Differences
This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.
Both sides previous revision Previous revision Next revision | Previous revision | ||
in_defense_of_julian_assange [2020/02/23 18:24] – [Jurists] editor4002 | in_defense_of_julian_assange [2021/09/18 19:11] (current) – [Politicians] editor117 | ||
---|---|---|---|
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
+ | ====== In Defense of Julian Assange====== | ||
+ | |||
**Many people and organizations worldwide have expressed their support of Assange and his work with WikiLeaks (see also [[Assange' | **Many people and organizations worldwide have expressed their support of Assange and his work with WikiLeaks (see also [[Assange' | ||
Line 5: | Line 7: | ||
Voices are rallying with yet more urgency now that Assange' | Voices are rallying with yet more urgency now that Assange' | ||
- | ====== Intergovernmental | + | ===== Intergovernmental |
=== Council of Europe === | === Council of Europe === | ||
- | == Parliamentary assembly Resolution 2317: Threats to media freedom and journalists’ security in Europe, 28/ | + | **Parliamentary assembly Resolution 2317: Threats to media freedom and journalists’ security in Europe, 28/01/2020** |
States must | States must | ||
- | * 6.2 " | + | * 6.2 " |
http:// | http:// | ||
Line 24: | Line 26: | ||
* Demasking the Torture of Assange, by Nils Melzer, UN rapporteur on torture, 26 June 2019 https:// | * Demasking the Torture of Assange, by Nils Melzer, UN rapporteur on torture, 26 June 2019 https:// | ||
* Dismantling the Swedish " | * Dismantling the Swedish " | ||
+ | * A murderous system is being created before our very eyes, interview w/ nils Melzer, Republik, 31/01/2020 https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe === | ||
+ | |||
+ | 23/02/2020 OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, expressed his concern at the potential extradition of WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange, ahead of his hearing on 24 February. | ||
+ | |||
+ | “I call on the UK authorities not to extradite Julian Assange when the hearing takes place on Monday. I am particularly concerned by the numerous charges he faces and the disproportionate prison sentence, up to a total of 175 years, that he could potentially face if extradited and convicted, | ||
+ | |||
+ | https:// | ||
- | ====== Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) ====== | + | ===== Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) ===== |
- | === a List of Press freedom and human rights groups that condemn Assange' | + | === List of Press freedom and human rights groups that condemn Assange' |
As listed by Courage Foundation | As listed by Courage Foundation | ||
Line 37: | Line 48: | ||
=== Amnesty International === | === Amnesty International === | ||
- | Julian Assange must not be extradited - 11 April 2019 | + | **Sweden should issue assurance it won't extradite Assange (2012)** |
+ | |||
+ | https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Julian Assange must not be extradited - 11 April 2019** | ||
https:// | https:// | ||
Line 43: | Line 58: | ||
In October 2019 Amnesty International Australia has issued a statement on the matter, saying that “the UK must abide by its obligations under international human rights law that forbids the transfer of individuals to another country where they would face serious human rights violations.” | In October 2019 Amnesty International Australia has issued a statement on the matter, saying that “the UK must abide by its obligations under international human rights law that forbids the transfer of individuals to another country where they would face serious human rights violations.” | ||
- | https:// | + | https:// |
“The British authorities must acknowledge the real risks of serious human rights violations Julian Assange would face if sent to the USA, and reject the extradition request.” - Massimo Moratti, Amnesty International’s Europe Deputy Director | “The British authorities must acknowledge the real risks of serious human rights violations Julian Assange would face if sent to the USA, and reject the extradition request.” - Massimo Moratti, Amnesty International’s Europe Deputy Director | ||
https:// | https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | **UK: Assange bail application highligths COVID-19 risks to many vulnerable detainees and prisoners (25/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | **The US diplomatic assurances are inherently unreliable. Assange must be released (July 26, 2021)** | ||
+ | |||
+ | https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Article 19 === | ||
