(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.
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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. (/quote) -- https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/03/assa-f03.html