Julian Assange is now “free”
The whistleblower and founder of Wikileaks has reached a settlement with the US justice system.
The whistleblower and founder of Wikileaks has reached a settlement with the US justice system.
Hearings took place in the High Court in London this week to decide whether Julian Assange should be allowed to make a new appeal against his extradition to the United States.
“I am dying. Slowly, but surely,” writes the Australian journalist and Wikileaks founder from his high-security prison in Belmarsh, UK.
On the initiative of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), a human chain will surround the British Parliament on October 8, 2022 to demand the release of the imprisoned journalist. In France, a rally will be held at 2 p.m. next to the replica of the Statue of Liberty, on the Ile aux Cygnes, under the Grenelle Bridge, in the 15th arrondissement.
London approved the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States, where he faces up to 175 years in prison for “conspiring” against American interests. This decision is a serious breach of the freedom to inform and be informed.
Emmanuel Macron wants to offer France’s protection to Marina Ovsyannilova who presented an anti-war sign on Russian television. But still not to Julian Assange, under threat of extradition to the United States.