Julian Assange and WikiLeaks: What Happened?

He grabbed the world's attention with a massive leak of diplomatic cables 9 years ago. Now he's been arrested. Here's the run down.

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00:38I don't have too many fears about being extradited to Sweden.

00:41There are much bigger concerns about being extradited to the United States.

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00:57It has become my home, my office and my refuge.

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01:07The United States must renounce its witch hunt against WikiLeaks.

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01:43Chelsea Manning has served a tough prison sentence.

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02:03We are taking a stand. This culture of leaking must stop.

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02:14Today is an important victory for me and for the UN Human Rights System.

02:22But it by no means erases seven years of detention without charge.

02:31Why my children grew up without me?

02:36That is not something that I can forgive.

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02:46This naturalization was granted on December 12, 2017.

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02:59I want to highlight in particular the multiple occasions in which Mrs. Sánchez has intervened in internal affairs of other states.

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03:19A journalist and a publisher is facing a political persecution for doing journalism.

03:28It would be horrible if this goes forward.

03:31That a journalist is extradited to the United States for the crime of doing journalism.