{"id":162717,"date":"2021-05-13T23:48:31","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T23:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dissidentvoice.org\/?p=116585"},"modified":"2021-05-13T23:48:31","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T23:48:31","slug":"jen-psaki-grilled-on-assange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/05\/13\/jen-psaki-grilled-on-assange\/","title":{"rendered":"Jen Psaki Grilled on Assange"},"content":{"rendered":"

The U.S. government is still appealing their stunning defeat in Julian\u2019s extradition case. While the world waits for the UK courts to act, activists continue to draw attention to Julian\u2019s plight.<\/p>\n

Psaki Grilled on Assange<\/strong><\/p>\n

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki was grilled yesterday on press freedom and Julian\u2019s case. Psaki deflected New York Post<\/em> reporter Steven Nelson\u2019s question by stressing the \u201cindependence\u201d of the Justice Department.
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Activists Making Things Happen!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Activists are joining together to fund a series of #FreeAssange billboards<\/strong>! Led by Misty Winston<\/strong>, they\u2019ve raised thousands in grassroots donations to put up the first billboard in Columbus, Ohio!
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Western Hypocrisy on Press Freedom Has Global Implications<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our latest <\/strong>blog post<\/a> delves into how the persecution of Julian Assange is exposing U.S. and UK hypocrisy and undermining the West\u2019s moral authority.<\/p>\n

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We\u2019ve long been concerned about how this assault on press freedom would be seized upon by global human rights violators, and now we\u2019re seeing it. The danger isn\u2019t hypothetical — it\u2019s happening now as countries from China to Azerbaijan deflect attention from their own abuses by pointing to the West\u2019s \u201cdouble standard<\/strong>.\u201d
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The U.S. government is still appealing their stunning defeat in Julian\u2019s extradition case. While the world waits for the UK courts to act, activists continue to draw attention to Julian\u2019s plight. Psaki Grilled on Assange White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki was grilled yesterday on press freedom and Julian\u2019s case. Psaki deflected New York Post [\u2026]<\/p>\n

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