Background
Harrison was born to Ian and Jennifer Harrison, respectively an executive at clothing retailer Burton, and a reading specialist. Her father has said she was a good runner and swimmer.
Harrison was born to Ian and Jennifer Harrison, respectively an executive at clothing retailer Burton, and a reading specialist. Her father has said she was a good runner and swimmer.
In her youth, Harrison attended Sevenoaks School, a private school. She studied English at Queen Mary, University of London.
She works with the Legal Defense and is Julian Assange"s closest adviser. Harrison accompanied National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden on a high-profile flight from Hong Kong to Moscow while he was sought by the United States government. Harrison performed well in her International Baccalaureate exams and took a gap year to travel and ski.
Harrison continued to travel and decided to be a journalist.
In 2009, Harrison became an unpaid intern researcher at the Centre for Investigative Journalism at City University, London, which trains journalists. In 2010, she became a junior researcher at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, a new professional organization also at the university.
She later graduated from City University London. As an intern at the Centre, she was assigned to Julian Assange before the Afghan War documents leak.
She sorted files about the Iraq War from Assange for future television documentaries.
After Daniel Domscheit-Berg left over a dispute with Assange, Harrison"s role in the organisation increased, particularly with the embassy cable publication and Assange"s legal fight against Swedish extradition. Harrison is a section editors She works with the Legal Defense led by Baltasar Garzón, and is Julian Assange"s closest adviser.
Edward Snowden
On 24 June 2013, said that Harrison accompanied National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden on a high-profile flight from Hong Kong to Moscow en route to political asylum from United States extradition.
Dominic Rushe of The Guardian observed that Harrison was a "strange choice" because of her lack of legal qualifications compared to other staff, such as human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson. At the time, she had been with the organisation for over two years.
On 1 August 2013, Harrison accompanied Snowden out of Moscow"s Sheremetyevo International Airport after he was granted a year of temporary asylum. In 2014 Harrison spoke about her support for Wikileaks" endeavours saying "the greatest unaccountable power of today the United States and our Western democracies."
Harrison currently lives in Berlin under legal advice that it would be unsafe to return to the United Kingdom. Harrison also works as acting director for Courage Foundation, an organisation whose aim is proving support to whistleblowers all around the world, including Edward Snowden himself.
