Yanis Varoufakis on Julian Assange's release

Yanis Varoufakis with a passionate speech about Julian Assange's release and a scathing criticism of those who sought to keep him behind bars for the crime of 'journalism'.

Julian Assange is finally a free man. The WikiLeaks co-founder was released from Belmarsh prison on Monday morning after 1,901 days of being kept inside the maximum-security location.

On May 20, judges at the UK high court in London had granted Assange the right to appeal his United States extradition and, on June 24, he was finally granted bail and was released at Stansted airport from where he boarded a plane and departed for Australia.

For us at MERA25 and DiEM25, in which Julian has been with us from the beginning as a founding member, the liberation of our comrade is a milestone: the fight for justice is never in vain.

This is the moment to redouble our efforts to free every political prisoner, everywhere!

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[khairmohammedsultany]

Congratulations to you, Mr Varoufakis. You were one of the people who have done a lot for the release of Julian Assange.

[janisjackson]

We pay for a genocide in Gaza, but not for a man wrongly accused of espionage. A man who told the truth about our horrific war crimes. I am so glad he is out and send love and best wishes for his recovery.

[johnfair]

Julian has been disgracefully let down by the UK government, Britain has become the 51st state of the USA. When this all started Britain should have deported Julian to Australia and he wouldn't have lost 14 years of his life. Britain and the USA owe Julian hundreds of millions of $'s in compensation.

[castorpollux]

"Free Julian Assange " becomes: "Julian Assange is NOT guilty " ‼️

[heimomoilanen]

Thank you Yanis for supporting Julian for all these years

[marias]

Bravo, Varoufakis! The world needs more people like you. Assange is free! At last! The struggle goes on!

[aceaerospace]

Thank you for supporting Julian. The UK, Swedish and US government should be ashamed. We no longer have freedom of speech, dark times.

[isabelsilva]

Assange should have never been in prision, today is a great day HE IS FREE. Thank you Yanis

[emigresanakritis]

Julian Assange is the hero of Millenial generation.

[sanskaroflife]

We see the hypocrites.

We admire you Mr Yannis for all you've done. You are on the right side of history

[BSsss]

Let's not forget Ed Snowden, Gonzalo Lira and all the others abused and killed by the usual suspects.

[jorgeson]

We in Australia have a public funded broadcaster called ABC never supported our own citizen during all these years! We should be ashamed !

[GG-hudn]

The fascist UK needs to be brought to account for its complicity in Assanges torture?!

[keithpp]

Excellent news the release of Julian Assange.

He should never have been incarcerated in Belmarsh prison.

[HandsHealNow]

Julian Assang is the hero of "Freedom of Speech " and freedom of all of humanity!

[helenakolar]

So many wonderful people worked so hard to release Julian. Yanis, thank you for helping Julian and his family.

[tinominelli]

Don't forget the spanish journalist illegally in prison in Poland and the dozens murdered by Israel

[peterrosler]

Again: Shame on US & EU: For no legal reason, Julian had to suffer in prisons for NO legal reasons.

[janewright]

Thankyou Yanis, you and Jeremy Corbyn continued to fight for Julian!!

[gracefulindeed]

Thank you for supporting Julian, thank God he is free.Shame on USA