Is Julian Assange a criminal or journalist?
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This article from Time is a good overview to get up to speed on who Julian Assange is and why the US is pushing for his extradition.
This Sydney Morning Herald/Age profile from 2022 of Jennifer Robinson. She’s an Aussie human rights lawyer who works with Assange’s legal team.
Hillary Clinton’s interview on ABC TV’s Four Corners (skip to the 25-minute mark). Clinton was the US Secretary of State when WikiLeaks published the classified information in question.
Extras:
This New Yorker article on the Russian artist holding art hostage in a bid to protect Assange
David Crowe's opinion piece on the showing of support by Aussie politicians towards Assange