.wikileaks founder Julian Assange 'is a journalist,' said Labour Party MP jeremycorbyn. 'Journalism is not a crime. If he is extradited to the U.S.A., any other investigative journalist is at risk.'
In a message to Biden, CorbynSaturday:"You won a presidential election against an extremely intolerant right-wing president. You won that with the support of millions of Americans who want to live in a free, open, democratic society."
"Are you really wanting your administration to be the one that imprisons a journalist for telling the truth about wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Libya, and the environmental destruction by big business and arms companies in so many parts of the world?" he asked."Think of your place in history.
Nathan Fuller, director of the Assange Defense Committee, said this week in a statement that"the Biden DOJ could end this travesty at once." "Administration officials have given speech after speech touting the principles of a free press abroad and the importance of journalism to a healthy democracy," said Fuller."It's time they practice what they preach and drop these charges immediately."Saturday in cities across the U.S., including San Francisco, Denver, Tulsa, Seattle, and Minneapolis.
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