Archive · 18 Dec 2025
Assange Files Complaint Against Nobel Foundation
Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has filed a legal complaint against the Nobel Foundation.
He is upset because they gave a big prize, the Nobel Peace Prize, to a woman named Maria Corina Machado from Venezuela.
Assange thinks this is wrong because he believes Machado supports war and violence.
He says the prize should go to people who promote peace, not war.
He also thinks that giving her the prize would mean giving her a lot of money, which he believes would be used to support more war.
He wants the Nobel Foundation to investigate this and not give her the money.
Julian Assange filed a legal complaint against the Nobel Foundation for awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado.
Assange alleges that the award violates Alfred Nobel's 1895 will, which mandates the prize go to individuals who promote peace and benefit humanity.
He claims that awarding the prize to Machado would be a gross misappropriation of funds and facilitate war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Assange seeks to hold the release of more than $1 million to Machado, claiming it would mean financing the crime of aggression.
He has also demanded a detailed probe into the actions of Nobel Foundation officers.
- Who
- Julian Assange, Nobel Foundation, Maria Corina Machado
- What
- Julian Assange filed a legal complaint against the Nobel Foundation for awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado
- When
- December 18, 2023
- Where
- Not specified
- Why
- Assange alleges that awarding the prize to Machado violates Alfred Nobel's 1895 will and would facilitate war crimes and crimes against humanity
- Complainant
- Julian Assange
- Defendant
- Nobel Foundation
- Alleged Recipient
- Maria Corina Machado
- Alleged Violation
- Violation of Alfred Nobel's 1895 will
- Alleged Amount
- More than $1 million
- Alleged Consequences
- Financing of war crimes and crimes against humanity
- Complaint Date
- December 18, 2023