Ithaka: A Fight To Free Julian Assange

The campaign to free Julian Assange takes on intimate dimensions in this portrait of a father’s fight to save his son. #Ithaka Subscribe now: http://ab.co/subscribe ___________________________________________ Filmed over two years across the UK, Europe and the US, this documentary follows 76 year-old retired builder, John Shipton’s tireless campaign to save his son, Julian Assange. The world’s most famous political prisoner, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, has become an emblem of an international arm wrestle over freedom of journalism, government corruption and unpunished war crimes. Now with Julian facing a 175 year sentence if extradited to the US, his family members are confronting the prospect of losing Julian forever to the abyss of the US justice system. Stream from Tuesday 7 June 8.30pm on ABC iview: https://iview.abc.net.au/ Create an ABC Account to stream more on ABC iview: abc.net.au/signup