Sebastian Lasse on Nostr: The Council of Europe classifies WikiLeaks founder Julian #Assange as a political ...
The Council of Europe classifies WikiLeaks founder Julian #Assange as a political prisoner.
The assembly called on the US to urgently investigate the alleged war crimes and human rights violations uncovered by Assange and WikiLeaks. The handling of Assange has had a “dangerous chilling effect” that undermines the protection of journalists and whistleblowers around the world.
The US and Great Britain are sharply criticized in the final resolution.
[video and resolution]
https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/pace-recognises-julian-assange-as-a-political-prisoner-and-warns-against-the-chilling-effect-of-his-harsh-treatment?p_l_back_url=%2Fen%2Fweb%2Fportal%2Fnewsroom
[DE] https://www.spiegel.de/ausland/julian-assange-europarat-stuft-wikileaks-gruenders-als-politischen-gefangenen-ein-a-cc66948b-f8c1-486d-b59a-21f5db83336e
The assembly called on the US to urgently investigate the alleged war crimes and human rights violations uncovered by Assange and WikiLeaks. The handling of Assange has had a “dangerous chilling effect” that undermines the protection of journalists and whistleblowers around the world.
The US and Great Britain are sharply criticized in the final resolution.
[video and resolution]
https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/pace-recognises-julian-assange-as-a-political-prisoner-and-warns-against-the-chilling-effect-of-his-harsh-treatment?p_l_back_url=%2Fen%2Fweb%2Fportal%2Fnewsroom
[DE] https://www.spiegel.de/ausland/julian-assange-europarat-stuft-wikileaks-gruenders-als-politischen-gefangenen-ein-a-cc66948b-f8c1-486d-b59a-21f5db83336e