The Brits have hit Julian Assange with a 50 week sentence¹ for skipping bail of a charge that was eventually dropped (archived). Other alleged supporters of Assange have been arrested since Assange was abducted in Ecuador's embassy including one man in Ecuador and one Bradley/Chelsea Manning in the US who after having their sentence commuted by Hussein Bahamas now faces confinement for contempt of the court circus.

1. Of which normal UK practice would have him serve 22 weeks.  ↩