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5 year anniversary of the UN report on Julian’s Arbitrary detention (2016) 5/2/2021 Register for #FreeTheTruth Online Event 5 February – 7.30pm GMT Join @MadsAndenas @EvaJoly @LioraLazarus to mark 5 years since the UNWGAD finding that Assange has been arbitrarily detained by UK Organized by @deepa_driver #FreeAssangeNOW Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tTRUB6ztQveT8ytnnMNlmw
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Julian Assange arbitrarily detained by Sweden and the UK, UN expert panel finds – Geneva, 5 February 2016 @UN_HRC https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=17013 #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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The arbitrary detention of #JulianAssange set a dangerous precedent for journalists – 2 January 2020 By @EFJEUROPE https://europeanjournalists.org/blog/2020/01/02/international-journalist-statement-in-defence-of-julian-assange/ #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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#Assange arrested and refused bail – 7 December 2010 By @IanDunt via @Politics_co_uk
https://www.politics.co.uk/news/2010/12/07/assange-arrested-and-refused-bail #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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#JulianAssange rape allegations: The story behind the saga – 17 May 2017
By @RT_com https://www.rt.com/news/388996-julian-assange-rape-allegations/
#JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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Rape allegations: TIMELINE and details of Sweden’s case against Julian Assange – 13 May 2019
By @RT_com https://www.rt.com/news/459229-assange-rape-investigation-timeline-sweden/
#JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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The siege of Julian Assange is a farce – a special investigation – 16 November 2014
By @Johnpilger http://johnpilger.com/articles/the-siege-of-julian-assange-is-a-farce-a-special-investigation #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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Getting Assange: The Untold Story – 20 May 2017 By @JohnPilger Via @CRG_CRM https://www.globalresearch.ca/getting-assange-the-untold-story/5591118 #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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JohnPilger speaks out on #JulianAssange and Sweden – 21 May 2017
#JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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‘Mealy-mouthed bunch of bulls**t’: Waters decries hypocrisy of Swedish prosecutors, says no evidence #Assange EVER injured anybody – 20 November 2019 By @RT_com https://www.rt.com/news/473923-roger-waters-assange-sweden/ #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
“#PinkFloyd co-founder @RogerWaters has condemned Swedish prosecutors who yesterday dropped a rape investigation into #WikiLeaks co-founder #JulianAssange, saying the whole thing was “a complete bogus set-up” from the beginning.”
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#Assange’s extradition order upheld by Swedish Court of Appeal – 20 November 2014
By @RT_com https://www.rt.com/uk/207275-assange-extradition-appeal-sweden/
#JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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Sweden rats out Russia’s internet to US, now for #Assange – 11 February 2011 By @RT_com
https://www.rt.com/news/sweden-us-information-swedish/ #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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UK prosecutors destroyed crucial emails in #Assange case – 10 November 2017 By @RT_com
https://www.rt.com/uk/409477-assange-cps-wikileaks-sweden/ #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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UN special rapporteur exposes Swedish sexual misconduct frame-up of #Assange – 18 November 2019 By Oscar Grenfell via @WSWS_Updates https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/18/assa-n18.html
#JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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Dismantling the Swedish ‘Rape’-Narrative against #JulianAssange – 2 July 2019
By @NilsMelzer https://medium.com/@njmelzer/response-to-open-letter-of-1-july-2019-7222083dafc8
#JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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«A murderous system is being created before our very eyes» @NilsMelzer – 30 January 2020
Via @RepublikMagazin https://www.republik.ch/2020/01/31/nils-melzer-about-wikileaks-founder-julian-assange #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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Sweden drops rape investigation against #JulianAssange – 20 November 2019 By @aljazeeiraenglish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyYBEZ6ZWTY #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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How Swedish authorities invented the rape charge against #JulianAssange – 2 March 2020
By Ortwin Rosner via @PressenzaIPA https://www.pressenza.com/2020/03/how-swedish-authorities-invented-the-rape-charge-against-julian-assange/ #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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Sweden’s probe made it impossible for #Assange to ‘defend himself’ – UN rapporteur to RT – 2 June 2019 @NilsMelzer via @RT_com https://www.rt.com/news/460885-nilz-melzer-assange-sweden/
#JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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With #Assange Safely Locked up, Sweden Drops ‘Investigation’ – 20 November 2019 By @caitoz via @consortiumnews https://consortiumnews.com/2019/11/20/with-assange-safely-locked-up-sweden-drops-investigation/ #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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UN torture expert @NilsMelzer says #Assange’s persecution ‘very similar to historic witch-hunts’ in exclusive interview – 6 June 2019 By @jmcevoy_2 via @TheCanaryUK
https://www.thecanary.co/feature/2019/06/06/un-torture-expert-says-assanges-persecution-very-similar-to-historic-witch-hunts-in-exclusive-interview/ #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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#Assange: UN Rapporteur on Torture is right to be alarmed at the manipulation of rape allegations – 28 June 2019 by @AgainstRape https://againstrape.net/assange-un-rapporteur-on-torture-is-right-to-be-alarmed-at-the-manipulation-of-rape-allegations/
#JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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Sweden Maintains ‘Rape Suspect’ Narrative Against #JulianAssange Even As It Drops Investigation Again – 19 November 2019 By @kgosztola via @shadowproofcom
