The communications website Twitter is now legally bound to hand over data on Icelandic politician Birgitta Jonsdottir and two former Wikileaks staff members to American authorities, a US court has ruled. Read the full story

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has lost his appeal against an extradition order to face rape and sexual assault charges in Sweden, prompting his lawyer to call on the Australian government to intervene. Read the full story

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has asked the UK High Court to block an extradition order to Sweden where he faces questioning on sexual assault allegations. His lawyer, Ban Emmerson, claims the arrest warrant is flawed as Assange has suffered a “mismatch” of Swedish and English law on what constitutes a sex crime. Read the full story

The Supreme Court of Virginia in the USA has confirmed that the social networking site Twitter must hand over information to the American government on people connected to Wikileaks, including Icelandic politician Birgitta Jonsdottir. Read the full story

The mother of Julian Assange has condemned the decision to extradite her son to Sweden as “political and legal gang rape”. Read the full story

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Finland’s president has said she has “profound confidence” in the former speaker of parliament and her advisor, after a Wikileaks cable suggested the pair had disclosed details of a private meeting between her and former Russian president Vladimir Putin. Read the full story

An American federal judge in the state of Virginia will this week decide whether the US Department of Justice can legally force the website Twitter to hand over private information on Icelandic MP Birgitta Jonsdottir, and others connected to Wikileaks. Read the full story

The Prime Minister of Greenland has vowed to approach the Danish government about WikiLeaks disclosures that suggest Demark was complacent about investigating CIA rendition flights in Greenland airspace. Read the full story

This weekend saw the revelation that a Virginia court has, on behalf of the US government, ordered the communications website Twitter to hand over all personal information about certain individuals linked to Wikileaks; including Icelandic MP Birgitta Jonsdottir. Read the full story

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been forced to sign a book deal worth USD 1.7 million to pay for legal costs, according to reports. Read the full story