Cannes 2025: Julian Assange Attends The Film Festival In T-shirt Carrying Names Of Palestinian Children Killed By Israel

Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, attended the 78th Cannes Film Festival, for the screening of Gaza. He was also seen with a sign on the back of his shirt that read, “Stop Israel.” Who is Julian Assange? For the unversed, the 53-year-old former hacker had spent five years of imprisonment fighting extradition from Britain and hid for another seven years in the Ecuador embassy in London, where he claimed political asylum. He is avoiding to talk to the media. His wife Stella Assange, a Spanish-Swedish lawyer, said, “He'll speak when he's ready.” She told AFP, "We live with incredible nature at our doorstep (in Australia). Julian's very outdoorsy. He always has been. He's really recovered physically and mentally". Stella, who also attended the screening, wore a brooch with a large message, “Stop Killing.” Eugene Jarecki, the director of He added, "I think you'd have to look at that person as having heroic qualities".