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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.crimedad.work/post/98778

JULIAN ASSANGE IS FREE

Julian Assange is free. He left Belmarsh maximum security prison on the morning of 24 June, after having spent 1901 days there. He was granted bail by the High Court in London and was released at Stanstead airport during the afternoon, where he boarded a plane and departed the UK.

This is the result of a global campaign that spanned grass-roots organisers, press freedom campaigners, legislators and leaders from across the political spectrum, all the way to the United Nations. This created the space for a long period of negotiations with the US Department of Justice, leading to a deal that has not yet been formally finalised. We will provide more information as soon as possible.

After more than five years in a 2x3 metre cell, isolated 23 hours a day, he will soon reunite with his wife Stella Assange, and their children, who have only known their father from behind bars.

WikiLeaks published groundbreaking stories of government corruption and human rights abuses, holding the powerful accountable for their actions. As editor-in-chief, Julian paid severely for these principles,and for the people’s right to know.

As he returns to Australia, we thank all who stood by us, fought for us, and remained utterly committed in the fight for his freedom.

Julian’s freedom is our freedom.

[More details to follow]

  • @Addfwyn@lemmygrad.ml
    14•6 days ago

    Seems to be real, he took a plea and left the UK already. He had to admit guilt to sharing state secrets. Plea was about as good as he was going to get, and given existing health issues makes total sense for him to take it.

    I am honestly still floored he got that much, but I am pretty stoked about it.

    • @sinovictorchan@lemmygrad.ml
      8•6 days ago

      His action has widespread attention so the Pax Americana cannot commit the typical brutality and human rights violations against him. This is unlike the people who are exposing the Indian Residential fake school death camp genocide in British diaspora that secretly continued after 1997, the recent replacement of depleted Indigenous child slaves in fake schools with intentionally displaced refugee of color, the continued land thief to create ‘natural’ park, the plagiarism of work of people of color in international development, and human trafficking under the fake cultural assimilation policy.