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PEN International, English PEN and PEN Norway once again urge the UK authorities to stop the extradition of Assange and call on the US authorities to drop the charges against him and withdraw their extradition request.

Tim Burke faces charges under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act after he acquired embarrassing Fox News outtakes. The statute hinges on “unauthorized” access; he says he accessed publicly available URLs.

Following an FBI raid of his home last year, the freelance journalist Tim Burke has been arrested and indicted in connection with an investigation into leaks of unaired footage from Fox News. The raid raised questions about whether Burke was being investigated for First Amendment-protected...

It is vital not to forget about the man – and the repercussions for press freedom if the High Court says he can be sent to the US, say Christophe Deloire and Rebecca Vincent

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange faces what may be his final appeal against extradition to the United States after five years of being held in Belmarsh high security prison in a case that is expected to have ramifications for journalists and publishers that publish classified government information. Lawyers for the 52 year old will argue that Assange should be granted permission to appeal against extradition to the US, where he faces a maximum jail time of 175 years, in what his legal advisors a...

Ahead of the upcoming UK High Court hearing in the extradition proceedings against Julian Assange, Reporters Without Borders examines 12 of the common misconceptions about the US government’s case against him.

Luis “Louie” Ruelas and private investigator Bo Dietl are being sued for allegedly hacking computers for the “harassment and abuse” of an ex of the Bravo star.

Luis “Louie” Ruelas shared an inspirational quote hours before it was revealed he was sued for allegedly harassing and abusing his ex.

Amnesty International on Tuesday renewed its call for the U.S. government to drop charges against jailed WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange, whose final hearing before the United Kingdom's High Court regarding his extradition to the United States is fast approaching. Assange's February 20-21 hearing before the High Court will determine whether…

RHONJ star Teresa Giudice's husband Luis Ruelas and Bo Dietl are being sued for alleged computer hacking and "harrassment and abuse."