A large crowd of protesters gathered outside Australia House on Saturday afternoon, holding signs such as “Don’t extradite Assange – journalism is not a crime”. Former Greek Finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, fashion designer Vivienne Westwood, editor in chief of WikiLeaks Kristinn Hrafnsonn and Pink Floyd star Roger Waters were among the high-profile names at the protest. The protesters gathered in the Strand before marching to Parliament Square in support of the Wikileaks founder, whose father John Shipton was at the protest. Assange, 48, is being held in Belmarsh Prison in south east London as he awaits the start of a full extradition hearing on Monday.
— source standard.co.uk | 23 Feb 2020