Fashion designer Vivienne Westwood stands in a giant bird cage in protest against the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the U.S., outside the Old Bailey court, in London, Tuesday, July 21, 2020.
Assange is in London's Belmarsh Prison awaiting a full extradition hearing, which has been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
(AP Photo/Matt Dunham)LONDON Veteran fashion designer and activist Vivienne Westwood posed in a giant bird cage in London Tuesday to show her support for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and call for his extradition to the U.S. to be stopped.
Dressed in a canary yellow outfit, the 79-year-old designer led protesters who chanted Free Julian Assange outside London's Central Criminal Court.
Assange was arrested last year after being evicted from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he had been holed up for years.