{"id":6051,"date":"2020-02-11T21:28:18","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T20:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/?p=6051"},"modified":"2025-08-15T19:34:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T17:34:55","slug":"deutsch-wikileaks-hrafnsson-assange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/politics\/deutsch-wikileaks-hrafnsson-assange\/","title":{"rendered":"Wikileaks Editor in Chief Kristinn Hrafnsson on Julian Assange"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-md-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-8 pb-3\">\n<p><strong>Wikileaks Editor in Chief Kristinn Hrafnsson on Julian Assange<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In this speech recorded on the 4th of February 2020 in London, Editor-in-Chief of Wikileaks Kristinn Hrafnsson addresses the case of Julian Assange . Hrafnsson&#8217;s speech starts with his recent experience with Assange when he visited him recently in Belmarsh prison. Hrafnsson then examines the accusation of the U.S. government that asserts that Assange is a hacker and not a journalist. Thereafter he examines the most significant revelations of Wikileaks when Assange led the organisation, the threat that his extradition to the United States poses to press freedom and concludes by surfacing the importance of collective action.<\/p>\n<p>To read this interview, please click here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Wikileaks-Editor-in-Chief-Kristinn-Hrafnsson-on-Julian-Assange.pdf\">Wikileaks Editor in Chief Kristinn Hrafnsson on Julian Assange<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>VIDEO:\u00a0Wikileaks Editor in Chief Kristinn Hrafnsson on Julian Assange<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wikileaks Editor in Chief Kristinn Hrafnsson on Julian Assange\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KeFPSQVqwPI?start=13&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>To watch more of our videos on this topic or with other experts such as Edward Snowden, Noam Chomsky, Abby Martin, Yanis Varoufakis, Julian Assange, Glenn Greenwald, Jeremy Scahill, Jill Stein, Daniel Ellsberg, etc, please visit and subscribe to our YouTube channel by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/acTVismMunich?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Donate today to support independent &amp; non-profit media!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0or on the picture below:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4434 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future-300x100.jpg 300w\" width=\"700\" height=\"233\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>ABOUT\u00a0KRISTINN HRAFNSSON<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Kristinn Hrafnsson<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks since 2018 and an Icelandic investigative journalist. He was named Icelandic journalist of the year three times, in 2004, 2007 and 2010 by Iceland\u2019s National Union of Journalists; the only journalist ever to receive this award thrice.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Citation of\u00a0Featured Image:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0)<\/li>\n<li>Author: JD Lasica Link: https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jdlasica\/6098119969\/<\/li>\n<li>Note: acTVism Munich is a non-profit, volunteer-based and independent media organization. No copyright harm or violation is intended. All content produced by acTVism Munich is for educational and commercial purposes. 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