wikileaks

German MPs protest Assange's arrest outside London prison

Two far-left German MPs, Heike Hansel and Sevim Dagdelen of Die Linke had been due to meet their "friend" Assange in London's Ecuadoran embassy later on Monday. But they were in for a surprise.

rape

Famed Berlin hacker linked to Wikileaks fends off rape claim

The most high-profile member of Berlin’s hacker community, Jacob Appelbaum, has been forced to deny accusations of sexual harassment and rape.

NSA

Hacker photographer turns lens on dissidents

Privacy activist Jacob Appelbaum’s new Berlin art exhibition aims to show Julian Assange and other famous dissidents in the internet privacy debate in a new light.

britain

'States can't keep secrets from young techies'

The two British journalists who published the first WikiLeak cables were in Germany on Thursday talking transparency and surveillance. They told The Local that state secrets were being spilled because tech-phobic governments were failing to keep up.

US

Helmut Schmidt slams 'foolish' US pursuit of Wikileaks

Former Chancellor Helmut Schmidt has blasted as “foolish” the United States’ pursuit of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.