Despite the visit, support for Assange's release remains low in the US. If extradited, he could face a sentence of up to 175 years in prison.
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Australian novelist Yang Hengjun has been awaiting the verdict on his case in China for more than two years after being accused of spying. Now he fears he may die in detention
"I miss the sun. In my cell, sunlight shines through the window but I can stand in it for only 10 hours a year. ... Most of all, I miss my children."
"Trying to spread fear at home, abroad, and travelling in between. Further incentive to fight for the #rights, #freedom, and #democracy that we deserve"
"Some of Fiji's best journalists left the industry as a result and the media still carry the mental scars today from that very disturbing period."
"(The government) can run media organisations to bring its own message out, but it should never exert control over the entire industry."
"It may well be draconian leaving no room for corruption by ministers and government officials to be brought to public attention."
"This has nothing to do with "demeaning coverage" and everything to do with a government in Honiara allergic to scrutiny."
Australian governments approached the use of digital technologies from an ideological perspective, heavily leaning on control and surveillance.
"We ask the simple question, what have we got to hide from public scrutiny?"