https://shadowproof.com/2019/11/19/sweden-maintains-rape-suspect-narrative-against-julian-assange-even-as-it-drops-investigation-again/ #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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So Where is the Swedish Warrant? – 27 April 2019 By @graigmurrayorg
#JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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Why the #Assange Allegation is a Stitch-up – 7 February 2016 By @craigmurrayorg
#JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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Craig Murray on #Assange: “Swedes should be ashamed of the way they’ve been played by the CIA”
@craigmurrayorg via @rt_com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZX-AyUpf-M #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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The arbitrary detention of #JulianAssange set a dangerous precedent for journalists – 2 January 2020 By @EFJEUROPE https://europeanjournalists.org/blog/2020/01/02/international-journalist-statement-in-defence-of-julian-assange/ #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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WikiLeaks’ #Assange ‘arbitrarily detained’ in embassy, U.N. panel to say – 4 February 2016
By via @ReutersUK https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-ecuador-sweden-assange-idUKKCN0VD0C0
#JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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The deprivation of liberty of Mr. #Assange is arbitrary and in contravention of his human rights – 5 February 2016 https://theecologist.org/2016/feb/05/deprivation-liberty-mr-assange-arbitrary-and-contravention-his-human-rights #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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UN panel rules #JulianAssange arbitrarily detained, entitled to liberty & compensation – 5 February 2016 By @RT_com https://www.rt.com/news/331371-assange-arbitrarily-detained-un/
#JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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Doctors for Assange Statement. Ongoing Torture and Neglect – 24 November 2020 By @Doctors4Assange via @CRG_CRM https://www.globalresearch.ca/doctors-assange-statement/5730320
#JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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#JulianAssange, the UN and the Meaning of “Arbitrary Detention” – 6 February 2016
By @bkampmark via @CRG_CRM https://www.globalresearch.ca/julian-assange-the-un-and-the-meaning-of-arbitrary-detention/5506030 #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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End torture and medical neglect of #JulianAssange – 17 Februry 2020
By Stephen Frost, Lissa Johnson, Jill Stein and William Frost, on behalf of 117 signatories
Via @TheLancet https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30383-4/fulltext#%20 #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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Open Letter from @Lawyers4Assange to the UK Prime Minister, @BorisJohnson, the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, @RobertBuckland, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, @DominicRaab and UK Home Secretary @pritipatel https://www.lawyersforassange.org/en/open-letter.html #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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#WikiLeaks founder #JulianAssange arbitrarily detained by Sweden and the UK, UN panel finds – 5 February 2016 By @UN_News_Centre https://news.un.org/en/story/2016/02/521632-wikileaks-founder-julian-assange-arbitrarily-detained-sweden-and-uk-un-panel #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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UN Special Rapporteur On Torture Blasts UK Government’s Indifference To Abuse Against #JulianAssange – 1 January 2020 By @kgosztola via @shadowproofcom #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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Governments cannot stay silent on human rights abuses: UN rights expert – 31 October 2019
@AgnesCallamard via @UN_News_Centre https://news.un.org/en/audio/2019/10/1050341?jwsource=cl
#JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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UN expert criticizes States for ‘ganging up’ on Wikileaks’ #Assange; warns against extradition, fearing ‘serious’ rights violations – 31 May 2019 @NilsMelzer via @UN_News_Centre https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/05/1039581 #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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UN rapporteur on torture ‘scared to find out more about our democracies’ after delving into #Assange case – 9 May 2020 By @RT_com https://www.rt.com/news/488227-un-turture-democracies-assange/ #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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UN experts warn #Assange arrest exposes him to risk of serious human rights violations – 11 April 2019 @AgnesCallamard via @UN_News_Centre https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/04/1036491
#JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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UN envoy says UK ‘contributed’ to #Assange’s torture, urges British govt to release him immediately – 31 December 2019 By @RT_com https://www.rt.com/uk/477156-assange-torture-prison-un/ #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
42 #Assange a victim of torture and Australia shares blame, says UN expert – 31 May 2019
By @NickdMiller via @rblx_smh https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/assange-a-victim-of-torture-and-australia-shares-blame-says-un-expert-20190531-p51t1v.html #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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UK, Sweden “should respect UN’s #Assange ruling” – 15 February 2016 By @Alfreddezayas via @UN_News_Centre https://news.un.org/en/audio/2016/02/609372 #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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UN rights expert urges UK and Sweden to serve ‘good example,’ end arbitrary detention of #Assange – 15 February 2016 via @UN_News_Centre https://news.un.org/en/story/2016/02/522282-un-rights-expert-urges-uk-and-sweden-serve-good-example-end-arbitrary-detention #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges The findings of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention should be accepted and their recommendations implemented in good faith,” @Alfreddezayas, the UN Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, said in a press release.
