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There’s fresh pressure on the US to release Julian Assange. Here’s the situation
The US and UK are facing fresh pressure to drop their pursuit of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange
Just weeks after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declared “enough is enough” on the Julian Assange saga, Australian activists are turning their attention to London and Washington.
- Finn McHugh
- SBS
The Wikileaks founder has spent a decade in hiding or behind bars, pursued by the US over publications it claims endangered lives.
But as the Australian enters the final stages of his fight against extradition to the US, protesters rallied outside the British High Commission in Canberra on Tuesday to demand his release from a London prison cell.