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One Year in Freedom

On 26 June 2024, Julian Assange was finally free after more than a decade in detention. As we observe the one-year anniversary, here is a recap of the Foundation's contribution, and what has happened during his first year in freedom. Read more

Soldering at the Schalt Kreis Symposium

As part of Project Area 5: Alpha-BIT-isation [1], the Wau Holland Foundation sponsored the soldering station [2] of the Schalt Kreis (“Circuit”) Symposium [3], held... Read more

Wau Holland Annual Reports at EasterHegg 2025

In April, the Wau Holland Foundation participated in the 22nd annual EasterHegg: Unhandled Eggception event [1] at Kampnagel in Hamburg. In addition to hosting a... Read more

A win for freedom-of-information

Italian investigative journalist Stefania Maurizi finally got a response from the authorities responsible for prosecuting Julian Assange in the U.K. What can we learn? Read more

9th OpenPGP Summit

From April 4 to 6, 2025, the Wau-Holland Foundation hosted the 9th OpenPGP Summit in Dietzenbach near Frankfurt. Read more

Wau Holland in the "Digital Pioneers" Exhibition

Until January 5th 2025, the Digilab of Kunsthaus Zürich (Heimplatz 1, 8001) will be screening “Alles ist Eins. Ausser der 0” in a continous loop... Read more

Transparency report for the project "Julian Assange" (as of: Nov. 26th, 2024)

The Wau Holland Foundation has prepared a further transparency report for the “Julian Assange” project in the “Moral Courage” project area, which lists the donations received and the use of funds up to November 26, 2024. This report replaces the preliminary transparency report from July 2024; a final report can only be prepared once all transactions have been recorded in the standards of the fiscal book-keeping and submitted to the tax office. Read more

The 2024 Ellsberg Whistleblower Award

The award will be presented to individuals and organizations worldwide whose efforts have helped disclose information that significantly enhances free public or scientific debate, strengthening the public’s right to know and thus democracy. Read more