THE Council of Europe has voted to recognise WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was held as a political prisoner.

El Consejo de Europa reconoce a Julian Assange como preso político

El Pais

Spain

The Council of Europe recognizes Julian Assange as a political prisoner

WikiLeaks founder rose to fame in 2010s for leaking classified US documents on the internet - Anadolu Ajansı

Media Bias/Fact Check

Anadolu Ajansı

Government of Turkey

Ankara

Turkey

Julian Assange declared 'political prisoner' by Council of Europe

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Strasbourg-based institution approves, in the presence of the founder of WikiLeaks, a resolution in which it also urges the United States to reform its Espionage Act

La Asamblea Parlamentaria de la institución con sede en Estrasburgo aprueba, ante la presencia del fundador de WikiLeaks, una resolución en la que insta además a EE UU a reformar su Ley de Espionaje

PRISA

Only at the end of June, Assange was surprisingly released after being imprisoned in 2019.

Erst Ende Juni war Assange überraschend frei gekommen, nachdem er 2019 inhaftiert wurde.

Europarat stuft Julian Assange als politischen Gefangenen ein

Kurier

Funke Mediengruppe

Council of Europe classifies Julian Assange as a political prisoner

According to the Council of Europe, Julian Assange was a political prisoner, and the USA and Great Britain were sharply criticized in a resolution. The WikiLeaks founder had previously made his first public appearance since his release.

Laut Europarat war Julian Assange ein politischer Gefangener, die USA und Großbritannien werden in einer Resolution scharf kritisiert. Zuvor hatte der WikiLeaks-Gründer seinen ersten öffentlichen Auftritt seit der Freilassung.

Julian Assange: Europarat stuft WikiLeaks-Gründers als politischen Gefangenen ein

Spiegel

Germany

Julian Assange: Council of Europe classifies WikiLeaks founder as political prisoner

Europarat: Julian Assange war politischer Gefangener

ORF.at News

Vienna

Austria

Council of Europe: Julian Assange was a political prisoner

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) expressed, in a resolution adopted on Wednesday, its "deep concern" about the "disproportionately harsh treatment" faced by Julian Assange and said it had a "chilling effect dangerous," which undermines the protection of integrity journalists and whistleblowers around the world, reports AFP.

Adunarea Parlamentară a Consiliului Europei (APCE) și-a exprimat, într-o rezoluţie adoptată miercuri, „îngrijorarea profundă” cu privire la „tratamentul disproporționat de dur” cu care s-a confruntat Julian Assange și a spus că acesta a avut un „efect descurajant periculos”, care subminează protecția jurnaliștilor și avertizorilor de integritate din întreaga lume, relatează AFP.  Rezoluția a fost bazată pe un raport prezentat de islandeza Thorhi…

Julian Assange, fondatorul WikiLeaks, a fost recunoscut ca „deținut politic” de Adunarea Parlamentară a Consiliului Europei: Tratamentul la care a fost supus acesta a avut un „efect descurajant de periculos” asupra tuturor jurnaliștilor - HotNews.ro

Hot News

Romania

Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, was recognized as a "political prisoner" by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: The treatment to which he was subjected had a "dangerous dissuasive effect" on all journalists - HotNews.ro

The Council of Europe recognized this Wednesday as a “political prisoner” the founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, who yesterday appeared before his Parliament in Strasbourg, to denounce having been persecuted simply for practicing journalism. In this way, Assange had been breaking his silence since June. The Parliament explained that this designation is justified by the “excessively severe” treatment that Assange suffered and by the “dangerous…

El Consejo de Europa ha reconocido este miércoles como "preso político" al fundador de Wikileaks, Julian Assange, el cual el día de ayer compareció ante su Parlamento en Estrasburgo, para denunciar haber sido perseguido simplemente por ejercer el periodismo. De esta forma, Assange rompía su silencio desde junio. El Parlamento explicó que esta designación está justificada por el trato "excesivamente severo" que sufrió Assange y por el "peligroso …

El Consejo de Europa declara "preso político" a Julian Assange

Vozpópuli

Jesús Cacho

The Council of Europe declares Julian Assange a “political prisoner”

The National

Gannett

Glasgow

Glasgow City

Scotland

United Kingdom

Council of Europe recognises Julian Assange held as political prisoner

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), which brings together lawmakers from 46 European nations, recognized WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as a political prisoner on Wednesday, a day after he gave testimony on his treatment by US and UK authorities.

Ad Fontes Media

Sputnik Globe [🇷🇺-affiliated]

Government of Russia

European Lawmakers Recognize WikiLeaks' Assange as Political Prisoner

The improper use of the 1917 Espionage Act has discouraged journalists from reporting on governmental misconduct.   On Wednesday, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe declared that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been a political prisoner and urged the United States to amend its Espionage Act to prevent its future use against journalists or whistleblowers. RELATED:  Julian Assange: I Am Free Because I Pleaded Guilty to Journa…

Council of Europe recognises Julian Assange held as political prisoner

Coverage Details

Give the gift of Perspective

Bias Distribution

Ownership

Similar News Topics

Similar News Topics