+ | |||
+ | **ARTICLE 19 calls for US Justice Department to drop charges against Assange** (May 2019) | ||
+ | |||
+ | https:// | ||
+ | |||
=== Human Rights Watch === | === Human Rights Watch === | ||
- | “The Assange prosecution threatens modern journalism.” - Kenneth Roth, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch | + | **“The Assange prosecution threatens modern journalism.”** - Kenneth Roth, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch |
https:// | https:// | ||
Line 58: | Line 88: | ||
=== La Quadrature du Net === | === La Quadrature du Net === | ||
- | Privacy for the weak, Transparency for the powerful | + | **Privacy for the weak, Transparency for the powerful** |
- | Vie privée pour les faibles, Transparence pour les puissants | + | |
+ | **Vie privée pour les faibles, Transparence pour les puissants** | ||
* (En) https:// | * (En) https:// | ||
Line 71: | Line 102: | ||
- | ====== Journalists | + | ===== Journalists ===== |
=== Journalists speak up for Julian Assange === | === Journalists speak up for Julian Assange === | ||
Line 86: | Line 117: | ||
https:// | https:// | ||
- | === IFJ & EFJ === | + | === The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) === |
- | European Federation of Journalists stated that the arbitrary detention of Julian Assange sets a dangerous precedent for journalists, | + | The European Federation of Journalists stated that the arbitrary detention of Julian Assange sets a dangerous precedent for journalists, |
- | https:// | + | https:// |
The International Federation of Journalists pledged its ongoing support to the campaign to prevent the extradition of Julian Assange at a meeting at the European Parliament in Brussels. | The International Federation of Journalists pledged its ongoing support to the campaign to prevent the extradition of Julian Assange at a meeting at the European Parliament in Brussels. | ||
- | https:// | + | https:// |
- | === TCIJ === | + | **IFJ backs calls to drop charges against Julian Assange** (11 August 2021) |
- | Centre For Investigative Journalism stated that “whatever your view of its philosophy of radical transparency, | + | https:// |
+ | |||
+ | === The Centre For Investigative Journalism (TCIJ) === | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Centre For Investigative Journalism stated that “whatever your view of its philosophy of radical transparency, | ||
https:// | https:// | ||
+ | === Freedom of the Press Foundation === | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Major news outlets must push Biden DOJ to drop Assange charges — their press freedom rights are at stake** June 14, 2021 | ||
+ | |||
+ | https:// | ||
- | === The Guardian view: don't do it === | + | === The Guardian |
- | The Guardian view on extraditing Assange: Don't do it | + | The Guardian' |
https:// | https:// | ||
Line 126: | Line 166: | ||
- | ====== Jurists ====== | + | ===== Jurists ===== |
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | === IBAHRI (International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute) condemns UK treatment of Julian Assange in US extradition trial 10/03/2020 === | ||
+ | |||
+ | The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) condemns the reported mistreatment of Julian Assange during his United States extradition trial in February 2020, and urges the government of the United Kingdom to take action to protect him. | ||
+ | |||
+ | https:// | ||
=== International Jurists' | === International Jurists' | ||
Line 134: | Line 182: | ||
- | ====== Hackers, activists, whistleblowers | + | |
+ | ===== Hackers, activists, whistleblowers ===== | ||
=== Edward Snowden === | === Edward Snowden === | ||
Line 142: | Line 191: | ||
https:// | https:// | ||
- | On Assange' | + | **On Assange' |
https:// | https:// | ||
Line 150: | Line 199: | ||
https:// | https:// | ||
- | Exiled NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden condemns persecution of Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning | + | **Angela Richter reads Edward Snowden' |
+ | |||
+ | https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Exiled NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden condemns persecution of Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning** | ||
https:// | https:// | ||
- | "Trump has created a global playbook to attack those revealing uncomfortable truths", 26/ | + | **Trump has created a global playbook to attack those revealing uncomfortable truths**, 26/ |
https:// | https:// | ||
Line 168: | Line 221: | ||
=== Daniel Ellsberg === | === Daniel Ellsberg === | ||
