Sunday, 18 February 2024 — Assange Defense
Just 2 days left: Julian Assange returns to court Tuesday and Wednesday in London. Find our hearing coverage here, and follow our livetweets here. Supporters are rallying in major cities across the United States. Find a demonstration near you here.
Human rights leaders and civil
liberties groups around the world are again warning that the indictment
of Assange threatens journalists everywhere. In the last week alone, a
UN Special Rapporteur, leading press freedom groups, over 35 U.S. law professors, and the Australian Parliament have called for an end to the prosecution of Julian Assange. Details below.
Julian Assange’s appeal in UK High Court February 20-21 2024
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UN Special Rapporteur on Torture urges UK government to halt imminent extradition of Julian Assange
The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Alice Jill Edwards, urged the U.K. Government to halt the possible extradition of Julian Assange to the U.S.
She called on British authorities to consider Julian Assange’s appeal based on substantial fears that, if extradited, he would be at risk of treatment amounting to torture or other forms of ill-treatment or punishment.
Press freedom and human rights groups call for Assange’s freedom ahead of final UK appeal hearing
Ahead of Julian Assange’s final bid at the High Court in London to appeal his extradition from the United Kingdom to the United States, press freedom and human rights groups call for his freedom.
Amnesty International reiterated concerns that Assange faces the risk of serious human rights violations if extradited and warns of a profound ‘chilling effect’ on global media freedom.
The International Federation of Journalists and the European Federation of Journalists warned that ”the ongoing prosecution of Julian Assange jeopardizes media freedom everywhere in the world.”
Reporters Without Borders examined and dispelled 12 of the common misconceptions about the US government’s case against Assange.
PEN International called on the UK authorities to urgently refrain from extraditing him and to release him from prison immediately
U.S. law professors call on DOJ to drop Assange prosecution
More than 35 American law professors have co-signed a letter imploring U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to “uphold the First Amendment” and drop the DOJ’s efforts to extradite Julian Assange.
“We are united in our concern about the constitutional implications of prosecuting Assange,” the law professors write. “We believe the Espionage Act charges against him pose an existential threat to the First Amendment.”
Australian Parliament passes motion demanding Assange’s freedom
The Australian Parliament, with the support of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, voted overwhelmingly in support of a motion calling for an end to Assange’s prosecution and for him to return home to Australia. The motion was introduced by Tasmanian MP Andrew Wilkie, who warned in his opening remarks that “we’ve just about run out of time to save Julian Assange.”
PM Albanese’s vote in support is his strongest public message to date. The Sydney Morning Herald said that the “vote signalled a new federal government stance by going beyond past statements from Albanese about the need to bring the matter ‘to a conclusion’ in some way.”
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