Julian Assange

2022 - 3 - 24

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Julian Assange marries Stella Moris in London prison ceremony (The Guardian)

WikiLeaks founder granted permission to wed partner, who fought back tears outside the prison, saying 'What we're going through is inhuman'

Earlier this month, Assange moved a step closer to a US trial on espionage charges after the UK’s highest court refused to hear his appeal against extradition. A proposed photographer was also denied access because he worked for the press, even though they would all have attended in a private capacity, she added. Belmarsh regularly permits photography, according to Moris, who added that the far-right activist Tommy Robinson and other prisoners had been interviewed on camera when ITV filmed inside the prison.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange marries long-term partner Stella ... (7NEWS.com.au)

Julian Assange has married his long-term partner Stella Moris at a small ceremony inside a high-security prison in southeast London.

He is wonderful and he should be free.” He is the most amazing person in the world. I love Julian with all my heart and I wish he were here,” Moris said outside the gates of Belmarsh prison following the ceremony.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange weds fiancee Stella Moris in ... (ABC News)

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange marries lawyer Stella Moris in a small ceremony at the London prison where he is being held.

I love Julian with all my heart and I wish he were here," Ms Moris said outside the gates of Belmarsh prison following the ceremony. The 50-year-old Australian, who denies any wrongdoing, has been in the south-east London jail since 2019. For the occasion, Ms Moris wore a lilac satin wedding dress and Assange a kilt — a nod to his family ties to Scotland — which were created by British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood, who has campaigned against his extradition.

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange weds fiancée in London prison ceremony (WAGM)

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has wed his fiancée at a small ceremony in the London prison where he is held.

They maintain he was entitled to First Amendment protections of freedom of speech for publishing documents that exposed U.S. military wrongdoing in Iraq and Afghanistan. They could write to the British Home Secretary in the coming weeks before she makes a decision on his extradition. The dress was designed by British designer Vivienne Westwood, who is among Assange’s more vocal and high-profile supporters.

'Very happy, very sad': Julian Assange marries Stella Moris in prison ... (The Sydney Morning Herald)

The bride wore a couture corseted coat dress in lilac duchess satin designed by Vivienne Westwood, one of the many celebrities who support Assange.

Assange and Moris became engaged in 2017 but kept their relationship and the birth of their sons secret until April 2020. Get a note directly from our foreign correspondents on what’s making headlines around the world. The pair began their relationship in 2015. Prison rules forbade her from taking in any items including her bouquet which contained fresh eucalyptus. “You know what we are going through is cruel and inhuman. A Prison Service spokesperson said: “All weddings in prisons must meet the requirements outlined in the prison service policy”.

Julian Assange marries Stella Moris in UK high-security jail – video (The Guardian)

'I'm very happy and I'm very sad. I wish he were here', Julian Assange's bride Stella Morris addresses a crowd outside Belmarsh prison.