Marchers support Assange ahead of London extradition hearing

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Hundreds of supporters of Julian Assange marched through London on Saturday to pressure the U.K. government into refusing to extradite the WikiLeaks founder to the United States to face spying charges.

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Former Pink Floyd bass player Roger Waters speaks to crowds gathered at Parliament Square in London, protesting against the imprisonment and extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange extradition, Saturday Feb. 22, 2020. (Isabel Infantes/PA via AP)

' publication of hundreds of thousands of confidential government documents. If found guilty, he could be sentenced to up to 175 years in prison. Civil liberties groups and journalism organizations, including Amnesty International and Reporters Without Borders, have urged the U.S. to drop the charges, saying they set a chilling precedent for freedom of the press.

He holed up in the South American country’s U.K. diplomatic mission in 2012 to avoid being sent to Sweden to face questioning over rape and sexual assault allegations. That case has since been dropped.

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This is a whistleblower who has paid the price for his truth to the American people. No one protected him from government corruption. Where are the Democrats who thought the whistleblower for Trump's impeachment protection was so important.

Do you think they can pass the hat around to pay for his physiotherapy and other welfare support?

Let him come, Trump loves him!

Epstein was a spy and a rapist.

WTH is Waters doing?

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