Julian Assange to be made honorary citizen of Rome
reuters.com
cross-posted from: https://lemmus.org/post/1242124
Assange, 52, has been in London's high-security Belmarsh prison since 2019 and is wanted in the United States over the release of confidential U.S. military records and diplomatic cables in 2010.
"Assange is a symbol of free speech which is essential for any genuine democracy," Raggi, who ran Rome's city hall between 2016 and 2021, told Reuters.
"He has been deprived of his own liberty for years, in awful conditions, for doing his job as a journalist," she said.
Other Italian cities have taken similar steps. The northern city of Reggio Emilia granted Assange citizenship last month, while Naples is set to follow shortly.
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Ahaha you're what american to go around teaching about democracy? It's a miracle they still let you vote like it matters 🤣
I’m not American.
And Meloni is a fascist.
Meloni has still been voted by a minority of people, considering the incredibly low turnout in the last elections. "Fascist" country seems very much pulled from your ass, especially when talking about something started by the previous city government of Rome.