The death of journalism? Protesters demand release of Julian Assange

A British court has granted Julian Assange leave to mount a fresh appeal against his extradition to the US on charges of leaking military secrets.
He will also be allowed to challenge American officials on how a trial would be conducted in the US if he were to be extradited.
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[@janethart123]

For pity sake, free the guy

[@WreckheadAdam]

Free Assange! ✌️

[@myrtillesm3532]

Yes, a hero Truth is the sanity of humanity. FREE JULIAN ASSANGE

[@Vampyjen]

this is a war on us .

[@hardworkingwoman3780]

"Peace starts with truth". 👏👏👏

[@Cherrytune386]

DROP THE CASE. FREE ASSANGE NOW. ENOUGH.

[@rosshoyt2030]

As an American I agree with what all the demonstrators said. Free Assange now!

[@REDEYE420ERBMAN]

The guy with the placard absolutely nailed it.

[@Whamystrang]

This is what telling the truth gets you.

[@mariapelengari3485]

Fantastic to hear all these wonderful decent people ❤ Free Julian Assange now!!

[@jamesnicoll8415]

He should be bailed IMMEDIATELY!

[@oldsk00ldaz]

Free Assange!!!

[@hardworkingwoman3780]

The quality of comments by the members of the public interviewed by Joe Politics is the best ive ever heard. Awesome journalism JP 👏 The parellels drawn with Handy Andy and that despicable woman who committed her crime on British Soil are priceless. Brilliant commentary 👏👏👏

[@ScandalUK]

They're just letting people talk. Mainstream cherry pick controversy.

[@hardworkingwoman3780]

@ScandalUK so true! I hadn't looked at it like that 🤦‍♀️ then again I've not watched, listened to or read MSM in earnest for some years now. Seems to make me puke.

[@Hannah-lo3gn]

​@@ScandalUK Mainstream also doesn't really show protesters talking to each other. But here there's a sense of community because people were given space to show it. Cherry-picked quotes come across as random, isolated opinions from individuals with no connection to each other. This shows the public united by a cause, having polite, intelligent discussions and arguably embodying British values while the courts are failing to do so.

[@hardworkingwoman3780]

@@Hannah-lo3gn Top comment 💪❤️

[@eleanormorgan5400]

Free Assange!

[@johnpullen3729]

"DROP THE CHARGES"

[@sonpon6709]

UK stop supporting this injustice and free Assange

[@owenmcghee1666]

ENOUGH!

[@GizmoMaxx]

#FREEJULIANASSANGE ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

[@IOSALive]

PoliticsJOE, This is great! I liked it and subscribed!

[@GlennLeinster]

Enough is enough free free Julian he's a superstar to most people

[@O1OO1O1]

Free David McBride

[@ScandalUK]

They seem to want to do the same with anyone that disagrees - that's why Suella and Sunak hate human rights. They don't like to wear the label "war criminal".

[@hardworkingwoman3780]

The sentence "do you condemn Suella Braverman" oddly enough just popped into my head.

[@rinatst.petersburg6511]

Freedom and restoration!

[@DW-indeed]

So say we all

[@kieranpeet7167]

Free assange

[@fburton8]

Someone _is_ looking at your emails, phone and laptop, Crispin. ☹️

[@grace.by.fire2021]

Free Assange free Snowden they are heroes. They are patriots of my country. Let them go.

[@Charlie-et4td]

Snowden is a Kremlin mouthpiece, cryptofascist and a traitor.

[@Oomzilla]

I agree, it is an afront on our freedoms. Thisis an epic moment in yhe hisoty of the world. Whatever ones persuasion, as an ordinary citizen very important. I dont agree with a lot of the people interviewed, though I would stand with them 100%

[@arma21regency]

1:40 what a wonderful woman 👏

[@spinach-colour-joey6776]

Family Courts lady has had her kids removed

[@mr.mrs.d.7015]

I like Charles' portrait

[@louiswillems1979]

I agree with the second guy but I think we have already lost control of the government, and justice hasnt been real for a long time. If ever.

