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Campaign launched across labour movement in solidarity with jailed journalist Julian Assange

A NEW campaign is being launched across the labour movement to show solidarity with imprisoned Wikileaks founderJulian Assange and demand an end to extradition proceedings.

Mr Assange, whose extradition hearing is due to resume in September, has been denied bail and campaigners are increasingly concerned at his declining health.

Birmingham Trades Union Council is the latest trade-union body to demand his release, and Don’t Extradite Assange is now asking unions, labour party bodies and campaigns across the movement to do the same.

The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has already adopted a comprehensive and hard-hitting position which points out that Mr Assange faces up to 175 years in a US prison for making important information available to the public.

His extradition would set a dangerous precedent for the persecution of journalists, the union says.

“This is the defining free-speech case of the 21st century,” Don’t Extradite Assange’s John Rees said.

“Freedom of information, free from government censorship, is the lifeblood of an effective labour movement. 

“The NUJ have made a stand. Follow their example”

The NUJ’s resolution is available at dontextraditeassange.com

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