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Wikileaks founder and journalist Julian Assange is held at [[Belmarsh high-security prison]] in London, since April 2019 when Ecuador terminated the political asylum [[http:// | Wikileaks founder and journalist Julian Assange is held at [[Belmarsh high-security prison]] in London, since April 2019 when Ecuador terminated the political asylum [[http:// | ||
- | The charges all relate to Wikileaks journalistic activities of publishing authentic information in the interest of the public, many times in collaboration with other news outlets. Specifically in this case, the charges relate to the publishing by Wikileaks of documents transmitted by ex-army whistleblower Chelsea Manning, revealing US war crimes in Irak and Afghanistan. | + | The charges all relate to Wikileaks journalistic activities of publishing authentic information in the interest of the public, many times in collaboration with other news outlets. Specifically in this case, the charges relate to the publishing by Wikileaks of documents transmitted by ex-army whistleblower |
**Hence the charges basically equate journalism and truthtelling to treason, when in fact the duty of journalists, | **Hence the charges basically equate journalism and truthtelling to treason, when in fact the duty of journalists, |