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Julian Assange’s Crime is Speaking Truth to Power

Interview with Renata Avila | 12 Apr 2019

Interviewed by Prabir Purkayastha
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On April 11, 2019 WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange was arrested from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.

On April 11, 2019 WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange was arrested from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. In this interview, Prabir Purkayastha talks to lawyer and digital rights activist Renata Avila about what this arrest means and how this reflects on the state of freedom of press across the globe.

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