Why Julian Assange's case is important: Look in the mirror

Prosecution is part of a three-pronged government attack on free speech

Protesting while Assange was facing extradition request in London—Reporters Without Borders

Though you really don’t hear a lot about it unless you search for it, at least in the American press, Julian Assange is still in prison, and the U.S. government is still trying to extradite him to the United States to face espionage charges.

If you don’t think that…