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Julian Assange writes a letter from Belmarsh prison
“The days when I could read and speak and organize to defend myself, my ideals, and my people are over until I am free! Everyone else must take my place.”
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Sydney Peace Prize laureates urge Australian government to protect Julian Assange
“Break the official Australian silence. Stop Julian Assange’s extradition to almost certain long-term imprisonment. Secure his rightful freedom. The Australian Government must intervene now. We call on the civilized world to uphold the true values of peace with justice and to stand up for Julian Assange.”
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Julian Assange charged under Espionage Act in unprecedented attack on First Amendment
Today federal prosecutors unsealed a new, 18-count superseding indictment charging Julian Assange with violating the Espionage Act, the first use of the 1917 law against a publisher.
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Ecuador to hand over Assange’s entire legal defense to the United States
Three weeks before the U.S. deadline to file its final extradition request for Assange, Ecuadorian officials are travelling to London to allow U.S. prosecutors to help themselves to Assange’s belongings.
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Julian Assange’s extradition hearings begin
Assange: “I won’t surrender myself for extradition for doing journalism that has won many awards and protected many people.” Kristinn Hrafnsson: “The fight has just begun. It will be a long one and a hard one.”
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Julian Assange sentenced to 50 weeks in jail for seeking asylum
The judge rejected all of the defence’s arguments, dismissed the UN’s ruling that Assange’s detention was arbitrary, and sentenced Assange to nearly the maximum possible sentence allowed
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Edward Snowden on Julian Assange’s arrest and indictment
“Why is it that journalists are being held to a higher standard of behavior than the President of the United States?”
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US DOJ likely to bring more charges against Assange
The charge against Assange already threatens journalistic activity. More (& even more disturbing) charges are widely expected
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Declaración de la Asociación Americana de Juristas sobre el arresto de Julián Assange
“la AAJ llama a la libertad de Julián Assange; reclama al Reino Unido el respeto de todos los derechos de Assange y a denegar la solicitud de su extradición a los Estados Unidos y llama a las organizaciones de juristas a pronunciarse en el mismo sentido.”
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Julian Assange awarded 2019 Galizia Prize for Journalists, Whistleblowers & Defenders of the Right to Information
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, Nestlé whistleblower Yasmine Motarjemi and Football Leaks’ Rui Pinto have been jointly awarded for the second annual GUE/NGL prize for ‘Journalists, Whistleblowers and Defenders of the Right to Information.’ Watch video of the award ceremony, in which Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mairead Maguire accepted the prize on Julian’s behalf