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WikiLeaks: Julian Assange given peace prize
Julian Assange, the founder of whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks, has been
awarded an award “for exceptional courage in pursuit of human rights”.
Mr Assange was given the Sydney Peace Medal at a ceremony at the Frontline
Club in central London today.
The Sydney Peace Foundation said that it was making the award to recognise Mr
in recognition of the need “for greater transparency and accountability of
governments”.
Professor Stuart Rees, director of the foundation, said: “By challenging
centuries old practices of government secrecy and by championing people’s
right to know, WikiLeaks and Julian Assange have created the potential for a
new order in journalism and in the free flow of information.”
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