Assange is an Australian citizen.

nwsmkr (@nwsmkr), Sep 18, 2026, 08:45 UTC

Assange is an Australian citizen. 2006 — founded WikiLeaks. Published classified material from whistleblowers (Chelsea Manning). Main publications (2010): video of civilians being shot from a helicopter in Iraq (“Collateral Murder”), Afghan and Iraq war logs, U.S. diplomatic cables, and files on Guantanamo, torture and surveillance. 2012 — took refuge in Ecuador’s embassy in London. Stayed there 7 years. 2019 — Ecuador revoked asylum; British police arrested him. He spent 5 years in Belmarsh prison (2019–2024) while the U.S. sought extradition (up to 175 years). 2024 — on Saipan (a U.S. terri…

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