Pro-@wikileaks activists gathered this afternoon in front of the British Embassy in Washington DC to protest extradition hearings being held in the case of #JulianAssange.
"Free, free, Julian Assange!" they chanted. "There's only one decision, no extradition!"
"Free, free, Julian Assange!" they chanted. "There's only one decision, no extradition!"
"What do we want? Free Assange! When do we want it? Now!"
@LeeCamp led chants outside the British embassy before telling the crowd Julian Assange "set an amazing example of courage" and is dangerous to those in power.
@LeeCamp led chants outside the British embassy before telling the crowd Julian Assange "set an amazing example of courage" and is dangerous to those in power.
A lot of left activists spent their time criticizing the Democrats on the issue of Julian Assange, especially those framed as progressive.
@AOC was criticized for saying she'd have to "think" about whether or not Assange should be freed.
"We need him free now more than ever."
@AOC was criticized for saying she'd have to "think" about whether or not Assange should be freed.
"We need him free now more than ever."
"There is absolutely no way he can be extradited here and get anything even pretending to be a fair trial," said @MaxBlumenthal/@TheGrayzoneNews.
He says past attempts to spy on Assange's conversations with a lawyer and an alleged assassination plan mean fair trial impossible.
He says past attempts to spy on Assange's conversations with a lawyer and an alleged assassination plan mean fair trial impossible.
One activist pointed out that the Obama administration prosecuted more whistleblowers than all previous administrations combined, and "Donald Trump broke that fucking record."
Socialist activist Morgan Artyukhina @LavenderNRed asks "where does US overreach stop?" given that the United States is trying to have Assange - who is not American - extradited for allegedly violating United States law while not in the United States.
Activist @Fiorella_im blasted aspects of the left who don't support Assange.
"You can't rebrand socialism as an imperialist pro-regime change brand like @aoc has managed to do."
She says it's a "shame" Libertarians and Repubs in congress stand more for "free speech" than Dems.
"You can't rebrand socialism as an imperialist pro-regime change brand like @aoc has managed to do."
She says it's a "shame" Libertarians and Repubs in congress stand more for "free speech" than Dems.
The event ended on a light-hearted note with a group photo in front of the British Embassy, where they chanted "fuck the British" in unison.
There was some pause before switching to "free Assange!" instead.
There was some pause before switching to "free Assange!" instead.
Here is my full HD footage summary of today's protest outside the British Embassy.
As always, all footage available to license.
Whether or not Assange will be extradited may be decided in about 12 hours; a protest either way is planned tomorrow at DOJ.
As always, all footage available to license.
Whether or not Assange will be extradited may be decided in about 12 hours; a protest either way is planned tomorrow at DOJ.
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