WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has suffered "psychological torture" from a defamation campaign against him by the media, judges and senior political figures, a United Nations human rights investigator said on Friday.

WikiLeaks' Assange suffering from 'psychological torture': UN rights expert

Swedish prosecutors on Monday announced that they will re-open the investigation into a rape allegation against WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, who is as of now stopped at a high-security jail in the UK, the Swedish Prosecution Authority said in a statement.

Swedish rape probe against Julian Assange to be reopened: Prosecutors

Wikileaks editor-in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson described Julian Assange's conditions in prison as "appalling" as he spoke to journalists outside Westminster Magistrates Court after a preliminary extradition hearing.

Assange prison conditions 'appalling', WikiLeaks editor says as extradition hearing ends

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told a London court on Thursday his work had protected "many people" and refused to agree to be extradited to the United States to face trial for one of the largest compromises of classified information in history.

I've protected many, Assange tells UK court as he fights US extradition warrant

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces sentencing in London on Wednesday for breaching his bail conditions, the whistleblowing site and a court official said. Assange could face a 12-month prison sentence for the violation, although time already served in prison may be taken into account.

Julian Assange to be sentenced for UK bail violation on Wednesday

A federal appeals court on Monday denied a request by former US Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to be released from jail on bail, and upheld a lower court's decision to hold Manning in civil contempt for refusing to testify before a grand jury.

US appeals court denies Chelsea Manning's bail request

A judge in Ecuador has ordered former foreign minister Ricardo Patino be held in pre-trial detention on a so-called instigation charge, the attorney general`s office said on Thursday, but the ex-official`s whereabouts are unknown.

Ecuador judge orders detention for ex-minister connected to Assange

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is being held in London's high-security Belmarsh prison which has housed some of Britain's most notorious inmates, a legal source told AFP Friday.

Julian Assange held in London's Belmarsh prison ahead of long legal fight

Using cryptography and virtual drop boxes, Julian Assange's WikiLeaks created a revolutionary new model for media to lure massive digitised leaks from whistleblowers, exposing everything from US military secrets to wealthy tax-dodgers' illicit offshore accounts.

WikiLeaks set 21st century model for cyber-leak journalism

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange woke up in a British jail Friday at the start of a likely lengthy extradition battle after a dramatic end to his seven-year stay in Ecuador's London embassy.

Julian Assange held in London jail ahead of long legal fight

Cryptography & virtual drop boxes: How Assange's WikiLeaks changed journalism

WikiLeaks accused Ecuador on Thursday of "illegally" withdrawing asylum for its founder Julian Assange and said Ecuador's ambassador to London had invited British police into the building to arrest him.

Ecuador's withdrawal of asylum for Assange illegal: WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested and taken into custody in central London, British police said on Thursday. Assange was taken into custody at a central London police station, before he’s presented at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.

Timeline: Key developments leading to Julian Assange's arrest

UN rights experts called on British authorities on Friday to allow WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to leave the Ecuador embassy in London without fear of arrest or extradition.

UN calls on UK to allow Julian Assange to leave Ecuador embassy freely

Ecuador puts up pressure on Assange to leave Embassy

Whistleblower website WikiLeaks said today that the US government has charged Julian Assange although it did not specify the nature of the indictment. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, 47, was responsible for dumping huge tranche of classified US military document in 2010.

Julian Assange charged by US authorities: WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said on Monday that Ecuador is seeking to end his asylum in its London embassy and hand him over to the United States, but a judge rejected his lawsuit over embassy living conditions.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says Ecuador seeking to end his asylum

Ecuador announced Thursday it would withdraw additional security measures at its London embassy after an investigation found it plunged $5 million into a spy operation to protect WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

Ecuador to withdraw 'additional security' at London embassy

The ruling means Assange remains in a legal and diplomatic impasse, with no way out of the embassy where he has been living for almost six years

WikiLeaks founder Assange loses bid to halt UK legal action against him

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was accused of rape in 2010

Swedish prosecutors drop rape probe against Assange, UK police to execute arrest warrant

This WikiLeaks dump embarrasses US intelligence at a time Trump is at war with them. Some US intel think WikiLeaks is a Russian front

WikiLeaks says it releases files proving CIA can spy on all iPhones, Androids

The WikiLeaks founder sought refuge in Ecuador's embassy in London in June 2012

Julian Assange to be questioned by Ecuador over rape allegations

The WikiLeaks founder's internet access was allegedly blocked shortly after publication of Hillary Clinton's Goldman Sachs speeches

Ecuador cut off Julian Assange's net connection, WikiLeaks claims

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