A delegation of six Australian members of Parliament are in Washington this week lobbying for the release of Julian Assange. Watch their press conference today outside the Department of Justice. (W/Transcript)
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Increasing pressure is being brought by politicians and the public on the DOJ to drop the charges against Julian Assange. Despite some progress, the political obstacles are formidable.
WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange was arrested in London on April 11, 2019. He has been in Belmarsh prison ever since. A rally took place at the DOJ on Tuesday. Watch it here.
Julian Assange’s father John Shipton joined CN Live! Thursday night to discuss several developments this week in the case of the imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher.
Julian Assange’s resistance has laid bare the raw elements of empire that totally disregards the principles it so proudly preaches of human rights, press freedom and the rule of law, says the WikiLeaks editor.
UPDATED: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he’s raised Julian Assange with the U.S. A Freedom of Information request shows Australia has not corresponded with the U.S. on Assange for at least six months.
Doctors for Assange on Monday implored the British home secretary and the U.S. attorney general to release Julian Assange from “extraordinarily cruel” prison conditions that “imperil” his health.
Protestors circled the Justice Dept. building in Washington with a 240-foot long yellow ribbon and then heard Jill Stein, Chris Hedges, John Kiriakou, Scott Ritter, Randy Credico and others speak out for Assange.
More than 250 doctors around the world have written to Joe Biden to tell him to drop the Espionage Act charges against Julian Assange in retaliation for publishing critical information about the United States.
