Assange Was A Political Prisoner, Council Of Europe Parliamentarians Declare In Vote
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe recognized that the WikiLeaks founder had been prosecuted and detained as a political prisoner.
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Assange Implores European Parliamentarians To Oppose US Government's 'Transnational Repression'
It was Assange’s first public remarks about the United States Justice Department’s prosecution since his release from the Belmarsh high-security prison in London.
Julian Assange's Speech To The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
"The rights of journalists and publishers within the European space are seriously threatened. Transnational repression cannot become the norm here," Assange stated.
Assange To Testify On Political Imprisonment For Engaging In Journalism
It will be Assange's first public testimony since he was arrested and expelled from Ecuador’s London embassy in 2019.
FBI Sued For Withholding Files On Assange And WikiLeaks
“With the legal persecution of Julian Assange finally over, the FBI must come clean to the American people," Chip Gibbons, policy director for Defending Rights & Dissent.
Inside The Assange Plea Deal: Why The US Government Abruptly Ended The Case
US prosecutors brushed aside calls to end the case against the WikiLeaks founder—until a British appeals court granted a hearing on the First Amendment.
The End Of The Biggest Press Freedom Case Of The Century
A global effort by advocates, campaigners, journalists, organizers, and supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pushed President Joe Biden’s administration to finally free Assange.