-hour episodes each week. Assange has said he plans to invite and interview key political players, thinkers and revolutionaries from around the world on the show.
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Megaupload founder refused bail in New Zealand

A New Zealand judge ordered the founder of online file-sharing site Megaupload.com to be held in custody for another month Wednesday, saying the suspected Internet pirate posed a significant flight risk.

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