On April 10, 2019, Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, was arrested after being forcibly removed from the Ecuadorean Embassy in London by British police, during which he stated 'the UK has no sovereignty'. This event marked the beginning of Assange's legal battle against the British government to avoid extradition to the U.S., where he faces espionage charges filed under the Trump administration. Assange's arrest was a result of his role in revealing US war crimes, including the publication of the Collateral Murder video, which showed US Apache helicopter pilots gunning down Reuters journalists in Iraq. As Assange approaches five years in the UK's most secure prison, having been detained in one form or another for over 14 years, global support for his release grows, with advocates citing his work in upholding the public's right to know and campaigns like #FreeAssangeNOW gaining momentum. Despite Wikileaks' recent inactivity in publishing major leaks, speculation arises about the possibility of Assange's release, suggesting that the U.S. may reconsider the value of continuing his persecution in light of 'the harm to US influence'.
Mr. Assange has been in a London prison since 2019 after U.S. prosecutors, under the Trump administration, filed espionage charges against him. He then launched a long-running legal battle against the British government to avoid being extradited to the U.S.…
At this point, the harm to US influence caused by continuing to persecute Assange far outweighs any lingering satisfaction to be derived by the handful of bureaucrats still thirsting for revenge. Even those who despise him should accept that it's time to let it go. https://t.co/2MGPYrd6HL
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Julian Assange to be free, finally? Wikileaks has not published any major leaks in the last few years. So, the US deep state may have decided that the PR damage may not be worth it. https://t.co/1wCjlqNr6R
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On April 11 Julian Assange will mark 5 years at the UK’s most secure prison - detained in one form or another for over 14 years Around the globe people will mark this gruesome milestone as the publisher faces extradition for upholding the public’s right to know #FreeAssangeNOW https://t.co/34XuKlgRZ0
Julian Assange: "Citizens have a right and a duty to scrutinise the state” #FreeAssange #FreeAssangeNOW https://t.co/B1IRx6uJOO
Julian Assange was dragged out of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London and arrested for revealing US war crimes such as the Collateral Murder video, showing US Apache helicopter pilots gunning down Reuters journalists in Iraq while laughing. https://t.co/ChDPOmjD90 https://t.co/nrhTZYRMtO
On this day in 2019, Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange was dragged out of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London and arrested by British police, after a deal was cut between the US and Ecuador’s Lenin Moreno. Assange repeatedly said ‘the UK has no sovereignty’ as he was arrested. The… https://t.co/W4QfXs5eNV