Assange's T-shirt at Cannes commemorates the 4,986 children killed in Gaza

In a striking and unconventional red carpet appearance, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange attended the 2025 Cannes Film Festival wearing a T-shirt bearing the names of 4,986 Palestinian children killed in the Gaza Strip by the ongoing Israeli bombardment since October 7, 2023. Assange's participation was not merely a technical support for a documentary; it transformed into a humanitarian and political stance that attracted media and public attention.

The Six Million Dollar Man documents the struggle. Assange attended the Cannes Film Festival to support the new documentary "The Six Million Dollar Man," which highlights his personal case and chronicles the life of one of the most controversial figures of the digital age. The film is presented in the context of Assange's ongoing advocacy for freedom of expression and truth-telling, which has seen him symbolically link his personal struggle to the humanitarian tragedy in Gaza.

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T-shirt bearing the names of the victims: a cry against war The T-shirt Assange wore to the festival bore the names of 4,986 Palestinian children under the age of five killed by Israeli bombardment on the front, while the back read: "Stop Israel." This visual message sparked widespread sympathy and controversy, with some describing it as a "living embodiment of resistance to silence," while others viewed it as a stark expression of politicization in the artistic community.

Gaza under fire: ongoing massacres and human suffering Coinciding with Assange's participation in Cannes, violent Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip continued, with medical sources reporting the deaths of nearly 100 Palestinians in just 24 hours, including dozens of children and women. Several areas in the northern, central, and southern Gaza Strip witnessed bloody massacres, with entire families, such as the Abu Amsha and Abu Samra families, being massacred. Reports confirm that more than 53,000 people have been killed since the start of the war, while nearly all of the Strip's residents have been displaced from their homes amid widespread destruction and insecurity.