His confinement to the Embassy of Equador since 2010 amply qualify as both imprisonment and torture [0]. If you like to argue that it does not literally qualify then I suggest you don't in the interest of not wasting everybody's time.
So which of these imprisoned him? Presumably not Ecuador. The UK for agreeing to extradict him? Sweden? Similarly - what who was the perpetrator of the torture? Ecuador for not offering sufficiently spacious accomodation in the embassy?
It's like saying that a criminal on the run hiding out in the woods is being tortured.
Assange, as a bail jumper and fugitive, requested and received asylum from Ecuador.
He could have, at any time, left the Ecuadorian embassy. In fact, had he done so, he'd likely have been investigated, prosecuted and potentially convicted of the charges against him.
Had that come to pass, it's entirely likely that Assange would have completed any sentence of incarceration years ago and have been back to banging Swedish girls for quite a while.
As we'll see, Assange might be convicted of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act[0] which, under these specific circumstances (n.b.: IANAL) would carry a sentence of not more than five years, with the opportunity to reduce that sentence[1] by more than six months, assuming he is not given parole.
As to the completely bogus "charges" of violating the Espionage Act of 1917[2], no journalist has ever been convicted under that law.
As such, had Assange not decided for himself to jump bail and become a fugitive, he would most likely have been a free man for at least several years right now.
[0] https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1030
[1] https://www.carmichaellegal.com/federal-sentencing-reduction...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espionage_Act_of_1917
Edit: Fixed typo. I need to do better proofreading before I post. :(
>“That the CIA also conspired to seek the rendition and extrajudicial assassination of Julian Assange is a state-sponsored crime against the press,” she added.
>In response, the CIA and the White House began preparing for a number of scenarios to foil Assange’s Russian departure plans, according to three former officials. Those included potential gun battles with Kremlin operatives on the streets of London, crashing a car into a Russian diplomatic vehicle transporting Assange and then grabbing him, and shooting out the tires of a Russian plane carrying Assange before it could take off for Moscow. (U.S. officials asked their British counterparts to do the shooting if gunfire was required, and the British agreed, according to a former senior administration official.)
Saying he could've just come out at any time is absurd.
https://news.yahoo.com/kidnapping-assassination-and-a-london...
Timelines matter. I suggest you check yours. That is all.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/sep/27/senior-cia-off...