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Ask HN: Where is Julian Assange, what's happening to him now?

90 points by ak39 7y ago

blueadept111 7y ago
"Today, Assange sits behind bars in a London prison under shocking conditions even a murderer wouldn’t expect. Renowned filmmaker and journalist John Pilger visited him there and fears for Assange’s life, noting he is held in isolation, heavily medicated and denied the basic tools needed to fight his charge of extradition to the United States" https://www.mintpressnews.com/media-blackout-imprisonment-espionage-act-julian-assange/261510/ https://www.mintpressnews.com/media-blackout-imprisonment-es...
- Jabbles 7y ago
  What does "medicated" mean? (There is no "heavily" in the original tweet.) Is he suggesting he is being drugged? Because "medicated" generally has positive qualities.
  - timthorn 7y ago
    The tweet also says he is isolated, not that he is held in isolation. Anybody in prison could be considered isolated from society, but held in isolation means something much harsher.
    - bb88 7y ago
      Or you can be isolated from the other prisoners, such as being shunned...
  - DanBC 7y ago
    In the UK "medicated" has negative connotations, usually implying "medicated with psychotropic medications, often against the patient's will". There's paperwork and procedures for that to happen, and I'd guess for a high profile person like Assange the prison is being careful to make sure all the paperwork is correctly done.
- ak39 7y ago
  Searching for "Julian Assange" on YouTube yields almost nothing from news sources in the last month. Incredible.
  - tutfbhuf 7y ago
    Maybe he isn't allowed to give interviews.
    - aaomidi 7y ago
      Free country, the United Kingdom.
    - deleted 7y ago
      [deleted]
- fredgrott 7y ago
  I doubt it based on the fact that Pamela Anderson was able to visit him in jail...I think we have syntax meaning confusion here
digitalni 7y ago
Crickets...
faissaloo 7y ago
You can watch a video of him in prison here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a9qh6OiEmE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a9qh6OiEmE (note that the video date is wrong because it's just the default date of the phone)

90 points by ak39 7y ago

"Today, Assange sits behind bars in a London prison under shocking conditions even a murderer wouldn’t expect. Renowned filmmaker and journalist John Pilger visited him there and fears for Assange’s life, noting he is held in isolation, heavily medicated and denied the basic tools needed to fight his charge of extradition to the United States" https://www.mintpressnews.com/media-blackout-imprisonment-espionage-act-julian-assange/261510/ https://www.mintpressnews.com/media-blackout-imprisonment-es...

Jabbles 7y ago
What does "medicated" mean? (There is no "heavily" in the original tweet.) Is he suggesting he is being drugged? Because "medicated" generally has positive qualities.
- timthorn 7y ago
  The tweet also says he is isolated, not that he is held in isolation. Anybody in prison could be considered isolated from society, but held in isolation means something much harsher.
  - bb88 7y ago
    Or you can be isolated from the other prisoners, such as being shunned...
- DanBC 7y ago
  In the UK "medicated" has negative connotations, usually implying "medicated with psychotropic medications, often against the patient's will". There's paperwork and procedures for that to happen, and I'd guess for a high profile person like Assange the prison is being careful to make sure all the paperwork is correctly done.
ak39 7y ago
Searching for "Julian Assange" on YouTube yields almost nothing from news sources in the last month. Incredible.
- tutfbhuf 7y ago
  Maybe he isn't allowed to give interviews.
  - aaomidi 7y ago
    Free country, the United Kingdom.
  - deleted 7y ago
    [deleted]
fredgrott 7y ago
I doubt it based on the fact that Pamela Anderson was able to visit him in jail...I think we have syntax meaning confusion here

digitalni 7y ago

Crickets...

faissaloo 7y ago

You can watch a video of him in prison here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a9qh6OiEmE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a9qh6OiEmE (note that the video date is wrong because it's just the default date of the phone)