The US government’s efforts to extradite Assange pose a grave threat to press freedom both in the US and abroad.
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Stefan Simanowitz is a journalist, broadcaster and analyst.
The US government’s efforts to extradite Assange pose a grave threat to press freedom both in the US and abroad.
![Supporters hold placards in support of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London on August 11, 2021, during a preliminary appeal hearing of the US case for the extradition of Assange to the US [File: Justin Tallis/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/000_9KY3AZ.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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