MIA to sing at Julian Assange protest event in London this evening – Herald Publicist

C u tonight 6pm outside the Home Office

M.I.A.will likely be performing in London tonight at an occasion protesting the extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.

The Dont Extradite Assange occasion, is because of happen at 6pm exterior the House Workplace in London tonight (November 5).

Tweeting concerning the occasion, M.I.A. stated: As soon as Upon a time there have been males with beards B four the bearded guys there have been another person I cant bear in mind / Now its Russians / Later it may very well be u or me / Im right here for no matter units fact free / Coz Jesus loves me. /Amen.

C u tonight 6pm outside the home office.

In response to a fan who requested Are you gonna sing M.I.A? the singer, actual titleMathangi Arulpragasam, replied Yez, u coming? M.I.A. is ready to carry out on the occasion alongside Lowkey.

As soon as Upon a time there have been males with beards

B four the bearded guys there have been another person I can not bear in mind

Now it is Russians

Later it may very well be u or me

I am right here for no matter units fact free

Coz Jesus loves me.

Amen.

C u tonight 6pm exterior the house workplace pic.twitter.com/v1BPSomhoP

M.I.A (@MIAuniverse) November 5, 2019

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M.I.A (@MIAuniverse) November four, 2019

Earlier this 12 months (April 11),Assange was arrested on the Ecuadorian embassy in London the place he had been claiming refugefor the final seven yearsto keep away from extradition to Sweden over a sexual assault case that has since been dropped.

He was then discovered responsible of failing to give up to the court docket whereas going through US federal conspiracy expenses associated to one of many largest ever leaks of presidency secrets and techniques. He was sentenced to 50 weeks in jail for a bail violation, whereascombating extradition to the US.

Again in 2017, M.I.A. wrote a letter in help of Assangeurging folks to thank the Wikileaks founder and saying the world ought tofast fix your system not hide him or the cracks he exposed. Assange is a long-term good friend of the rapper.

The British-Sri Lankan rapper has used her politically charged music to discover life as a refugee throughout 5 albums and two EPs in her 20-year profession and was awarded the MBE for providers to music on this 12 monthss New Yrs Honours Record.

NMEhas contacted representatives of M.I.A for remark.

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