Julian Assange
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Julian Assange is an Australian journalist, publisher, and activist best known as the founder of WikiLeaks, which released classified and sensitive documents from governments and organizations worldwide.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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journalist → political activist → publisher → whistleblowing advocate → |
| awardReceived |
Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism
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Sam Adams Award → Sydney Peace Prize →
surface form: "Sydney Peace Foundation Gold Medal"
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| countryOfCitizenship | Australia → |
| dateOfBirth | 1971-07-03 → |
| describedAs | controversial figure in global politics and media → |
| educatedAt |
Central Queensland University
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University of Melbourne → |
| endTimeOfRefugeInEcuadorianEmbassy | 2019 → |
| familyName |
Julian Assange
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surface form: "Assange"
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| fieldOfWork |
freedom of information
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investigative journalism → whistleblowing → |
| founded | WikiLeaks → |
| fullName |
Julian Assange
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surface form: "Julian Paul Assange"
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| gender | male → |
| givenName | Julian → |
| hasChild | Daniel Assange → |
| hasSignature | https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/Julian_Assange_signature.svg → |
| knownFor |
challenging state secrecy
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publishing classified documents → |
| languagesSpoken | English → |
| movement |
anti-war movement
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open data movement →
surface form: "open government movement"
transparency movement → |
| notableFor | founding WikiLeaks → |
| notableWork |
WikiLeaks
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surface form: "Cablegate releases"
Collateral Murder video release → WikiLeaks →
surface form: "WikiLeaks publication of Afghan War documents"
WikiLeaks →
surface form: "WikiLeaks publication of Iraq War documents"
WikiLeaks →
surface form: "WikiLeaks publication of U.S. diplomatic cables"
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| occupation |
activist
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computer programmer → journalist → publisher → |
| placeOfBirth |
Townsville
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surface form: "Townsville, Queensland, Australia"
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| placeOfDetention | HM Prison Belmarsh → |
| politicalAlignment | libertarian-leaning → |
| spouse | Stella Assange → |
| startTimeOfActivity | 2006 → |
| startTimeOfRefugeInEcuadorianEmbassy | 2012 → |
| subjectOf |
Swedish sexual offence investigation
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United States criminal investigation → extradition proceedings in the United Kingdom → |
| tookRefugeIn | Embassy of Ecuador in London → |
| website |
WikiLeaks
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surface form: "https://wikileaks.org/"
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this entity surface form: "Assange acted as a journalist and publisher"
this entity surface form: "Assange"
this entity surface form: "Julian Paul Assange"