Wikileaks releases a fascinating secret chat between Eric Schmidt and Julian Assange

What would a lengthy conversation between Google's chairman and Wikileak's controversial head honcho reveal?

Judge says Bradley Manning was mistreated in prison, issues “credit” for time

Bradley Manning, suspected of giving a number of confidential documents to Wikileaks, was award 112 days of "prison credit" after being poorly treated during his jail time at a Virginia facility.

Wikileak’s Julian Assange to run for Australian senate under new political party

Julian Assange, who is currently in exile in London's Ecuadorian embassy, plans to run for senate after launching a new, Wikileaks-based political party in Australia.

Conspiracy conviction for Anonymous hacker in PayPal, Visa, MasterCard case

Hacktivist Christopher Weatherhead was convicted today of "conspiracy to impair" the operations of a number of payments companies in 2010.

Anonymous says Wikileaks has turned into a ‘One Man Julian Assange show’

Anonymous and Wikileaks have seemingly broken a longstanding partnership after Wikileaks put up a paywall over a number of leaked documents on its website.

Anonymous launches DDOS attacks in the name of Julian Assange

Anonymous targeted United Kingdom government websites today in a show of solidarity with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who is fleeing London to Ecuador for fear of being extradited to the United States.

Julian Assange fears U.S. could create a ‘dangerous and oppressive world’

Founder Julian Assange asked President Obama today to "renounce [the United States'] witch hunt" against Wikileaks, the website that published a number of sensitive U.S. diplomatic cables. The speech comes soon after being granted asylum in Ecuador in the midst of his trial for Swedish sex-crimes.

WikiLeaks: We’re back in business for donations, baby (thanks, France)

WikiLeaks announced today that it is “back open for donations.”

The nonprofit organization is running a screen play past Visa and MasterCard, which have been blocking funds for the foundation, and will now be able to take donations through the …

Bradley Manning, alleged WikiLeaks leak, finally gets his court date

PFC Bradley Manning, the U.S. Army soldier who was arrested in May 2010 for passing information to WikiLeaks, has finally been given a court date.

Manning’s hearing will begin December 16, 2011, at Fort Meade, Maryland, and is expected to …

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange may face trial in Sweden after losing extradition appeal

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange may be extradited to Sweden to face rape charges after losing an appeal in the UK.

Today, a UK high court ruled that the European Arrest Warrant for Assange’s arrest and extradition to Sweden was valid.…

WikiLeaks shuts down operations to protest “financial blockade” & focus on fundraising

WikiLeaks has suspended publishing of leaked documents to draw awareness to its precarious financial plight.

In many ways, it strikes us as a more dramatic version of NPR’s Pledge Week: If you support the organization financially, your regularly scheduled programs …