In March 2023, Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, faces up to 175 years in prison if extradited to the US, following his publication of the 'Collateral Murder' video 14 years ago. The video, which exposed the killing of over a dozen Iraqi civilians, including two Reuters journalists, and the serious wounding of two children by US forces, has been a pivotal moment in the discourse around the Iraq conflict. Assange was arrested 8 months after the video's release and has since been in detention, marking 5 years in the UK's most secure prison on April 11. His arrest came after he was dragged out of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London in 2019, where he sought asylum to avoid extradition. Assange's actions have sparked a global debate on the rights and duties of citizens to scrutinize state actions.
Julian Assange was dragged out of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London and arrested on this day in 2019 for revealing US war crimes such as the Collateral Murder video, showing US Apache pilots gunning down Reuters journalists in Iraq while laughing https://t.co/te46HuoemP https://t.co/RUdp6MXu7N
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
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14 years ago today, Julian Assange released a video showing US Forces firing on Iraqi civilians, including children. Now he faces up to 175 years in prison for publishing it. https://t.co/CfWVODrQZj
8 months after Julian Assange published the ‘Collateral Murder’ video detailing war crimes in Iraq he was arrested and has been in detention of one form or another ever since Next week on April 11 he will mark 5 years in the UK’s most secure prison for publishing #FreeAssangeNOW https://t.co/Ln60bvm0LO
🇺🇸🇦🇺 14 years ago today Julian Assange published the Collateral Murder video showing the killing over a dozen civilians in Iraq, including 2 Reuters journalists, seriously wounding 2 children. He faces a 175 year sentence if extradited to the US. https://t.co/WSamlR7FFg
‘The US Is Still Trying To Bury 'Collateral Murder' Video That WikiLeaks Released’ ‘Thanks to Julian Assange and WikiLeaks…this video will always be available to anyone who wants to know the truth about the Iraq conflict’ [March 2023] #FreeAssangeNOW https://t.co/g0NqxpHjIM