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Vores solidaritet er med denne bror, som forfølges af den amerikanske regering for at bringe for
frem i dagens lys dens brud på menneskerettigheder, mord på civile og diplomatiske spionage.
Lee Camp has unloaded on mainstream media in a fiery speech in defense of WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange. He said that by staying silent, they put a nail in the coffin of press freedom they themselves used to enjoy.Fashion doyenne, activist and long-time friend Vivien Westwood:
The host of Redacted Tonight addressed a crowd of protesters outside the UK Embassy in Washington, DC.If you are not going to stand up for freedom of press, freedom of speech, stand up for your own goddamn job, then. How about that?
Fashion designer Vivienne Westwood has blasted UK authorities for "misrule of law" over the arrest of Julian Assange, telling RT video agency Ruptly she had spoken to the whistleblower just days ago inside the Ecuadorian embassy.
The British designer and activist, who is a friend of Assange's, told Ruptly that she saw Assange on Tuesday and was surprised to learn rumors of his impending arrest were true. Westwood said she had read in the press that Ecuador would not kick Assange out of the embassy, but said Assange told her during the visit that his removal was indeed imminent.
She said Assange told her Ecuador was in a "very weak" position and under "such strong pressure from America that they're just waiting to find an excuse and they will arrest me either tomorrow or definitely within two weeks. That's what he said to me on Tuesday," she said.Westwood said she blames England for the situation, saying "England have kept him in that embassy trapped under total false pretenses" for years."This is about human rights, free speech and misrule of law by government, because what's at stake here. The issue is that Chelsea Manning and Julian [Assange] released American war crimes. Chelsea the whistleblower, Julian the publisher - and that's what this is about."
Earlier on RT, Westwood said Assange was "one of the greatest heroes in the world."
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