British authorities arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in London on Thursday, charging him with breaching bail conditions and exposing him to extradition to the United States where he faces a charge of computer hacking conspiracy. Corruption, Killings And Abuse In Iraq And AfghanistanAfter WikiLeaks released the “Collateral Murder” video, it continued with other document dumps from the Manning files. In the case of Germany, WikiLeaks alleged the files showed the NSA had tapped the German chancellery going back decades. The publication received widespread support from human rights groups, and Amnesty International gave WikiLeaks a media award in 2009 as a result. The Hillary Clinton EmailsDuring the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, WikiLeaks released thousands of emails from Hillary Clinton’s campaign chief, John Podesta, which Russian hackers had stolen from his Gmail account.

Source: Huffington Post April 11, 2019 14:03 UTC