Is Julian Assange entitled to a “free speech” defence?
Episode 54 min 7s

Is Julian Assange entitled to a “free speech” defence?

Julian Assange’s defenders claim that the free speech protections afforded to news organisations should apply to Assange as well — and that his impending extradition to the US therefore poses a threat to democracy. Professor Katharine Gelber joins Waleed Aly and Scott Stephens to discuss whether the free speech argument holds.

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