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Video: Dozens of Assange Supporters Gather Near UK Parliament for WikiLeaks Founder's Birthday

© REUTERS / HENRY NICHOLLSA cake is pictured during a picnic protest marking Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's 50th Birthday
A cake is pictured during a picnic protest marking Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's 50th Birthday - Sputnik International, 1920, 03.07.2021
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LONDON (Sputnik) - Dozens of supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gathered at London’s Parliament Square on Saturday for a picnic marking Assange’s birthday.
The WikiLeaks founder is spending his fiftieth birthday in a UK prison, just as the UK court is considering the US request for Assange's extradition.
Assange with US flag covering his mouth outside Old Bailey on 29 September 2020. - Sputnik International, 1920, 01.07.2021
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Photo: Activists Protest in Front of DOJ Building in Washington, DC in Support of Julian Assange
The activists said they wanted to send their best wishes to Assange and draw the parliament's attention to the problem.
On 4 January, the UK court declined the US request for extradition, but the United States appealed that ruling. Assange's legal team says the hearings may take years.
The US Justice Department charged Assange with espionage and computer intrusions over WikiLeaks' publishing thousands of classified documents. If extradited and convicted in the US, Assange could face decades in prison.
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