[@t.jconnolly6492]

Freedom of speech is very important and people are also very important, dont treat the truth as a lie .crime is what it a crime and if the government continuesly commits crime then they are corrupted, and we get tarred with the same brush

[@MrCallumDennis]

i fully agree with sweeney todd and good to hear he has taken 18months off from the 'hair dressing' :P

[@fintamaria2429]

😢😢😢😢

[@seanpatrick1243]

Julian Assange is not a journalist.

[@LimeyRedneck]

🤬

[@Kraniumbrud]

I get what they are saying, but isnt he still wanted for sexual assult in sweden?

[@gregoriusmike]

No.

[@MelanieRuck-dq5uo]

Don't jail the messenger. No, jail the sex abuser.

[@ScandalUK]

The millionaire sex abusers who claimed such things get away with weeks/fines for such offences. This man has been locked away for years.

[@ScandalUK]

But there was only ever one reason the US wanted him executed - a very long time before such accusations were fabricated.

[@poesie6279]

Which sex abuser?

[@poesie6279]

Pathetic Andrew?

[@elftax]

Lost any sympathy for Assange when he got involved in the 2016 US election.

[@poesie6279]

Why?

[@elftax]

@@poesie6279 because the idea of Wikileaks was noble in releasing data that the govt didn't want the public to know, but Assange twisted it for his own politics, he didn't like Hillary so he timed the leaks to do maximum damage to her campaign.

[@Gigi-irish]

If votes meant anything they’d never allow people vote. Candidates are millionaires backed by Israel. Somebody should expose politicians, isn’t a free press integral to democracy ? The US is so so censored it cannot be called a democracy. Americans are kept in the dark and lied to I’ve used Wikileaks it goes straight onto the platform no wait time is involved. Assange doesn’t control the timing if what’s loaded. ITN investigated investigated the death or Terry Lloyd so we’d already seen similar films of American crimes in the UK I guess the US media censored that case. Assange is not right wing 😂 he’s anti-corruption. Maybe Hilary shouldn’t have covered up American crimes in Iraq (there are millions more, the war itself was illegal).

[@Monkey_slapping_keys]

@@elftax He became explicitly partisan.

[@simonturner1]

He didn't get involved. He was in prison.

[@McKluskie]

Julian Assange's decision to release sensitive military information without redacting unnecessary details was misguided. While whistleblowing is a crucial act of accountability, releasing unredacted military secrets, including personal names, was a reckless and irresponsible move. In hindsight, it's clear that redacting sensitive information would have achieved the same impact without putting individuals at risk. As a result, I believe that those who wish to expose wrongdoing should be more strategic and clever in their approach, taking steps to protect sources and minimize harm.

[@emiljohansson1423]

What risks? You mean people finding information on operations so they can sabotage them? I think that doesnt outweigh anything

[@McKluskie]

@@emiljohansson1423 The published documents put named individuals in Afghanistan and Iraq at risk of serious harm, it is reported that the leaks potentially exposed individuals who were likely cooperating with US and coalition forces, thereby putting them at risk of serious harm, torture, or even death.

[@poesie6279]

Are you a troll because what you’ve written is rubbish?

[@fburton8]

He did take steps to minimize harm by putting a lot of time and effort into redacting documents.

[@celiad6012]

You clearly did not follow the hearing or you would know the sequence of the release of the information - by the newspapers, not JA.

[@dh1380]

I dont care about Assange. Sorry not sorry

[@O1OO1O1]

"First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out-because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out-because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me-and there was no one left to speak for me." -Martin Niemöller

[@dh1380]

​@O1OO1O1 sometimes this has relevance. Other times not so much.

[@O1OO1O1]

@@dh1380 don't know what you're paying attention to. Obviously not enough. They're doing this as we speak in various countries, on different issues. One is the new anti-semitism law in the US, which is akin to the Patriot Act. Why are you not concerned? Are you part of the ruling class?

[@-Eternal-Damnation-]

​@@dh1380 how the hell does it not have relevance to this? 😂

[@-Eternal-Damnation-]

​@@O1OO1O1 An incredibly powerful poem that highlights the importance of speaking up against injustice. If we always turn a blind eye to these things, we may seriously regret one day.

[@esmailgholamhosseinnejad9474]

There is no VISION!!!