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October 15, 2015

Britain Refuses to Grant Julian Assange "Safe Passage" to Hospital 
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The British government is reportedly refusing Ecuador's request to grant
Wiki Leaks founder Julian Assange "safe passage" out of the Ecuadorean
Embassy in London so he can go to the hospital for an MRI. Assange's
doctor says he is in constant and severe pain in his shoulder that
requires an MRI scan to diagnose. Assange's lawyer Carey Shenkman says,
"By claiming that Mr. Assange must give up his asylum in order to
receive medical treatment, the U.K. government is forcing him to choose
between the human right to asylum and the human right to medical
treatment. No one should ever have to face that choice."

 

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