Julian Assange open to political action as Cannes hosts documentary


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  • Thursday, 22 May 2025

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, his wife Stella Assange, and the team of the documentary film "The Six Billion Dollar Man" presented as part of Special Screenings, pose on the red carpet during arrivals for the screening of the film "The History of Sound" in competition at the 78th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 21, 2025. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

CANNES, France (Reuters) -WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is at the Cannes Film Festival this week for the documentary "The Six Billion Dollar Man," is thinking about how to become politically active again once he has fully recovered from prison, said his wife, Stella.

Assange, 53, returned to his native Australia after pleading guilty last June under an agreement with U.S. officials to one count of illegally obtaining and disclosing national security materials.

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