====== JULIAN ASSANGE AND HIS WORK ====== **Julian Assange is an Australian journalist, editor, publisher, activist. He is the founder of [[https://wikileaks.org/|WikiLeaks]], a multi-national media organization and associated library.** **Julian Assange is currently incarcerated at [[Belmarsh high-security prison]] in London, since the US submitted a request to the UK to [[Julian Assange extradition case to the US|extradite]] him. For his journalistic work, Assange is charged in the US with 17 Espionage Act offenses, and 1 count of conspiracy to commit computer crime, totaling a possible 175 years prison sentence. Extremely weak from years of political persecution and arbitrary detention, his life is now in danger, according to doctors and** [[https://challengepower.info/nils_melzer|UN expert on torture]]. Please help edit this wiki page with the help of [[https://challengepower.info/_media/unity4j_-_speech_by_julian_assange.xlsx|this]] document. See also * [[Assange's awards and recognition]] as a journalist * [[fr:julian_assange_and_his_work]] ===== The Work of WikiLeaks ===== "WikiLeaks specializes in the analysis and publication of large datasets of censored or otherwise restricted official materials involving war, spying and corruption. It has so far published more than 10 million documents and associated analyses. WikiLeaks has contractual relationships and secure communications paths to more than 100 major media organizations from around the world.." Continue reading https://wikileaks.org/What-is-WikiLeaks.html ==== Timeline Assange / WikiLeaks ==== https://defend.wikileaks.org/timeline/ ==== About WikiLeaks work by topics ==== Listed in this section is a selection of news clips, articles, analysis, opinions related to WikiLeaks journalistic work by various commentators, categorized by topics * For the original documents, Press Releases, and Analysis by WikiLeaks, follow links to the WikiLeaks website. * For expert analysis on the most important cables and their historical importance by regions of the world, read The WikiLeaks Files, The World According to US Empire (Verso books, 2015) === Intelligence === See https://wikileaks.org/+-Intelligence-+.html === Global economy === See https://wikileaks.org/+-Global-Economy-+.html === International Politics === See https://wikileaks.org/+-International-Politics-+.html === Corporations === See https://wikileaks.org/+-Corporations-+.html === Government === See https://wikileaks.org/+-Government-+.html === War and Military === See https://wikileaks.org/+-War-Military-+.html **WikiLeaks cables in Afghanistan show monumental corruption** (CNN, 2010) https://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/02/afghanistan.wikileaks/index.html ** Why is Biden prosecuting Assange for telling the truth about Afghanistan ?** Opinion by Noam Chomsky, Daniel Ellsberg, Alice Walker - Newsweek 9/10/21 ==== General analysis & perspectives on WikiLeaks work ==== === A return to the WikiLeaks of 2010 by Naomi Colvin === Read [[ A return to the WikiLeaks of 2010 by Naomi Colvin ]] (march 2019) An essential text from the book [[https://www.orbooks.com/catalog/in-defense-of-julian-assange/ | In Defense of Julian Assange OR Books]] where more texts about the work and legacy of WikiLeaks can be found === Inside the WikiLeaks revolution by Stefania Maurizi === [[Inside the WikiLeaks revolution by Stefania Maurizi]] february 2019 An essential text from the book [[https://www.orbooks.com/catalog/in-defense-of-julian-assange/ | In Defense of Julian Assange OR Books]] where more texts about the work and legacy of WikiLeaks can be found === Il potere segreto. Perché vogliono distruggere Julian Assange e Wikileaks === Stefania Maurizi, Chiarelettere, agosto 2021 === Moving The Bar, my life as a radical lawyer === Chapter 1 : Truth Tellers - Michael Ratner, O/R Books 2021 ===== Assange & WikiLeaks in their own words ===== ==== Press releases ==== === Public Library of US Diplomacy === WikiLeaks releases more than half a million US diplomatic cables from the momentous year of 1979 November 2016 https://www.wikileaks.org/plusd/pressrelease/ === Vault 7 Press releases === https://wikileaks.org/vault7/ ==== Statements ==== === Statement on the Unauthorized biography === 2011 https://www.wikileaks.org/Julian-Assange-Statement-on-the.html === Official Statement from the Ecuadorian embassy === August 2012 https://www.wikileaks.org/Official-Statement-by-Julian.html === Statement after one year in Ecuadorian embassy === https://wikileaks.org/Statement-by-Julian-Assange-after,249.html === On verdict in Manning court martial trial === August 2013 https://www.wikileaks.org/Statement-by-Julian-Assange-on.html === On sentencing hearing of US journalist Barrett Brown === 2014 https://wikileaks.org/Assange-statement-on-the.html === Statement on the US election === 2016 https://wikileaks.org/Assange-Statement-on-the-US-Election.html ==== Letters ==== === First letter from Julian Assange to Benedict Cumberbatch over the Fifth Estate === October 2013 https://www.wikileaks.org/First-Letter-from-Julian-Assange.html === Letter to the French president 2014 === https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2015/07/03/julian-assange-monsieur-hollande-accueillez-moi-en-france_4668919_3232.html ==== Articles ==== === Google is not what it seems === https://wikileaks.org/google-is-not-what-it-seems/ === The Banality of Don't be evil === https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/02/opinion/sunday/the-banality-of-googles-dont-be-evil.html === WikiLeaks has the same mission as The Post and The Times === https://web.archive.org/web/20170423033559/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/julian-assange-wikileaks-has-the-same-mission-as-the-post-and-the-times/2017/04/11/23f03dd8-1d4d-11e7-a0a7-8b2a45e3dc84_story.html ==== Books ==== Check the [[bibliography|bibliography and book repository]] page! ==== Published conversations with Julian Assange ==== === Cypherpunks === - //Freedom and the Future of the Internet// https://www.orbooks.com/catalog/cypherpunks/ === When Google met WikiLeaks === September 2014 https://www.orbooks.com/catalog/when-google-met-wikileaks/ === Supernerds, conversations with heroes === Angela Richter, 2015 https://b-ok.org/book/2659739/a5ad86 === L'Empire de la surveillance === Essai de Ignacio Ramonet (2015) suivi d'un entretien avec Julian Assange « Google nous espionne et en informe les États-Unis » http://www.editions-galilee.fr/f/index.php?sp=liv&livre_id=3446 ==== Interviews with Julian Assange ==== === I enjoy crushing bastards === WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on the War Logs Spiegel, 26/07/2010 https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/wikileaks-founder-julian-assange-on-the-war-logs-i-enjoy-crushing-bastards-a-708518.html === Forbes 2010 === https://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2010/11/29/an-interview-with-wikileaks-julian-assange/ === BBC radio transcript 2010 === http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9309000/9309320.stm === In conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist 2011 === In conversation with Julian Assange, Hans Ulrich Obrist * Part 1 https://www.e-flux.com/journal/25/67875/in-conversation-with-julian-assange-part-i/ * Part 2 https://www.e-flux.com/journal/26/67921/in-conversation-with-julian-assange-part-ii/ === "WikiSecrets" Julian Assange full interview transcript 2011 === "In accordance with our tradition of "scientific journalism" (full primary sources) we release here our, behind the scenes, interview tape between Julian Assange & PBS Frontline's Martin Smith which was recorded on 4/4/2011" === "I was the fall guy", New Internationalist 2012 === Interview with Jamie Kelsey Fry, New Internationalist, April 2012 https://newint.org/features/web-exclusive/2012/04/01/julian-assange/ === The Nation - An Interview with Julian Assange === Chris Hedges, May 2013 https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/interview-julian-assange/ === Der Spiegel interview 2015 === https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/spiegel-interview-with-wikileaks-head-julian-assange-a-1044399.html ===== Julian Assange Talks ===== ==== Assange Talks ==== === Why the world needs WikiLeaks === TED talk 2010 https://www.ted.com/talks/julian_assange_why_the_world_needs_wikileaks === Sysadmins of the world unite ! === https://media.ccc.de/v/30C3_-_5397_-_en_-_saal_1_-_201312292245_-_sysadmins_of_the_world_unite_-_julian_assange_-_jacob ==== TV show The World Tomorrow ==== "The World tomorrow is a television discussion series featuring Julian Assange as host. It is a collection of twelve interviews featuring an eclectic range of guests, who are stamping their mark on the future: politicians, revolutionaries, intellectuals, artists and visionaries." https://worldtomorrow.wikileaks.org/index.html ==== TV & Video interviews ==== === Julian Assange: The 2011 60 Minutes Interview === Apr 11, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ubknv_CxSUY === Julian Assange On DNC Emails And 2016 Election (Full Interview) | Meet The Press | NBC News === Aug 1, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MNNX3IxTxM === Julian Assange Interview 2013 On Edward Snowden on 'This Week': "Asylum is a Right We All Have" === Jun 30, 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWorNyVC5Ds === Extended Interview with Julian Assange === The full version of Mark Davis's exclusive interview Apr 11, 2011 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BplfViSKd6Y === Conversation with John Pilger === http://johnpilger.com/videos/julian-assange-in-conversation-with-john-pilger === Assange last video before communications cut at Ecuadorian Embassy in London === https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J98ed6oML2A === World Ethical Data Forum September 20, 2018 === **Last Interview before his arrest in London** On 20th September 2018, World Ethical Data Forum broadcast an interview with Julian Assange, the founder and former Editor-in-Chief of WikiLeaks. This interview was the first time Julian Assange had been heard from after his communication channels were cut off by the Ecuadorian embassy in March, 2018. The interview proved also to be the very last time he was heard from, as on 11th April 2019, Assange was carried out from the embassy by UK police and taken to Belmarsh Prison on the charge of having breached his bail conditions. He has since spent most of his time in solitary confinement and is currently awaiting an extradition hearing at Woolwich Crown Court on February 24th, 2020. An hour long, this last interview is of interest historically, as well as in its own right, covering subjects such as the conditions of his detainment, his reasons for beginning WikiLeaks and his treatment at the hands of the press, the consequences for culture should WikiLeaks disappear, the meaning and importance of cryptography, the recent advances in AI hacking, cyber-warfare and surveillance technologies, and very much more. https://worldethicaldata.org/node/49 ===== Movies ===== Collateral Murder (2010): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1820416/?ref_=nm_knf_t2 The War You Don't See (2010):https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1809387/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_37 WikiRebels: The Documentary (2010):https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1805516/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_38 Julian Assange: A Modern Day Hero? Inside the World of Wikileaks (2011): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3025034/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_29 True Stories: Wikileaks - Secrets and Lies (2011): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2123355/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_30 WikiLeaks Revelations (2011): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1976652/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_32 Wikileaks: War, Lies and Videotape (2011): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1799148/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_34 Shadows of Liberty (2012): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1543807/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_26 Mediastan (2013): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3169780/?ref_=nm_knf_t1 The Engineer (2013): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3141700/?ref_=nm_flmg_prd_2 InRealLife (2013): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3101474/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_22 Une contre-histoire de l'Internet (2013): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2865302/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_23 Citizenfour (2014): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4044364/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_17 Terminal F/Chasing Edward Snowden (2015): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4477936/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_16 Risk (2016): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4964772/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_13 Free Speech Fear Free (2016): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4462056/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_14 Architects of Denial (2017): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6842752/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_2 Hacking Justice (2017): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6654984/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_4 The New Radical (2017): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6333062/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_8