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Assange Will Get Aboriginal Passport

Symbolic move comes from group in his native Australia

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 15, 2012 1:13 PM CDT

(Newser) – Just Julian Assange's luck: He's being offered a passport, but it's from a nation that doesn't exist. In a symbolic gesture of support, an Aboriginal group in his native Australia today issued the passport in his name and presented it to Assange's father, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. The Indigenous Social Justice Association is fighting for sovereignty within Australia, and it wanted to express solidarity with Assange, who it says has been left high and dry by the Australian government. Assange, meanwhile, remains in the Ecuador embassy in London as he tries to avoid extradition to Sweden.

In this Feb. 1, 2012, file photo, Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder, arrives at the Supreme Court in London.
In this Feb. 1, 2012, file photo, Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder, arrives at the Supreme Court in London.   (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
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karlkisba
Sep 17, 2012 9:30 AM CDT
lol how long does this dude think he's gonna be runnin for? XD
right2dave
Sep 16, 2012 9:24 AM CDT
DO they have blond hos for him?
Tology
Sep 16, 2012 2:16 AM CDT
 Now he can move to the outback and live without internet service, sounds like a great place for him.
 

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