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On the eve of the Australian Federal Election Julian Assange has thrown his weight behind Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Here is Julian’s full statement. “With the federal election fast approaching, many Australians have asked me: What role did Prime Minister Anthony Albanese truly play in bringing you home to Australia? Haven't Albo supporters overstated his involvement? And does Albo really have the backbone to stand up for Australians on other tough issues? The truth is, in what became an impressive field of advocates, Albo did more to secure my freedom than any other politician or public figure-even more than the late Pope, whose support was both moving and significant. Even while in opposition, Albo listened to the Australian public (and my family) and promised to take action. But talk from opposition is easy. What did he actually do when he became Prime Minister? Five previous prime ministers came and went during my long detention. Not one agreed to meet with my lawyers. In a crowded line up, Scott Morrison cut a particularly craven figure-publicly supporting my extradition to the US. After leaving office, Morrison joined US weapons contractor DYNE Maritime along with his mate, former CIA chief Mike Pompeo, who had openly boasted in his memoirs about orchestrating my detention. DYNE was set up to profit from the billions funneled into AUKUS, a program Morrison himself initiated. So, what about Albo? Against all expectations for an Australian politician, once elected, he kept his word. He personally and repeatedly raised my case with president Biden, and empowered Kevin Rudd in Washington and Stephen Smith in London to walk into meetings and say, “The Australian Prime Minister and the Australian people want him free.” Albo hasn’t just stood up to the US to end the political imprisonment of an Australian-he’s also intervened for other Australians detained in difficult circumstances, including in China. This government has proven itself unusually capable of rescuing Australians caught up in sensitive political situations. Does this mean Albo will put Australian interests first and skillfully navigate tensions between the US, EU, and China? I can’t say for sure. But I do know this: He can. Albo did right by me, and he is worlds apart from Morrison. You don’t need to be a bully to have a backbone. “

Recebi na última sexta-feira (25/4), em Roma, o jornalista e programador Julian Assange. Comentamos sobre o engajamento do Papa Francisco em favor da causa da liberdade de expressão e de defesa da democracia. Foi a partir da audiência concedida pelo Papa à esposa e aos filhos de Assange, em 2023, que a campanha pela libertação do jornalista ganhou novo ímpeto. Fiquei muito feliz em constatar que Assange está bem de saúde e está reconstruindo a sua vida familiar e profissional. Ele é um exemplo para todos que atuam em defesa da liberdade de imprensa e dos direitos humanos.

Recebi na última sexta-feira (25/4), em Roma, o jornalista e programador Julian Assange. Comentamos sobre o engajamento do Papa Francisco em favor da causa da liberdade de expressão e de defesa da democracia. Foi a partir da audiência concedida pelo Papa à esposa e aos filhos de Assange, em 2023, que a campanha pela libertação do jornalista ganhou novo ímpeto. Fiquei muito feliz em constatar que Assange está bem de saúde e está reconstruindo a sua vida familiar e profissional. Ele é um exemplo para todos que atuam em defesa da liberdade de imprensa e dos direitos humanos.