Born on this day in 1931, the heroic revolutionary faces a dangerous new wave of White House aggression. We must treat his birthday as a rallying cry to resist the illegal siege of Cuba, writes ROGER McKENZIE
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AS SHE entered the Royal Courts of Justice on Wednesday morning, Julian Assange’s fiancee Stella Moris paused to address protesters.
Beaming smiles, she told the crowd that the previous day she had been allowed to embrace Assange for the first time in 17 months.
“Throughout my time in Belmarsh, I held his warm hand. Julian has been denied the love and affection of his family… [he] and the kids will never get this time back.”
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