 The Alliance Against Political Prosecutions is appalled at the treatment of award-winning journalist Julian Assange. It is clear that Julian Assange did not commit espionage. He published material provided to him about war crimes committed in Iraq in 2010 about Guantanamo Bay, Afghanistan and other things we had a right to know about. What else could he have done? Surely we don't encourage people to keep silent about crimes, but since publication he has suffered extreme persecution. With the time in the Ecuadorian embassy and in Belmarsh prison where he remains to this day it is close to 10 years that he has not seen freedom. He has suffered isolation, deteriorating physical and mental health and torture as assessed by the UN Special Torture Niels Melzer. For a man not convicted of any crime this is extreme injustice and in humanity which is clearly, seriously, adversely affecting his health. Julian's prosecution is a great danger to press freedom and human rights everywhere. The assurances given by the US government about his treatment in US prisons cannot be relied upon and should not be relied upon since he has not committed any crime. We urge Prime Minister Albanese to put an end to this persecution of an innocent courageous man and to speak loudly and clearly to the UK and US governments to free Julian and drop all the charges. If the friendship between our countries cannot stand that, what is it worth? Julian Assange must be free.