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WATCH: Protestors Disrupt Anthony Blinken’s Q&A During Press Event

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During a Q&A session featuring Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday, two protesters rushed the stage to demand the release of Julian Assange.

The incident occurred at a Washington Post event commemorating World Press Freedom Day, where columnist David Ignatius was interviewing Sec. Blinken.

One of the protesters held up a sign that read “Free Julian Assange,” prior to being dragged off of the stage by security personnel.

“We can’t use this day without calling for the freedom of Julian Assange,” the woman yelled.

Ignatius quickly responded on stage by saying, “We’re here to celebrate the freedom of expression and we just experienced it.”

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Assange is an Australian computer programmer, journalist, and founder of the international non-profit organization WikiLeaks. He gained worldwide notoriety for publishing confidential government documents, particularly those related to the United States, on his website.

Assange has been the subject of numerous legal issues, including accusations of sexual assault, as well as extradition requests from the United States for charges related to espionage and hacking. He has been living in the Ecuadorian embassy in London since 2012 to avoid extradition to the US, but was later arrested and imprisoned in the UK.

In March, Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador criticized the United States and the Biden administration for their track record on human rights abuses and political prosecutions. He claimed that the US shouldn’t talk about human rights with Assange detained.

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