TIMELINE: Events leading up to the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
Julian Assange is the founder of WikiLeaks, a website created in 2006 to leak mostly classified information to the public. Over the years he has been a symbol for whistleblowing and controversial topics. In 2010, WikiLeaks published a series of leaked “documents, videos, diplomatic cables and battlefield accounts” by Chelsea Manning, an intelligence analyst in Iraq. The Army reports came to be known as Iraq War Logs and Afgan War Diaries.
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Ecuadorian government revokes Julian Assange’s asylum for being a nightmare houseguest
The WikiLeaks founder had taken asylum in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since 2012, and in April 2019, after seven years as the embassy’s guest, he finally wore out his welcome. When one looks into his behavior, it is easy to see why.
