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WikiLeaks founder Assange strikes book deal to cover legal fees


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

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Assange rape accusers keeping a low profile


The two Swedish women whose accusations of rape and sexual molestation blew the lid on the WikiLeaks saga are keeping well out of the spotlight. Read the full story

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Icelander makes hit computer game about WikiLeaks


Earlier this month, WikiLeaks: The Game was introduced to the French online gaming website Jeuxjeuxjeux.fr. After only a few days of being online, millions of people had played the game, making it an instant hit. Read the full story

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Wikileaks donations going well despite Visa, Mastercard shutdown


Olafur V. Sigurvinsson, co-founder of the Swiss-Icelandic web host DataCell, says that donations to Wikileaks have only been increasing over the last few days. Read the full story

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Icelandic company feels heat from Visa and Mastercard over Wikileaks service


Datacell, a website hosting company in Iceland and Switzerland, says it is under increasing pressure from outside sources including Visa and Mastercard, to stop hosting the whistle-blowing website Wikileaks. This despite the fact that it is just one of many companies hosting Wikileaks around the world, and that Datacell has thousands of other customers besides Wikileaks. Read the full story

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WikiLeaks reveals U.S. Embassy’s view on Carl Bildt’s political abilities


Svenska Dagbladet and Aftonbladet have both reported that confidental documents which reveal the view of diplomats at the U.S. Embassy in Stockholm on Carl Bildt’s political abilities have been published by WikiLeaks. Read the full story

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Finland not exempt from WikiLeaks exposure


Around 600 secret documents released by the whistle-blower website WikiLeaks reportedly originated from Helsinki’s U.S. Embassy. Read the full story

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Wikileaks releases documents on Iceland


The whistle-blowing website, Wikileaks has fulfilled its promise to release more secret files to the public. This time some of the files relate to Iceland; among other things about Icelandic-American political relations and the Icesave dispute. Read the full story

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WikiLeaks founder rape warrant appeal rejected


WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange remains wanted worldwide after a Swedish court rejected his appeal against an arrest warrant for rape. Read the full story

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Wikileaks starts company in Icelandic apartment


A new business which has been founded in Iceland by the whistleblowing website Wikileaks, is registered to a block of flats in the Mosfellsbaer municipality near Reykjavik. A Wikileaks spokesperson says that, as yet, the company is not involved in any activity and has no turnover. Read the full story

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