Wikileaks
An online news site that allows journalists and activists in possesion of sensitive information to share it anonymously with the public. The site was created in 2006 by Julian Assange.
# wikileaks - Thursday 3 February, 2011
Poll: Should WikiLeaks be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize?
A Norwegian lawmaker nominates the whistleblowing website for a Nobel Prize – does it deserve to be considered?
# wikileaks - Thursday 27 January, 2011
Take 5: Thursday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
Five arrested over Anonymous attacks
UK police say they have arrested five men, aged between 15 and 26, in connection with the online activist group supporting WikiLeaks. Anonymous has also attacked Fine Gael’s site.
# wikileaks - Thursday 20 January, 2011
WikiLeaks’ banker re-arrested after guilty verdict
Former banker Rudolf Elmer, who claimed on Monday to have provided WikiLeaks with the offshore bank account details of some 2,000 people, has been re-arrested in Switzerland.
# wikileaks - Wednesday 19 January, 2011
Take 5: Wednesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
Swiss court finds WikiLeaks banker guilty
Man who publicly handed two CDs containing thousands of off-shore account details to WikiLeaks on Monday has been convicted of violating Swiss bank secrecy laws.
# wikileaks - Monday 17 January, 2011
Take 5: Monday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
WikiLeaks handed details of 2,000 offshore bank accounts
Swiss banker Rudolf Elmer gives Julian Assange the details of offshore accounts held by the ‘rich and famous’.
# wikileaks - Friday 14 January, 2011
WikiLeaks chips in $15,000 for Bradley Manning defence
Julian Assange’s whistleblowing site offers a payment worth €11,300 to defend the soldier accused of leaking the war logs.
# wikileaks - Wednesday 12 January, 2011
Assange ‘could face Guantanamo or death’ if extradited
Lawyers for the WikiLeaks founder suggest that extradition to Sweden will only result in him being handed over to the U.S.
# wikileaks - Tuesday 11 January, 2011
Julian Assange’s lawyers release skeleton extradition argument
WikiLeaks’ founder’s legal team claims Swedish prosecutor was not authorised to issue European Arrest Warrant.
# wikileaks - Thursday 6 January, 2011
Take 5: Thursday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
Assange ‘threatened to sue Guardian’ over Cablegate publication
A Vanity Fair article alleges that the WikiLeaks founder claimed ownership of the documents leaked from US embassies.
# wikileaks - Wednesday 29 December, 2010
WikiLeaks cables show Dubai considered keeping Hamas assassination quiet
Authorities in Dubai debated releasing information over January 2009 killing, in which suspected agents used forged Irish passports.
Shell hope for “20 or more Corribs” in Irish waters – WikiLeaks
A senior Shell official told the US Embassy second-in-command that there could be hundreds of billions worth of gas off Irish shores.
Shell’s hopes for more offshore gas: the WikiLeak in full
The full text of the leaked document recording Shell’s beliefs that there could be many more gas fields in Irish waters.
# wikileaks - Monday 27 December, 2010
The 9 at 9: Monday
Nine things you really need to know this morning: woman still questioned over Christmas death; water restrictions to continue; storm strikes east coast of US; and the top scientific breakthroughs of 2010.
# wikileaks - Friday 24 December, 2010
Assange: Only David Cameron can stop the US from charging me
A welcome Christmas present for the British prime minister: a plea from the WikiLeaks founder to stop him being charged.
# wikileaks - Thursday 23 December, 2010
Assange: Palin should be charged with incitement to murder
The WikiLeaks founder isn’t happy with demands by Sarah Palin and Mike Huckabee to have him killed.
UN investigates US treatment of Bradley Manning
Soldier suspected of being source of WikiLeaks files allegedly being kept for most of each day in solitary confinement, which could be viewed as torture.
