Sweden Denies Residency Permit To Wikileaks Founder

Sweden denies residency permit to WikiLeaks founder

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden denied a work and residency permit Monday for Julian Assange, founder of the WikiLeaks website that angered the United States by releasing classified U.S. military documents about the Afghan war.

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