‘I am back’ – Julian Assange

The WikiLeaks founder suggested that he is returning to public life two years after striking a deal for his freedom with the US WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has suggested that he is returning to public life, following a hiatus after his release from British custody in 2024.The transparency activist spent five years behind bars while fighting a US extradition request that could have resulted in a lengthy sentence in a high-security US prison. He eventually struck a deal that secured his freedom amid a global campaign urging Washington to drop the case against him.The WikiLeaks account on X announced on Thursday that Assange is “back,” posting a photo in which he is posing in front of a mural depicting him in Sydney, Australia.Assange reposted the message, confirming his return and saying it is the first post in eight years that he has personally written.His wife Stella said more news will follow next week.WikiLeaks became a global phenomenon in 2010 after publishing a leaked video showing a US military airstrike in Baghdad in 2007 that killed at least a dozen people. Chelsea Manning was arrested and later convicted in 2013 for providing WikiLeaks with the footage and other class...