The 9 at 9: Thursday
Nine things you need to know this morning: European airports pushing to cut passenger backlog; AIB could be nationalised today; UN to investigate treatment of Bradley Manning; and a Ryanair pilot has reported seeing something in the air over Norway…
# wikileaks - Tuesday 21 December, 2010
Assange: My rape accusers “got into a tizzy”
Assange suggests the women may have gone to the police because they were concerned about STDs – and were “bamboozled” into making an official complaint.
# wikileaks - Saturday 18 December, 2010
‘America lied about Cuban ban of my film’ – Michael Moore
America said ‘Sicko’ had been banned in Cuba, so as to discredit its damning portrayal of the US’s healthcare system.
Police statements of Assange’s alleged Swedish victims leaked
The Guardian publishes details of the statements made by two women who claim sexual impropriety on Assange’s behalf.
# wikileaks - Friday 17 December, 2010
The week in photos
Some of the week’s biggest stories – in pictures.
Ahern suspected US carried prisoners through Shannon: WikiLeaks
Dermot Ahern suspected there had been at least three rendition flights through Shannon, but took America’s word for it – even though he feared paying “a severe political price”.
Ireland suspected Shannon had carried prisoners: the WikiLeak in full
The full text of the leaked document suggesting Ireland believed Shannon Airport had been used to transfer prisoners of war.
Assange: I’m the victim of a smear campaign
The WikiLeaks founder says the sexual assault allegations against him are part of attempts to discredit him and his site.
# wikileaks - Thursday 16 December, 2010
Fidel Castro ‘refused colostomy after swollen colon’ – WikiLeaks
The Cuban leader needed convincing to have surgery after being diagnosed with a perforated intestine in 2006, and nearly died.
Julian Assange bail decision upheld
Judge rules that WikiLeaks founder can be released if he meets the conditions laid out in earlier bail hearing.
Julian Assange supporters raise $360,000 for NYT ad
Hearing for appeal of WikiLeaks’ chief’s bail approval due to begin later this morning in London.
The 9 at 9: Thursday
Nine things you really, really need to know by 9am: support for Fianna Fail and Labour is down, while Fine Gael and Sinn Fein bounce; the European Court of Human Rights issues a ruling on Ireland’s abortion laws, and the shocking truth about the Rubberbandits.
# wikileaks - Wednesday 15 December, 2010
Celebrities step in to offer WikiLeaks’ Assange bail
The British courts want £200,000 to release Julian Assange – and directors, journalists and socialites are stepping in to help.
# wikileaks - Tuesday 14 December, 2010
Julian Assange will remain in police custody
The decision to release Assange on bail has been challenged by the Swedish authorities – an appeal will take place within 48 hours.
The 9 at 9: Tuesday
Nine things you really need to know by 9am: While the AIB promises not to pay out €40m in bonuses to senior staff, the trader who took them to court over his 2008 deferred bonus will still get his, the DPP’s office is struggling to cope with the huge increase in crime, and search that attic: a chair by Irish designer Eileen Gray is due to fetch millions at an auction tonight.
US embassy thought Ireland was losing grip on banks – WikiLeaks
The latest cables: Ireland was “being a bit optimistic” on its thoughts about how it would rein in the banking sector.
British police developed evidence against McCanns: Wikileaks
Leaked cables detail how British police developed evidence against Kate and Gerry McCann after they were declared to be formal suspects in the disappearance of their daughter Madeleine.
# wikileaks - Monday 13 December, 2010
IRA used Celtic Tiger era to buy up foreign property
During the boom, the IRA bought properties in Dublin, London and Spain in order to move into “more sophisticated business enterprises”.
‘Secret’ grand jury assembled for WikiLeaks trial
Julian Assange’s lawyer tells al-Jazeera that a grand jury in Virginia is considering criminal charges for WikiLeaks.
Uncovered: WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange’s 2007 dating profile
The aspiring sociopath/revoluntary marks himself as a “passionate and often pig-headed activist” on an OKCupid page.
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