5. Mainstream media finally did right by Julian Assange, as his international support grew.
The New York Times, The Guardian, Le Monde, El País and Der Spiegel–the media
outlets that published WikiLeaks’ revelations 12 years ago—finally called on President
Biden to free Assange. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (Assange is an
Australian citizen) also finally said he has personally urged the U.S. government to
end its pursuit of Assange. More enthusiastic has been his support in Latin America,
with calls for his release coming from President Gustavo Petro in Colombia, Mexico’s
President Lopez Obrador, Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega, Venezuela’s President
Nicolás Maduro, and Brazil’s President-elect Lula da Silva.
