Democracy Now! In Washington, D.C., human rights and free speech advocates gather today for the Belmarsh Tribunal, focused on the imprisonment of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Assange has been languishing for close to four years in the harsh Belmarsh prison in London while appealing extradition to the United States on espionage charges. If convicted, Assange could face up to 175 years in jail for publishing documents that exposed war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan. Five major news organizations that once partnered with WikiLeaks recently called on the Biden administration to drop charges against Assange. We speak to British MP and former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, who is in Washington, D.C., to participate in the Belmarsh Tribunal, about Assange and freedom of the press. We also cover the state of leftism around the globe, from labor rights in the U.K. and Europe to the war in Ukraine, to political unrest in Brazil and Peru.
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Typical corbyn more interested in foreigners than the people of the UK how did he get too america because he is another hypocrite advocating net zero for you but not for himself
Yet again, Jeremy is the voice of reason, humanity, compassion and just good sense. ‘When will they ever learn’
wicked sharp dude
Julian Assange, who stands for the right of people to know and freedom of speech , should be free!
Corbyn rocks DMN socks.
We shouldnt be pleading with a corrupt government to free an innocent man. Take down the corrupt government. This doesnt require a lot of faux intellectual speech. The issue isnt about journalism or really about free speech in Julian's case. Its about revealing corruption.
Persécuter celui qui révèle la vérité, c'est inique et c'est précisément cela qui constitue une menace pour la sécurité nationale. Québec.
QUESTION to JEREMY CORBAN
DIGITAL IDS. And Automatic cancelling of Your Bank Access
The British Government has put a Public Consultation on the Digital IDs, on their Govt Website. It's been there since New Year and ends early March
When it goes to secondary Legislation.
JEREMY must know about this, JULIAN is a distraction
Eventually, everything you want to access, a job, a rental property, a loan, will need that Digital ID. It is too much power for any government to be able to use automation to cut off your Bank Access and your civilian access to services just because you don't agree with their opinions.
That's ridiculous 175years it's stupid he is sick old enough who in the hell is going to live that long anyway. He should be free right now. Where is the freedom that united states clam to spread all over the world. Is a shame , every body in the world knows the truth about all the war crimes committed by united states all over the world. They cannot hide no more
This channel does nothing to actually help. Also, this channel seems to look and sound more like a socialist march into slavery and no ties to true freedom. Sold out and soulless commercialism.
I'm an Australian citizen and am embarrassed by our government. Julian Assange is an Australian citizen. Our government doesn't want our dirty laundry exposed just like the USA has been,and to all Australians. Please support the release of Julian asap.
Democracy now should apologise to Julian for ambushing him on there show. I don’t trust them anymore
As long as the US is involved in this conflict, there will be no peace. So, there will be no peace….
What a fucking idiot. Negotiate with Putin…lol ok. Why is this asshole still calling it "the ukraine".
Assange is a Hero!
How has the Australian Government allowed it?
Next they'll frame him for somthing else.
PUBLISHING WAR CRIMES IS NOT A CRIME, BUT THE ONES WHO COMMITTED THEM ARE. IMAGINE THE 5 AFRICAN AMERICAN POLICEMEN BEATEN TO DEATH ONE OF THEIR KIND A FEW DAYS AGO COMING OUT AND CHARGING THE REPORTER FOR EXPOSING THEIR CRIME. ONLY IN AMERICA. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Jeremy Corbyn is the real deal..original leader of the Labour party
Long live Jeremy Corbin and Julian Assange free
((SIGH)) The More, ' righteous ', that Assange's actions supposedly were, then the More reason for him to have his day in Court!
Instead of hiding like the coward that he is! SMH
Didn't Joe Biden just destroy the reunions for the railroad workers
There will never be negotiation in Ukraine as long as the US corporations are making big money on that war.
You make a better argument on the basis of national sovereignty than on free speech. You don’t owe the U.S. anything. Since the left embraced prosecution of speech crimes, all moral authority is lost. Hard to believe a modern lefty can say “free speech” with a straight face.
This issue is so important to our freedom of speech. It is the only thing keeping us from losing Democracy.
Governments war atrocities hiding everything from humanity,and pompeo is the beast behind this tragedy .
Where in the hell is the rest of the world media?
Why isn’t the Australian government doing something…… ahhhh yes they are a muppet for USA and England…. You soft ons
what a hipocrits , disgusting ,
Amy you threw Assange under the bus, Amy sellout Goodman
Democracy and u have a communist on pfffffft
The seemingly inexorable implosion of our shared civilization will certainly be a result of our inability to control abject human greed.
Nice to hear from Jeremy Corbyn, who was backsatapped by the neocons.
Jeremy the communist
LULA was corrupt and got sent to prison – and then let out by his buddy in the Courts.
“Russia should be allowed to keep conquered territory” —Jeremy Corbyn
Oh my, Corbin & Saunders are old communists. And this program (PBS) are far left communists!
It's about time! Asante should NOT BE in jail! He is a reporter reporting criminals!🤬 and the criminals are FREED!🤬🤬🤬
The best prime minister he never had. Corbyn is the genuine article and the only politician I trust
Im not pro bolsonaro and Lula , but they are biggest gangsters in this planet, they alaw all this happens, lets be serious in the research