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    Yes, back in February 2020 Archived Message

    Posted by sashimi on September 6, 2020, 6:08 pm, in reply to "Anything about Assange?....nm"

    (quote)
    The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a
    resolution last Tuesday which demands the "prompt release" of
    imprisoned WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and warns that his
    threatened extradition from Britain to the US, for lawful publishing
    activities, "sets a dangerous precedent" for all journalists.

    ...

    Significantly, the draft report, prepared by British Labour peer Lord
    Foulkes, did not contain any mention of the WikiLeaks founder. This
    was in line with the support of all of the official political parties
    in Britain, including Labour, for the jailing of Assange and the
    attempt to silence him for exposing war crimes.

    Less than a month out from British court hearings aimed at
    rubber-stamping Assange's dispatch to the US, however, other members
    of PACE recognised that the resolution would not have any credibility
    if it failed to mention Europe's most famous imprisoned journalist and
    publisher.

    Members of the European United Left-Nordic Green Left, comprised of a
    number of self-styled "left" parties throughout the continent, moved
    two amendments, both of which were adopted. Their intervention
    followed lobbying by Assange's father, John Shipton, and other
    prominent supporters of the WikiLeaks founder.
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    -- https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/03/assa-f03.html

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