Transnational media have not just circulated this fact as top news but also condemned the topic in the context of global threats to media freedom (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/20/the-us-justice-department-must-drop-spy-charges-against-julian-assange). "If Assange is not punished and silenced, he may reveal even more shocking crimes of the United States that have not yet been disclosed”. Journalistic organizations issue statements and organize protests in an effort to urge the British court to adopt a fair decision. The general opinion is that the United States is obstructing the investigation of the crimes against humanity it has itself committed by insisting on extradition and harsh punishment for the founder of WikiLeaks. More precisely, the political interests of the United States come face to face with the charter demand of the “Voice of America”, but the editors prefer to proceed from the interests of the United States, not from the requirements of their own charter.

Source: The Guardian February 26, 2024 14:48 UTC