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Konrad Wolf Prize 2023 goes to Julian Assange
Award Ceremony
The Akademie der Künste will award the 2023 Konrad Wolf Prize to the journalist Julian Assange. From the jury’s statement: “‘We open governments’ so that we know. It is a democratic act. Julian Assange is a worthy laureate, who with his WikiLeaks project has exposed illegal government activity, wartime lies, war crimes and cover-ups. His work embodies journalistic awareness-building at its best, and aims to change the world by democratic means—something that is direly needed…”