阿桑奇呼籲美國"停止迫害" 釋放新聞線人

Julian Assange has urged the US to end its "witch-hunt" against Wikileaks, in his first public statement since entering Ecuador's London embassy.

自從進入厄瓜多爾在倫敦的大使館之後，阿桑奇第一發表公開講話，呼籲美國停止“對維基百科的無端迫害”。

He also called for the release of Bradley Manning, who is awaiting trial in the US accused of leaking classified documents to the Wikileaks site.

他還要求美國釋放布拉德利·曼寧，此人因涉嫌向維基百科提供機密文件，目前正在美國等待司法審判。

Mr Assange spoke from a balcony at the embassy and thanked Ecuador's president, who has granted him asylum.

阿桑奇在大使館的大廳中發表了以上消息，並對批准他政治庇護的厄瓜多爾總統表示感謝。

He faces extradition to Sweden over sexual assault claims, which he denies.

阿桑奇因爲性騷擾罪名被瑞典通緝，但他否認了這一指控。

The 41-year-old said the United States must also stop its "war on whistleblowers".

這名41歲的男人說，美國還必須同時停止“對泄密者的迫害”。

He added: "The United States must vow that it will not seek to prosecute our staff or our supporters.

他補充說：“美國必須保證不再搜捕和起訴維基百科的員工和支持者。”

"The United States must pledge before the world that it will not pursue journalists for shining a light on the secret crimes of the powerful."

“美國必須在全世界人民面前起誓不再追究曝光祕密犯罪的記者。”

Mr Assange also said the United States was facing a choice between re-affirming the "revolutionary values it was founded on" or "dragging us all into a dangerous and oppressive world in which journalists fall silent under the fear of prosecution and citizens must whisper in the dark".

阿桑奇還說美國正面臨一個選擇，要麼是“重新定義它的建國基礎—革命信仰”，要麼是“建立人人自危的壓迫性世界，讓新聞工作者都緘口，讓百姓口不敢言”。