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Source: Russia Today
The Julian Assange Story – Documentary (2020 Feb 24)
WikiLeaks
founder’s journey from whistleblowing hero to exile
Julian
Assange has spent over a decade in the spotlight, pursued and loathed by the US
government for revealing its darkest secrets. Through his brainchild,
WikiLeaks, Assange has published millions of leaked classified documents and
correspondence on America's wars, politicians, military and corporations.
Months
after his dramatic removal from Ecuador's London embassy, Assange is set to
begin his battle for freedom by contesting the attempt to extradite him.
Washington wants to prosecute Assange under the Espionage Act, one of its most
draconian laws. If extradited and convicted, the transparency advocate could
face up to 175 years in a US prison
WikiLeaks
founder's removal from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London
Assange's
anti-secrecy activities have recently been under the microscope, and his
allegedly quirky personality became the subject of relentless media scrutiny.
Assange is a divisive figure: a free-speech champion to some and a dangerous
maverick to others.
However,
little is known about Assange's personal life. For a broader perspective on
Julian Assange, his inner thoughts and motivation, RTD correspondent Konstantin
Rozhkov travelled the globe to meet his closest friends, father and former
colleagues.
John
Shipton, his father, offers his take on Julian's formative years as a
programming prodigy in Australia. British journalist, Vaughan Smith talks about
hosting the WikiLeaks headquarters at his country mansion. A one-time
Ecuadorian consul in London, Fidel Narvaez recalls the time he spent inside the
embassy with the WikiLeaks founder and staffers. The filmmaker, Johannes
Wahlstrom, talks about working with Assange on the Cablegate files.
The
Assange Story pieces together their accounts for an intimate portrait of the
man behind the world's biggest anti-secrecy organization.
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