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UN body says #Wikileaks founder should be allowed to go free – 5 February 2016
via @UN_News_Centre https://news.un.org/en/audio/2016/02/609092 #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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WikiLeaks founder #JulianAssange arbitrarily detained by Sweden and the UK, UN panel finds – 5 February 2016 via @UN_News_Centre https://news.un.org/en/story/2016/02/521632-wikileaks-founder-julian-assange-arbitrarily-detained-sweden-and-uk-un-panel UN human rights chief voices concern at reported ‘cyber war’ against WikiLeaks #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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UN human rights chief voices concern at reported ‘cyber war’ against WikiLeaks – 9 December 2010
via @UN_News_Centre https://news.un.org/en/story/2010/12/361502-un-human-rights-chief-voices-concern-reported-cyber-war-against-wikileaks #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
48 ‘The Character Assassination of #JulianAssange’: Imperialism on Trial – Free Julian Assange, June 2019 Posted on June 16, 2019 By Catherine Brown
https://catherinebrown.org/the-character-assassination-of-julian-assange-imperialism-on-trial-free-julian-assange-june-2019/ #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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#FreeTheTruth Event in support of #JulianAssange – Photos and videos 28/11/2019
By @greekemmy via @wiseupaction https://wiseupaction.info/2019/12/01/freethetruth-event-in-support-of-julian-assange-photos-and-videos-28-11-2019/ #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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‘Free The Truth’ – London – 28 November 2019
Video by @RT_com https://videopress.com/v/gYf4H1Eg #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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I am extremely concerned for his life” – @Nils Melzer describes #Assange’s “Psychological Torture” at the Free The Truth event, held in support of #JulianAssange, on 28 November 2019.
Via @GordonDimmack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIvZHvNakYs&feature=emb_logo
#JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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NilsMelzer at the Free The Truth event, held in support of #JulianAssange, on 28 November 2019.
Via @EFPress https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=PJjs30nw0kQ&feature=emb_logo #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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“When we greet each other, I can feel his ribs” – @John Pilger describes visiting #Assange in Belmarsh, at the Free The Truth event, held in support of #JulianAssange, on 28 November 2019.
Via @GordonDimmack https://youtu.be/e2CPRlj4UNU
#JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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“We live in what has become a rogue state!” – @CraigMurrayorg at the Free The Truth event, held in support of #JulianAssange, on 28 November 2019. Via @GordonDimmack https://youtu.be/bih4nOkQeCg #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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“You can’t adequately medically treat a torture victim while continuing to torture them” – Dr. @LissaKJohnson at the Free The Truth event, held in support of #JulianAssange, on 28 November 2019. Via @GordonDimmack https://youtu.be/oXgalaAn3aE #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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Corbyn’s media treatment “The biggest propaganda campaign since the war” – @markcurtis30 at the Free The Truth event, held in support of #JulianAssange, on 28 November 2019. Via @GordonDimmack
https://youtu.be/5O8R2LjyhuA #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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“Lisa Longstaff of Women Against Rape gave a powerful speech yesterday where she expressed her disgust at the fact that rape is being weaponised to persecute #JulianAssange for exposing U.S & U.K war crimes” – at the Free The Truth event, held in support of #JulianAssange, on 28 November 2019. Via @AhmedKaballo https://twitter.com/AhmedKaballo/status/1200392292026212352
#JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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“Julian’s case sets a precedent for the institution of political asylum” – Fidel Narvaez at the Free The Truth event, held in support of #JulianAssange, on 28 November 2019. Via @GordonDimmack
https://youtu.be/N7IXuxUusog #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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“Turkeys voting for Christmas” – Lowkey has stark warning for “stenographers” in the press – @Lowkey0nline at the Free The Truth event, held in support of #JulianAssange, on 28 November 2019. Via @GordonDimmack https://youtu.be/TxcOykn2laU #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
60 Emmy Butlin (@greekEmmy) at the Free The Truth event, held in support of #JulianAssange, on 28 November 2019. Via @EfPress https://youtu.be/A5X2JXFHbww #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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Dr. @DeepaDriver at the Free The Truth event, held in support of #JulianAssange, on 28 November 2019. Via @EfPress https://youtu.be/R3VxqNSdEZo #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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Sweet Victory: Assange Vindication by United Nations – Summary & Resources Posted on February 7, 2016 by wiseupwest Via @wiseupaction https://wiseupaction.info/2016/02/07/sweet-victory-assange-vindication-by-united-nations-summary-resources/ #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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The Arbitrary Detention of #JulianAssange – 8 February 2016 By @jkeaneSDN Via @ConversationEDU
https://theconversation.com/the-arbitrary-detention-of-julian-assange-54342 #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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Doctors for Assange Statement. Ongoing Torture and Neglect – 24 November 2020 By @Doctors4Assange via @grtvnews https://www.globalresearch.ca/doctors-assange-statement/5730320
#JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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Write to HMP Belmarsh Governor Rob Davis about the conditions of detainment for #JulianAssange https://wiseupaction.info/2020/10/27/write-to-hmp-belmarsh-governor-rob-davis-about-the-conditions-of-detainment-for-julian-assange/ #JulianAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #DropTheCharges
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Write to your MP NOW! Ask them to Protect #JulianAssange! https://defend.wikileaks.org/write-your-mp/