Julian Assange
Australian editor, publisher, and activist (born 1971) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Australian editor, publisher, and activist (born 1971) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Julian Paul Assange (born 3 July 1971) is an Australian computer programmer, publisher and journalist.
Julian Assange | |
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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 |
Teresa Doe (m. 1989–1999) |
| Partner(s) | Sarah Harrison (sep. 2009; sep. 2012) |
| Children | 4 |
| Awards | Full list[broken anchor] |
In June 2024, he was released from the British justice system; He was put on an airplane. He went to the island of Saipan (in the Pacific Ocean). He stood in front of a judge in the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands, and was released.[1][2] He came (back) to Australia in June.[3]
He is a spokesman and editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks, which is a website that posts news leaks. He started the website in 2006.[4] 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.
Assange was the Readers' Choice for Time Person of the Year in 2010[5] after getting the most Internet votes.
In 2012, facing extradition to Sweden, he took refuge at the Embassy of Ecuador in London and was granted political asylum by Ecuador.
On 11 January 2018, it was announced that Assange had held Ecuadorian citizenship since 12 December 2017.[6]
Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno said on 27 July 2018 that he had begun talks with British authorities to withdraw the asylum for Assange.[7] On 11 April 2019, Ecuador withdrew Assange's asylum and he was arrested by the Metropolitan Police shortly afterwards.[8] His lawyers said they will fight extradition to the United States.[9]
In November 2019, it was reported that Assange is in bad health, has depression and "could die in prison" if not hospitalised.[10][11]
As of 2024's second quarter, Assange's extradition case [was still] under appeal, in the British justice system.[12] Earlier (4 February 2020), the extradition to the United States hearing (a pre-trial discussion in a court) for Assange began in London. On 26 March 2024, London’s High Court gave "the U.S. government three weeks to provide satisfactory assurances Assange will receive a fair trial; have his first amendment free speech rights protected; and will not face the death penalty if he is extradited from the U.K. to the United States".[13][14]
In June 2024, he was released from the British justice system; He was put on an airplane that went to Saipan (in the Pacific Ocean).
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