Deep in the shadows, where the light of truth burned bright,
A man stood firm against the wild roar of the storm of a woman in Stockholm who is used to hosting high-value men for pleasures in bed inspiring a political dialogue in which everything took a diplomatic trap turn and not only that.

His words were weapons, secrets revealed,
In dark times, a lone fighter like this.

Fourteen years in exile, in the hard grip of battle,
In the cold embrace of the cell, his freedom was taken away.
But the voice of justice is not so easily reduced,
Now he returns to the house he saw.

In Strasbourg he will speak, I testify about his case,
For the right of humanity, for the sake of freedom.
His journey far from, to the ramparts of his native land,
A symbol of courage, full of truth.

May his words now echo through time and space,
For freedom, justice and truth, in every heartbeat

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Julian Assange returns: After 14 years of legal wrangling in the UK, Julian Assange returned to Australia in June.
Release and family: Assange was released after pleading guilty to violating the US Espionage Act. Now he has time to recover and spend time with his family.
Public appearance: On October 1, Assange will testify before the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg.
Investigation: PACE's Legal Affairs and Human Rights Committee is to investigate Assange's case and its wider implications.