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October 7, 2022

Julian Assange Supporters Plan Saturday Protests Outside U.K. Parliament, U.S. Justice Department
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In London, thousands of supporters of Wiki Leaks founder Julian Assange
are planning to form a human chain outside Parliament on Saturday as
they demand the United Kingdom cancel plans to extradite Assange to the
United States to face charges that could see him jailed for life.
Assange's U.S. supporters are planning a similar rally near the
Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, where they'll
demand the Biden administration cancel plans to try Assange on hacking
charges and 17 counts of violating the Espionage Act. If convicted,
Assange faces up to 175 years in prison.


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