The President of Mexico recently spoke out in support of Julian Assange as the WikiLeaks founder was honoured with the keys to Mexico City. Australia must do more to bring Assange home, writes Dr John Jiggens.

JULIAN ASSANGE’S family (his father John Shipton and his brother Gabriel Shipton) have returned from Mexico where they were invited to attend the celebrations of Mexico’s Independence Day by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador who is affectionately known as "AMLO" from his initials.

AMLO has repeatedly expressed his support for Julian Assange and offered the WikiLeaks founder political asylum in January 2021. In July, President Obrador revealed that he had sent U.S. President Joe Biden a letter requesting the exoneration of Assange.

On 12 September, the Shiptons spoke at a rally outside the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City to protest the arrival of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and demand the release of the WikiLeaks founder.