Julian Assange: Exposing USA's Dark Secrets | Wikileaks Scandal

The decision not to extradite Julian Assange to the United States is unlikely to be the end of his long struggle.

For the past 10 years, Premiere Lignes has investigated Assange and the WikiLeaks network. In their first film in 2011, they interviewed Julian Assange and his team and profiled these new transparency activists who aim to disrupt citizens’ relationships with information. In 2013, they met Julian Assange again, interviewing him in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he described a society petrified by authoritarian excesses that he felt obliged to confront. At the time, Assange had no idea that he was going to spend seven years between four walls, watched by surveillance cameras.

During the past decade, Wikileaks has come under constant pressure from the U.S. government. But the site continued to publish compromising documents that illuminate and shape our world. In 2016, its interventions in the US elections played a crucial role in the election of Donald Trump. In 2017, it tried to similarly influence the French election.

Today, Julian Assange and WikiLeaks are at a turning point in their history. For his detractors, Assange is a spy and traitor who deserves his fate. For his supporters, the extradition request is a serious and unprecedented attack on the freedom of information, protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Who’s to say The Guardian, Der Spiegel or Le Monde could not also be prosecuted for collaborating with WikiLeaks?

This documentary was produced by Premiere Lignes and directed by Nicolas Vescovacci, Luc Hermann & Paul Moreira . It was first released in 2021.
---

SUBSCRIBE for more amazing stories, including free FULL documentaries. On Java Discover we have an incredible library of award-winning documentaries: from world-leading investigations to true crime and history, we have something for everyone!

Click the SUBSCRIBE button and make sure to set NOTIFICATIONS to stay updated with all new content!

[JavaDiscover]

Hey There! I hope you’re enjoying our documentaries so far!
Just adding a note here to let you all know that we’re currently releasing a selection of our award-winning documentaries to highlight some topics that are really important to us. The first is ‘Las Abogadas’, following four immigration attorneys over a four-year odyssey as the US government upends every law to protect those fleeing from violence and war ⤵

[TonyMontana-fric]

JULLIAN Assange is my hero who dares to speak the truth.

[TeamNoQabiil]

When did reporting a crime suddenly become a crime? Let's free Julian Assange!

[aminaragin]

My heart bleeds for Julian. He's being martyred for telling the Truth. 🥺

[izzytrue]

Reporting the news ... IS NOT A CRIME. Journalists NOT reporting crimes ... IS A CRIME!

[oniondidgeridoo]

julian is an ambassador for truth not a criminal , the real criminals walk free and still get away with these crimes, we need change now

[ChrisoKyriacou]

Shame on the Australian government for not supporting and trying to get Julian Assange home.

[juschu]

Assange is a hero warrior. It took a lot of courage to report these evil crimes.

[laraoneal]

Australia should be ashamed. Julian is an Australian citizen and they have done absolutely nothing for him. He’s a political pawn and it’s disgusting.

[Chapps]

He didn't commit a crime. He reported a truth.
How can you be charged with a crime when you're not even in that country?

[syedsajjadabdi]

I ashamed to be Australian we are not doing anything to free that sign of real freedom

[jbraymick]

This is the price of exposing evil. Most people are too cowardly to stand for truth.

[BillKinsman]

I can't believe that he has been effectively silenced by the so-called free world! Free Julian Assange

[ralphkassing]

All he did was tell the truth. That can’t be ALLOWED! Disgusting!

[sandrakisch]

I appreciate beyond words my appreciation for Julian exposing corruption in governments. ❤

[Joseph-Sheldon.AuthRep]

Julian Assange is a beautiful man and humanity is blessed to have him and for what he has done to bring out the truth for all to see.😢

[Truthseeker]

Free Assange. Jail the crooked politicians and journalists.

[SA-xdos]

He is a hero and its plain obvious that the US and European leaders scared of his truths

[timturner]

He should be held in high esteem for exposing the traitors and thieves.

[wat]

"When exposing a crime is treated as committing a crime, you are being ruled by criminals” - Edward Snowden