Julian Assange, a founder of Wikileaks, endured nearly 15 years of persecution for daring to provide an information platform that opened access to leaked documents exposing the rich and powerful. One year after Assange’s release from Belmarsh Prison, his brother, Gabriel Shipton, launched The Information Rights Project to share the lessons he and his family learned as they mounted a global movement in defense of Assange. Clearing the FOG speaks with Shipton about what Assange endured, why information access is a critical right, and what people around the world can do to protect this right as attacks on those who speak out and report the truth grow.
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Gabriel Shipton is an Australian film producer, human rights advocate, and founder of The Information Rights Project. As the brother of WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange, Gabriel played a pivotal role in the global campaign for his brother’s release, building bipartisan coalitions across Australia and the United States, mobilising grassroots support, and leading innovative fundraising efforts, including in the cryptocurrency space. He produced the 2021 documentary Ithaka, which chronicles the Assange family’s fight for justice. Visit The Information Rights Project.
