Live Updates: Protest March Held in London Ahead of Assange's Extradition Hearing - Video

DiEM25 co-founder @yanisvaroufakis:
"We're here so that unarmed truth has the final word. So that Julian’s sentence ends neither with a bang nor with a whimper, but with a majestic, a marvellous full stop." pic.twitter.com/UJ32xhBvFT

— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) February 22, 2020

WikiLeaks Editor-in-Chief, Kristinn Hrafnsson, has applauded today's turnout at the march in support for Julian Assange saying that it was much better than expected.

"More and more people understand that what is at stake is serious and how serious this issue is. Because it is not just about Assange, it’s about freedom of speech, freedom of press, freedom of journalism. We feel the growing momentum, and I do not worry – in the end there will be such a shouting loud voice towards those in power here that they will have to stop this nonsense," Hrafnsson said.

The journalist added that on day two of the extradition hearing, the lawyers for Julian will present their overwhelming evidence to support their argument that he should not be extradited.

"I would also tell people: beware of the propaganda that will probably be seen in a lot of mainstream media, look for facts and fight for Julian," he concluded.

"He's telling the truth, He's being punished for telling the truth and that's why we defend him", the New Left Review's Tariq Ali said.

Father of Julian Assange speaks at a gathering in Parliament Squarehttps://t.co/MySQ1KklLQ
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People marching in the streets of London in support of Julian Assange captured by our correspondent https://t.co/MySQ1KklLQ
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Our correspondent shot a video with Craig Murray, Vanis Varoufakis, Vivienne Westwood, Kristinn Hrafnsson, John Shipton and Roger Waters standing with a banner in support of Assange https://t.co/xyVFU8RvA4@DefendAssange @rogerwaters @wikileaks @yanisvaroufakis @FollowWestwood pic.twitter.com/E2MtoG8l51

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"Standing up for Assange is important because what he has done is he has exposed war crimes of British state terrorists and American state terrorists. And it’s important that people can come out and support Assange. I’ve been supporting him from the first day when he was arrested in the UK. The significance of people coming out today is that it is important to show the government that the US cannot bully people and the US has not signed up to international criminal court," Jim Curran, Chairman of Irish Civil Rights Association said.

"It’s about journalists’ freedom, freedom of the press. If we can’t have truth – then it is not the point of journalism," the campaigner named Sylvia said.

Famous fashion designer Vivienne Westwood attends a rally in support of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange https://t.co/xyVFU8RvA4#SputnikUpdates @wikileaks@DefendAssange @FollowWestwood @dialecticpro pic.twitter.com/D2ALcW5IGS

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Protestors gather outside Australia House in #London on Saturday for rally in support of @wikileaks founder #JulianAssange ahead of extradition hearings.@SputnikInt @DEAcampaign @DefendAssange pic.twitter.com/OVCP5HPoDR

— Haneul Na'avi (@dialecticpro) February 22, 2020

Protestors gather outside Australia House in #London on Saturday for rally in support of @wikileaks founder #JulianAssange ahead of extradition hearings. pic.twitter.com/HwkA58f0Ub

— Haneul Na'avi (@dialecticpro) February 22, 2020