WikiLeaks founder and editor, Julian Assange, gave a Christmas address to his supporters on Thursday evening from the balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy in London.
Marking the six month anniversary of his stay in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where Assange first sought, and later received diplomatic asylum from Ecuador, a crowd was out in the street waiting for his speech.
His first words were, "Good evening, London, what a sight for sore eyes," as he viewed the crowd gathered in front of the embassy. He thanked his supporters worldwide for their help and for the support of WikiLeaks and its aims and referred to other journalists and whistleblowers who are currently in a much worse situation that he, including Nabeel Rajab, Bradley Manning, Jeremy Hammond and Godfried Svartholm.
The full transcript can be read here.
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