Financial journalist Nick Kochan explains that whoever is masterminding the economic suffocation of Wikileaks is using the same tactics as those who target terrorist groups
Wikileaks treated like terrorist group
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UK libel laws risk patient safety
Dr Ben Goldacre argues scientists must be able to critique drugs and medical devices without the risk of losing their home in an expensive and time-consuming libel case
Wikileaks’ Julian Assange refused bail
A London court today refused to grant bail to Wikileaks’ founder Julian Assange. Assange is facing extradition to Sweden on sexual assault charges including one count of unlawful coercion, two counts of sexual molestation and one count of rape
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US Attorney General exploring Wikileaks prosecution option
US Attorney General Eric Holder has said that he has authorised investigations into the possibility of prosecuting those responsible for the Wikileaks Cablegate leaks. Speaking today (6 December), Holder said: "I personally authorized a number of...
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 freezing of Wikleaks' account last Friday (3 December) Read Wikileaks' statement here
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 jeopardise employment prospects with the State department and other government agencies. The email from the...
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 new hosts. Read more here