Julian Assange
Julian Paul Assange (born 3 July 1971) is an Australian computer programmer, publisher and journalist. He is a spokesman and editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks, which is a website that posts news leaks. He started the website in 2006.[1] He was born in Townsville, Queensland. He also made a program called Rubberhose (file system) to hide secret information in a specific way that protects against torture.
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 Assange in the Ecuadorian Embassy, London (August 2014) | |
| Born | Julian Paul Hawkins 3 July 1971 Townsville, Queensland, Australia |
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| Years active | 1987–present |
| Known for | Founding WikiLeaks |
| Title | Director and editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks |
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| Criminal status | Convicted of failure to surrender to the court Under arrest by the Metropolitan Police Service in London under extradition warrant. |
| Spouse(s) | Teresa Doe (m. 1989; div. 1999) |
| Partner(s) | Sarah Harrison (sep. 2009; sep. 2012) |
| Children | 4 |
| Awards | Full list |
Assange was the Readers' Choice for Time Person of the Year in 2010[2] after getting the most Internet votes. However, Mark Zuckerberg, who started Facebook, won the actual award.
In 2012, facing extradition to Sweden, he was granted political asylum by Ecuador and took refuge at the Embassy of Ecuador, London.
On 11 January 2018, it was announced that Assange had held Ecuadorian citizenship since 12 December 2017.[3]
Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno said on 27 July 2018 that he had begun talks with British authorities to withdraw the asylum for Assange.[4] On 11 April 2019, Ecuador withdrew Assange's asylum and he was arrested by the Metropolitan Police shortly afterwards.[5] His lawyers said they will fight extradition to the United States.[6]
In November 2019, it was reported that Assange is in bad health, has depression and "could die in prison" if not hospitalized.[7][8]
The extradition to the United States hearing (a pre-trial discussion in a court) for Assange began in London on February 24, 2020. The next set of hearings is scheduled for May.[9]
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Julian Assange, photo ("sunny country background"[1])
Assange at the "New Media Days 09" in Copenhagen, November 2009
Assange and Daniel Domscheit-Berg at the 26C3 in Berlin, December 2009
Gun camera footage of the airstrike of 12 July 2007 in Baghdad, showing the deaths of journalists Namir Noor-Eldeen and Saeed Chmagh by a US helicopter
Assange speaks on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral in London, 16 October 2011.
Demonstration in support of Assange in front of Sydney Town Hall, 10 December 2010
Assange on the balcony of Ecuadorian embassy in London in 2012
Ecuadoran foreign minister Ricardo Patiño met with Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy on 16 June 2013.
Demonstration outside the Ecuadorian embassy to free Assange, 16 June 2013
John Pilger, Richard Gizbert, and Assange–'The WikiLeaks Files' Book Launch–Foyles, London, 29 September 2015
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References
- ↑ "Mystery Hacker: Who Is WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange? - TIME". time.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
- ↑ "Julian Assange: Readers' Choice for TIME's Person of the Year 2010 - TIME NewsFeed". newsfeed.time.com. 13 December 2010. http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/12/13/julian-assange-readers-choice-for-times-person-of-the-year-2010/. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
- ↑ "Ecuador grants WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange citizenship" (in en-GB). The Independent. 2018-01-11. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/julian-assange-ecuador-citizenship-citizen-naturalised-london-embassy-wikileaks-asylum-uk-sweden-a8153986.html. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
- ↑ Barnes, Tom (27 July 2018). "Assange will be removed from London embassy 'eventually', Ecuador says". The Independent. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ↑ (in en-US) Julian Assange arrested in London: Live updates - CNN. 2019-04-11. https://edition.cnn.com/uk/live-news/julian-assange-arrest-dle-gbr-intl/index.html. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ↑ "Assange lawyer: We'll be fighting extradition to U.S." MSNBC.
- ↑ Doctors say ailing Assange needs medical care in hospital
- ↑ Julian Assange's health is so bad he 'could die in prison', say 60 doctors
- ↑ Wamsley, Laurel (24 February 2020). "Julian Assange Extradition Hearing Begins in London". NPR.