Is Julian Essange a Free Speech Activist?

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Julian essange was an early adopter of the internet and a cryptographer. The ability to communicate privately is essential for free speech, he says. A lot of people still admire julianEssange but they don't know what he stands for. He has now launched his 'julia s campaign' which aims to get him back in touch with those who have been affected by his death.

Freddie Sayers meets Stella Moris, lawyer and wife of Julian Assange.

The case of Julian Assange, the Wikileaks founder who published huge troves of sensitive government documents and classified military logs, has been going on for over a decade. During that time Assange has been under house arrest, hidden from extradition inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London and since 2019 has been held in Belmarsh prison. During that time, he has married and had two children with a lawyer called Stella Moris. Moris first met Assange as a young lawyer working on his case, but is now a campaigner for his acquittal and an activist for press freedom.

Will Assange be remembered as a pioneer of the free internet or as one of its victims? With his extradition case looming, UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers met Stella Moris to hear her case for her husband, Julian Assange.

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