People’s movements and organizations from around the world part of the International Peoples’ Assembly (IPA) hit the streets on February 25 to demand the immediate release of publisher and political prisoner Julian Assange. The day of action was organized as part of the IPA’s permanent campaign to demand that the Wikileaks founder be released immediately and that all extradition requests be blocked.
Demand to release Assange echoes across the world
Assange has been imprisoned in Belmarsh Prison since 2019, while the United States government has been waging a legal battle to fight for his extradition.