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He has received numerous awards and nominations, including the 2009 [[Amnesty International UK Media Awards|Amnesty International Media Award]], Readers' Choice for ''Time'' magazine's 2010 Person of the Year, the 2011 Sydney Peace Foundation gold medal and the 2011 [[Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism]].<ref name="RC2010POTY" /> [[Snorre Valen]], a Norwegian parliamentarian, nominated him for the 2011 [[Nobel Peace Prize]].<ref name="rt.com">{{cite news|url=http://rt.com/politics/assange-nominated-nobel-prize/ |title=Julian Assange nominated for Nobel Peace Prize |publisher=[[RT (TV network)|RT]] |date=2 February 2011 |accessdate=19 March 2012}}</ref>
 
In 2010, a [[European Arrest Warrant]] was issued for Assange in relation to allegations of [[rape]] and [[sexual assault]] by two women in Sweden. Assange was arrested and after ten days in [[Wandsworth (HM Prison)|Wandsworth prison]] was freed on [[Bail#By_police_after_charge|bail]]. On 30 May 2012 Assange lost his [[Supreme Court of the United Kingdom|Supreme Court]] appeal in England to avoid extradition to Sweden though the court gave Assange a stay of 14 days on the extradition order.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.smh.com.au/world/assange-loses-final-appeal-20120530-1zjfa.html | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | date=31 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/world/assange-loses-final-appeal-20120530-1zjfa.html|title=Assange loses final appeal|publisher=Smh.com.au|date=31 May 2012|accessdate=31 May 2012}}</ref> This final appeal to the Supreme court was rejected and barring any appeal to the [[European Court of Human Rights]] in [[Strasbourg]], extradition will take place over a ten day period commencing on 28 June 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/assange-loses-final-legal-bid-to-block-extradition-to-sweden_781869.html|title=Assange loses final legal bid to block extradition to Sweden|publisher=Zee news|date=14 June 2012|accessdate=14 June 2012}}</ref> On 19 June Assange entered the London Ecuador embassy and asserted he was being persecuted and requested political asylum. The Equador President [[Rafael Correa]] said the request will be granted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/14/julian-assange-asylum-ecuador-wikileaks|title=Julian Assange will be granted asylum, says official|publisher=The Guardian|date=14 August 2012|accessdate=14 August 2012}}</ref> On August 14, it was reported that an unnamed official in Ecuador has claimed that Correa had given Assange asylum.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/14/julian-assange-asylum-ecuador-wikileaks|title=Julian Assange will be granted asylum, says official|publisher=The Guardian|date=August 14, 2012|accessdate=August 14, 2012}}</ref>
 
==Early life==
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