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2011, People in the News , 2nd prize singles , Seamus Murphy
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Julian Assange, founder of the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks, emerges from a panel discussion at the University of London.

30 September 2010

Julian Assange, Gründer der Aufdeckungswebsite WikiLeaks, verlässt am 30. September eine Podiumsdiskussion der Universität London. Im Laufe des Jahres hatte WikiLeaks große Mengen geheimer us- amerikanischer Militärdokumente über den Irak und Afghanistan veröffentlicht. Es folgte die Enthüllung prekärer Diplomatenkorrespondenz der USA mit dem Nahen Osten und anderen internationalen Diplomaten, darunter Dokumente über die Haltung palästinensischer Verhandlungsführer gegenüber Israel. Anfang September ordnete der schwedische Generalstaatsanwalt die Wiederaufnahme eines bereits eingestellten Verfahrens gegen Assange wegen sexueller Nötigung an. Im darauffolgenden Monat wurde ein internationaler Haftbefehl ausgestellt, was Vorwürfe einer Verleumdungskampagne entfachte.

London, UK Julian Assange, founder of the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks, emerges from a panel discussion at the University of London. During the year, WikiLeaks had made public a large batch of classified US military documents on Iraq and Afghanistan. It went on to release sensitive correspondence between American, Middle-Eastern, and other international diplomats, including revelations on the stance taken by Palestinian negotiators in connection with Israel. At the beginning of September, the Swedish Director of Prosecutions re-opened a previously dropped case against Assange on allegations of sexual assault. The following month an international warrant was issued for his arrest, sparking accusations of a smear campaign.

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Julian Assange, fundador de la web de filtraciones WikiLeaks, tras un debate en la Universidad de Londres, el 30 de septiembre de 2010. Durante 2010, WikiLeaks publicó una larga serie de documentos del Ejército de Estados Unidos sobre la guerra de Iraq y Afganistán. Filtró además correspondencia confidencial entre diplomáticos internacionales norteamericanos, de Oriente Medio y de otros países, incluyendo las revelaciones de la postura adoptada por los negociadores palestinos con respecto a Israel. A principios de septiembre, la fiscalía superior de Suecia reabrió el caso por abusos sexuales contra Assange, que se había archivado. Al cabo de un mes se emitió una orden de arresto internacional contra Assange, lo que desencadenó acusaciones de campaña difamatoria.

Le fondateur du site de divulgation WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, sort le 30 septembre d’une réunion débat à l’Université de Londres. WikiLeaks rend public en 2010 un nombre important de documents militaires américains classés sur l’Iraq et l’Afghanistan. Le site publie une correspondance sensible entre diplomates américains, du Moyen- Orient et autres diplomates internationaux et des révélations sur la position prise par les négociateurs palestiniens concernant Israël. Le directeur du parquet suédois a annoncé la réouverture début septembre d’une affaire précédemment classée contre Assange pour des allégations d’agression sexuelle. Un mandat d’arrêt international a été lancé contre lui le mois suivant, provoquant des accusations de campagne de diffamation.

De oprichter van de klokkenluidersite WikiLeaks Julian Assange verlaat op 30 september een paneldiscussie bij de universiteit van Londen. In 2010 maakte WikiLeaks een grote hoeveelheid geheime Amerikaanse legerdocumenten over Irak en Afghanistan openbaar. Daarna publiceerde het de vertrouwelijke correspondentie van Amerikaanse en internationale diplomaten, met onder andere onthullingen over de houding van Palestijnse onderhandelaars tegenover Israël. In september heropende de Zweedse justitie een eerder geseponeerde aanklacht tegen Assange op verdenking van aanranding en verkrachting. Toen in oktober een internationaal aanhou- dingsbevel tegen hem werd uitgevaardigd, riep dat wereldwijd het verwijt van een hetze op.

Julian Assange, fondatore di WikiLeaks, a conclusione di una tavola rotonda all’Università di Londra. Nel corso del 2010 il sito internet WikiLeaks ha pubblicato un gran numero di documenti riservati del Pentagono riguardanti Iraq e Afghanistan, nonché carteggi confidenziali fra diplomatici internazionali, americani e mediorientali, fra cui anche rivelazioni sulla posizione assunta dai negoziatori palestinesi nei confronti di Israele. All’inizio di settembre, la procura di Stoccolma ha riaperto l’inchiesta contro Assange in relazione alle imputazioni, in un primo tempo lasciate cadere, di violenza sessuale. Il mese successivo è stato emesso nei suoi confronti un mandato d’arresto internazionale che ha scatenato le accuse di una campagna denigratoria nei confronti dell’attivista australiano.

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London, UK

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Shutter speed: 1/80 s
ISO: 200
F-Stop: f/1.8
Focal Length: 85 mm
Canon EOS 5D
Camera: Canon EOS 5D

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Seamus Murphy

Seamus Murphy
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Ireland
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www.seamusmurphy.com, VII Photo Agency
About:
Seamus Murphy's work as a photojournalist has taken him on frequent assignments to Afghanistan, but also across the world, from Iran, the Palestinian territories and Iraq, to Kenya, India, the US and more. His awards include four previous World Press Photo awards, a POYi and a W. Eugene Smith Memorial grant.
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