Julian Assange's wife shares first family photos since his release
Julian Assange's wife has shared the first photo of the family enjoying their lives together, since the WikiLeaks founder was declared a free man after 14 years of legal battles.
The 52-year-old returned to Australian soil in June after more than a decade fighting extradition to the United States on espionage charges after publishing confidential US documents in 2010.
In the weeks after his release, Stella Assange, whom he married in 2022 while imprisoned in London, shared a photo on social media of herself with her husband and their two children, Gabriel, 7, and Max, 5.
The picture, simply captioned “Family photo! #AssangeFree”, showed them smiling on a beach.
Supporters flooded the comments to express their joy at the moment, with one top comment saying, “The photo we were all waiting for!!!!”
Another supporter wrote, “The photo I was hoping to see for years,” while another declared, “That’s exactly what we have been fighting for.”
“So good to see Julian in the great outdoors!!” shared someone else.
On his return home to Australia to start life as a free man last month, Ms Assange said her husband needed time to recuperate.
“I ask you please to give us space, to give us privacy, to find our place, to let our family be a family,” she said at the time.
Image credits: Instagram