We have seen Assange’s plight in a UK prison, but extraditing him this week would be a disaster for us all

 

 UK prison, but extraditing him this week would be a disaster for..

"Assange is in a high-security prison nearly 4,000 miles from the epicentre of the case, reading through a pile of books in his cell, finally typing some letters, and chatting with the few visitors who manage to navigate the myriad obstacles to get in. He has referred to his possible extradition as “Day P” – the day he might be put on a plane. It remains to be seen whether the British judiciary will deliver some form of justice at this late stage by preventing extradition, or whether the UK will become the country that enables a historically damning blow to press freedom, and the right of all of us to know."

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We have seen Assange’s plight in a UK prison, but extraditing him this week would be a disaster for us all | Christophe Deloire and Rebecca Vincent | The Guardian