Each year, the European Parliament awards the Sakharov Prize to honour exceptional individuals and organisations defending human rights and fundamental freedoms. Julian Assange, one of the activists behind the WikiLeaks association, was nominated by Sabrina Pignedoli and 40 other MEPs. He provided world-leading newspapers with documents concerning war crimes, arbitrary detentions, human rights violations and torture. He has been held in prison in the UK and is currently facing extradition to the United States to stand trial on charges of espionage and computer misuse. The footage are ©AFP. The material is offered for the purpose of providing information and/or education on the Sakharov Prize 2022 until 12/10/2023. The assignment to a third part is not allowed. For any other uses contact AFP – www.afp.com

Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought 2022 (T)

ASSANGE, Julian

Infoclip: Julian Assange, Sakharov Prize 2022 candidate

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