<div class='node-body'><p>Wikileaks founder Julian Assange made a rare public appearance in London last night, hiding his face behind a mask, as the decision on <a href="http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/05/23-1">his extradition case nears</a>.</p>
<p>Assange was on stage at a pre-BAFTAS (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) event to speak of his role in the new documentary <a href="http://shadowsofliberty.org/"><strong><em>Shadows of Liberty</em></strong></a>, which tackles the disintegration of press freedom in the US.</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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