WikiLeaks Activists Rally Supporters In Several Nations - CNN

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WikiLeaks activists rally supporters in several nations
By the CNN Wire Staff
December 11, 2010 -- Updated 1801 GMT (0201 HKT)


One of the protesters at the Melbourne rally in support of
Australian WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange.
Photo: Luis Enrique Asqui

Photo Link: http://www.smh.com.au/national/legal-fury-at-war-on-free-speech-20101210-18sv3.html

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(CNN) -- Pro-free-speech rallies are scheduled in several international cities Saturday to protest the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is being held in a prison on the outskirts of London on suspicion of sex crimes unrelated to his controversial website.

A Spanish website that supports WikiLeaks' cause urged protesters Saturday to gather in the capitals of Spain, Peru, Mexico, Argentina, the Netherlands and Colombia to demand Assange's release.

"We seek the liberation of Julian Assange in United Kingdom territory," the website said.

The website called on protesters to gather at 6 p.m. (noon ET) in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and Seville, and other Spanish cities.
Similar rallies were held in Assange's native Australia on Friday.

Protests are also scheduled in London's Hyde Park on Saturday, according to Justice for Assange, a website that collects and lists rally information. Demonstrators are scheduled to continue their protest at London's Westminster Court and the Swedish Embassy on Monday and Tuesday. The planned rallies come after massive student protests in London caused violence and disruption during a busy holiday shopping week.

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Link: http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/12/11/wikileaks.assange.protests/

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