Katharine Gun
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Katharine Gun is a former British intelligence translator and whistleblower known for leaking a classified memo about a U.S. spying operation aimed at influencing United Nations diplomats before the 2003 Iraq War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
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translator ⓘ whistleblower ⓘ |
| advocacy |
civil liberties
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government transparency ⓘ whistleblower protections ⓘ |
| almaMater | Durham University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearedIn | documentary The Spy Who Tried to Stop a War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1974-03-01 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Taipei
NERFINISHED
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Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| charge | breach of the Official Secrets Act 1989 ⓘ |
| chargeDate | 2003-11 ⓘ |
| chargeOutcome | charges dropped ⓘ |
| chargeOutcomeDate | 2004-02-25 ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| education | studied Japanese at the University of Durham ⓘ |
| employer |
GCHQ
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government Communications Headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Gun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | signals intelligence translation ⓘ |
| fullName | Katharine Teresa Gun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Katharine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grewUpIn | Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | exposing U.S.-U.K. spying operation on UN diplomats in 2003 ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Mandarin Chinese ⓘ |
| leakedDocumentDate | 2003-01 ⓘ |
| leakedDocumentFrom | National Security Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leakedDocumentType | classified memo ⓘ |
| leakedTo |
The Observer
NERFINISHED
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journalist Martin Bright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverageBy |
BBC
NERFINISHED
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The Guardian NERFINISHED ⓘ The Observer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | preventing an illegal war in Iraq ⓘ |
| nationalityAtBirth | British ⓘ |
| notableWork | Leak of NSA memo on UN spying before 2003 Iraq War ⓘ |
| occupation |
translator
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whistleblower ⓘ |
| opposedConflict | 2003 invasion of Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Keira Knightley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| spouse | Yasar Gun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
book The Spy Who Tried to Stop a War
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film Official Secrets ⓘ |
| workLocation | Cheltenham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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