Assange moved to prison hospital ward.
It was announced today by Wikileaks Ambassador, Joseph Farrel, that due to pressure from prison inmates, his legal team and Assange supporters that Julian Assange was being moved from solitary confinement on Belmarsh’s “hospital ward” to a block with 40 other inmates. This is a win for all those fighting so hard against his belittling treatment while incarcerated.
We also learned in court on Thursday that the United States attorneys stated that Assange would not be given First Amendment rights under the Constitution.
However, they need to be reminded that the Constitution was written to keep the government in check and the government does not have the right to pick and choose who is covered by these inalienable rights.
According to the Declaration of Independence signed by the forefathers prior to the Constitution:
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed…
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The Most Revolutionary Act 
It’s WAY past time to break him out of prison. A longer period of torture could easily mean he will never recover, even if eventually exonerated. Stuart, as a psychiatrist, what’s your opinion on that?
Surely, somewhere, there is a group with the expertise and means to do this. Assata Shakur has been safe in Cuba for decades because a small group of people had the balls to break her out of custody.
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Good to hear from you again, Claire. I’m not aware of any research linking the length of torture with the severity of PTSD symptoms. Assange hasn’t lived a normal life in more than a decade, and he will need lots of emotional support in readjusting in any case.
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Great news! Thank you Stuart.
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My pleasure, boomrx.
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