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Wikileaks' Sydney protest: photos

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    A representative from political activist group GetUp! addresses the media. In 24 hours, 50,000 Australians have signed up to GetUp's campaign to remove full page ads in The Washington Times and The New York Times to stand up for Julian Assange. As of yesterday, signees had donated over $122,000 to the cause.

    Published: December 10, 2010 -- 05:20 GMT (21:20 PST)

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    The crowd eagerly awaits the rally's speakers.

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    Police were dispersed around the rally to ensure nothing got out of hand.

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    Members of political parties like The Greens and the Socialist Alliance came out in force to make their views known.

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    Some protests were more creative than others.

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    The crowd whooped and cheered as speakers told them that Assange was an ordinary Australian like them, spreading truth and promoting transparency in government.

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    The crowd at its peak.

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    So far, Wikileaks has distributed over 1200 of the 251,287 leaked US Embassy cables.

    Published: December 10, 2010 -- 05:20 GMT (21:20 PST)

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    Some protestors let their signs do the talking...

    Published: December 10, 2010 -- 05:20 GMT (21:20 PST)

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    ... while others did no talking at all.

    Published: December 10, 2010 -- 05:20 GMT (21:20 PST)

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    Some believe that Assange has been detained in London because of his whistleblowing activities and that the charges of sexual misconduct were trumped up.

    Published: December 10, 2010 -- 05:20 GMT (21:20 PST)

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    Freelance journalist and rally speaker Antony Loewenstein.

    Published: December 10, 2010 -- 05:20 GMT (21:20 PST)

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    A protestor emerged in a Guy Fawkes mask, the marker of a member of cyberwar group Anonymous, which has taken down the websites of Visa, PayPal, MasterCard and a Swiss bank over the last week.

    Published: December 10, 2010 -- 05:20 GMT (21:20 PST)

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    Protestors of all nations came to support the actions of Assange today.

    Published: December 10, 2010 -- 05:20 GMT (21:20 PST)

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By Luke Hopewell | December 10, 2010 -- 05:20 GMT (21:20 PST) | Topic: Government

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Today Australians took to the streets in Sydney to support Wikileaks and freedom of speech, as well as to protest the arrest of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.

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... while others did no talking at all.

Published: December 10, 2010 -- 05:20 GMT (21:20 PST)

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By Luke Hopewell | December 10, 2010 -- 05:20 GMT (21:20 PST) | Topic: Government

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