Where is Assange from?
Townsville, Australia
Julian Assange/Place of birth
Who is Julian Assange Wikipedia?
Julian Paul Assange (/əˈsɑːnʒ/; born 3 July 1971) is an Australian editor, publisher and activist who founded WikiLeaks in 2006. WikiLeaks came to international attention in 2010 when it published a series of leaks provided by U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning.
Where is Julian Assange born?
Julian Paul Hawkins
Julian Assange/Full name
When did Julian Assange become an Ecuadorian citizen?
Julian Assange. Having been unsuccessful in his challenge to the extradition proceedings, he breached his bail and absconded. He was granted asylum by Ecuador in August 2012 and has remained in the Embassy of Ecuador in London since then. Assange has held Ecuadorian citizenship since 12 December 2017.
Why is Julian Assange in jail in the UK?
Assange is currently in prison in the United Kingdom for violating his bail conditions when he entered Ecuador’s London embassy to elude extradition to Sweden. Swedish prosecutors dropped their investigation of sexual molestation and coercion against him in 2015 and their investigation into rape allegations in 2020.
When did Julian Assange become editor in chief of WikiLeaks?
Assange and others established WikiLeaks in 2006. Assange became a member of the organisation’s advisory board and described himself as the editor-in-chief. From 2007 to 2010, Assange travelled continuously on WikiLeaks business, visiting Africa, Asia, Europe and North America.
When did Julian Assange’s mother and father divorce?
When Julian was a year old, his mother married Brett Assange, an actor with whom she ran a small theatre company and whom Julian regards as his father (choosing Assange as his surname). Christine and Brett Assange divorced around 1979.