Home

North America

United Kingdom

Germany

Technology

Health

Entertainment

Timeline of Julian Assange Events

August 2010 - Swedish Prosecutors issue two arrest warrants for Julian Assange relating to an alleged rape. Julian Assange denies the allegations

December 2010 - Julian Assange is arrested in London

May 2012 - UK Supreme Court rules to extradite Mr Assange to Sweden to face charges

June 2012 - Mr Assange enters the Ecuadorian embassy in London

August 2012 - Ecuador grants asylum to Julian Assange, concerned that his human rights may be violated if he is extradited.

August 2015 - Swedish Prosecutors drop the investigation into allegations of sexual molestation- he still faces rape charges

October 2015 - London Metropolitan Police withdraw officers from their station outside the Ecuadorian embassy

February 2016 - UN rules that Julian Assange has been "arbitrarily detained" by UK and Swedish authorities since 2010

May 2017 - Swedish Director of public prosecutions announces the rape investigation is being dropped

<< Return to Article