Assange 7 months in embassy surrounded by British police, Hague in Australia
Free Julian! End the Wars! | 19.01.2013 11:48
Today marks 7 months since Julian Assange entered the Ecuadoran embassy in London 
http://tinyurl.com/b5wv2s6 seeking assylum from U.S. persecution. The embassy remains surrounded 24/7 by British police. Anti-war & human rights activists maintain a daily vigil 2pm-5pm. Yesterday photo http://tinyurl.com/ad4jgj2
http://tinyurl.com/b5wv2s6 seeking assylum from U.S. persecution. The embassy remains surrounded 24/7 by British police. Anti-war & human rights activists maintain a daily vigil 2pm-5pm. Yesterday photo http://tinyurl.com/ad4jgj2
British Foreign Minister Hague and Australian Foreign Minister Carr seem to be awaiting further instructions from the U.S. in dealing with Julian Assange who did much to expose their and U.S. war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan. Meanwhile the British war effort continues in the Middle East, Afirca and Afghanistan,
During Hague's present visit to Australia, Australian Senator Ludlum writes to Australian Foreign Minister Carr outlining the persecution of Julian Assange and demanding the rights of this Australian citizen be defended by the Australian government.
http://tinyurl.com/a2nsg3y
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During Hague's present visit to Australia, Australian Senator Ludlum writes to Australian Foreign Minister Carr outlining the persecution of Julian Assange and demanding the rights of this Australian citizen be defended by the Australian government.
http://tinyurl.com/a2nsg3y Scroll down for further photos from within the embassy
http://archive.is/VtPYn
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A Tale of Two Diplomatic Asylums: Julian Assange and Chen Guangcheng
20.01.2013 17:42
Two dissidents, two appeals for asylum, two very different approaches and outcomes.
Julian Assange in London
On June 19, 2012, Julian Assange sought asylum at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. The founder of WikiLeaks had just lost a court appeal in which he fought extradition to Sweden, where he faces questioning related to accusations of rape and sexual assault.
It is widely believed by members of the international community that Assange's extradition to Sweden is a vindictive ruse to ultimately thrust him into the legal jurisdiction of the United States to face charges related to WikiLeaks' publication of hundreds of thousands of State Department documents. Sweden has consistently declined offers to interview Assange in Britain, reinforcing this perception.
On August 15, Britain threatened to storm the Ecuadorian Embassy and arrest Assange if the Latin American country did not turn him over to the British authorities. Britain also sent a letter to the Ecuadorian Embassy threatening to strip the embassy of its diplomatic status. This is quite extraordinary, considering that Assange has not been formally charged with any crimes in connection with the Swedish inquiry.
On August 16, Ecuador granted Assange asylum after neither the British nor the Swedes would assure that Assange would not be extradited to a third country - namely the US.
British police now have the Ecuadorian Embassy in London surrounded and under siege and they vow to arrest Assange if he leaves, thereby violating Ecuador's right to grant diplomatic asylum.
Chen Guangcheng in Beijing
On May 19, 2012, Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, his wife and two children arrived at Newark, NJ airport after being granted asylum by the US government. They were accompanied from Beijing by two US State Department officials.
Guangcheng is a blind self-taught lawyer from a Chinese village several hundred miles from Beijing. Guangcheng exposed forced sterilization and abortions of thousands of women by the Chinese government.
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