Assange Backers Form Human Chain At UK Parliament

October 8, 2022 Britain, United States

Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange formed a human chain outside Britain’s parliament on Saturday to demand an end to an attempt by the United States to have him extradited to face criminal charges. Hundreds of protesters, including Jeremy Corbyn, the former leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party, gathered in a line which stretched from parliament’s perimeter railings and snaked across nearby Westminster Bridge to the other side of the River Thames.

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If we believe in free speech, then Julian Assange should be free from Belmarsh prison.

Thank you to the thousands of people who formed a human chain around Parliament to oppose his extradition, and stand up for independent & democratic journalism everywhere. pic.twitter.com/8tbnJDKNPs

— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) October 8, 2022

“There’s only one decision, no extradition!” chants in Parliament Square here in London at today’s protest for Julian Assange pic.twitter.com/Nz9XXuGVS2

— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) October 8, 2022