Today marks five years that #WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been imprisoned in the U.K. He is currently fighting against extradition to the U.S. where he would face prosecution on charges that would strike a blow to press freedom globally. 📢 We urge @POTUS to follow through with his announcement yesterday that he was considering ending the US' efforts to prosecute Assange: axios.com/2024/04/10/jul… CPJ has long spoken out against the prosecution of Assange and called for the charges against him be dropped: cpj.org/tags/julian-as… #FreeAssange #JulianAssange Photo: Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in London demonstrate against his possible extradition to the U.S., on February 21, 2024. (Photo: Reuters/Isabel Infantes)
"We are glad to hear that the Biden administration is considering Australia's request to drop the U.S. prosecution of #WikiLeaks founder #JulianAssange," CPJ's CEO @jodieginsberg said. "The U.S. prosecution of Assange would deal a crushing blow to #PressFreedom globally." Read more here: axios.com/2024/04/10/jul…
@pressfreedom @POTUS It isn't always that "the truth will set one free".
@pressfreedom @POTUS But you still exclude him from your list of imprisoned journalists…why?