The War On News

A record of government actions against journalism and fact-based reporting, from the first press laws to today

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WikiLeaks

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Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 0 sources.

Kind
other
Country
AU
Website
https://wikileaks.org/

Incidents

DateIncidentRelationStatus
23 May 2019United States indicts WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange under the Espionage Actaffectedhistorical
5 July 2010United States charges Army analyst Chelsea Manning under the Espionage Act for leaking to WikiLeaksaffectedhistorical