- | Assange' | + | **Assange' |
https:// | https:// | ||
- | Espionage charges against Assange are the most significant attack on the press since the Pentagon | + | **Espionage charges against Assange are the most significant attack on the press since the Pentagon |
- | Papers | + | Papers** |
https:// | https:// | ||
- | ====== Thinkers, | + | ** Assange' |
+ | |||
+ | https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | ** Why is Biden prosecuting Assange for telling the truth about Afghanistan ?** | ||
+ | |||
+ | in, Newsweek w/ Alice Walker and Noam Chomsky, 9/10/21 | ||
+ | |||
+ | https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Thinkers, | ||
=== In Defense of Julian Assange / OR Books === | === In Defense of Julian Assange / OR Books === | ||
Line 187: | Line 250: | ||
Contributors: | Contributors: | ||
Pamela Anderson, Julian Assange, Renata Avila, Katrin Axelsson, Franco “Bifo” Berardi, Sally Burch, Noam Chomsky, Patrick Cockburn, Naomi Colvin, The Courage Foundation, Mark Curtis, Daniel Ellsberg, Teresa Forcades i Vila, Charles Glass, Kevin Gosztola, Serge Halimi, Nozomi Hayase, Chris Hedges, Srećko Horvat, Caitlin Johnstone, Margaret Kimberley, Geoffroy de Lagasnerie, Lisa Longstaff, Alan MacLeod, Stefania Maurizi, Craig Murray, Fidel Narváez, John C. O’Day, John Pilger, Jesselyn Radack, Michael Ratner, Angela Richter, Geoffrey Robertson, Jennifer Robinson, Matt Taibbi, Natalia Viana, Ai Weiwei, Vivienne Westwood and Slavoj Žižek. | Pamela Anderson, Julian Assange, Renata Avila, Katrin Axelsson, Franco “Bifo” Berardi, Sally Burch, Noam Chomsky, Patrick Cockburn, Naomi Colvin, The Courage Foundation, Mark Curtis, Daniel Ellsberg, Teresa Forcades i Vila, Charles Glass, Kevin Gosztola, Serge Halimi, Nozomi Hayase, Chris Hedges, Srećko Horvat, Caitlin Johnstone, Margaret Kimberley, Geoffroy de Lagasnerie, Lisa Longstaff, Alan MacLeod, Stefania Maurizi, Craig Murray, Fidel Narváez, John C. O’Day, John Pilger, Jesselyn Radack, Michael Ratner, Angela Richter, Geoffrey Robertson, Jennifer Robinson, Matt Taibbi, Natalia Viana, Ai Weiwei, Vivienne Westwood and Slavoj Žižek. | ||
+ | |||
=== 10 organizations and 120 personalities in Belgium === | === 10 organizations and 120 personalities in Belgium === | ||
Line 196: | Line 260: | ||
full text: https:// | full text: https:// | ||
- | Signatories: | + | Signatories: |
+ | |||
+ | === Noam Chomsky === | ||
+ | |||
+ | ** Why is Biden prosecuting Assange for telling the truth about Afghanistan ?** | ||
+ | |||
+ | in Newsweek w/ Alice Walker and Daniel Ellsberg, 9/10/21 | ||
+ | |||
+ | https:// | ||
=== Dr. Cornel West, Professor at Harvard University === | === Dr. Cornel West, Professor at Harvard University === | ||
Line 222: | Line 294: | ||
- | === Pamela Anderson | + | === Geoffroy de Lagasnerie |
- | "This is the first time in history that a non-US publisher has been charged under the Espionage Act of 1917. All he published was the truth. | + | Why progressives should support WikiLeaks |
- | So this extradition is not just an ordinary legal case. It is a test case, and if we lose it will set the precedent that no journalist is safe anywhere in the world" | + | https://www.opendemocracy.net/ |
- | https:// | + | ===== Writers ===== |
- | === Geoffroy de Lagasnerie | + | === PEN international |
- | Why progressives should support WikiLeaks | + | https://pen-international.org/news/united-kingdom-usa-immediately-release-julian-assange-and-drop-extradition-case |
- | + | ||
- | https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/digitaliberties/ | + | |
=== Arundhati Roy === | === Arundhati Roy === | ||
Line 242: | Line 312: | ||
https:// | https:// | ||
+ | [[Arundhati Roy and others statement after Assange' | ||
+ | |||
+ | https:// | ||
=== Andrei Makine === | === Andrei Makine === | ||
Line 249: | Line 322: | ||
https:// | https:// | ||
- | === Brian Eno === | + | ===== Celebrities ===== |
- | https:// | + | === Pamela Anderson === |
+ | |||
+ | "This is the first time in history that a non-US publisher has been charged under the Espionage Act of 1917. All he published was the truth. | ||
+ | |||
+ | So this extradition is not just an ordinary legal case. It is a test case, and if we lose it will set the precedent that no journalist is safe anywhere in the world" | ||
+ | |||
+ | https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Vivienne Westwood === | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Eric Cantona === | ||
=== Andreja Pejic === | === Andreja Pejic === | ||
“We live in a very complex world. There’s a lot of confusion and it’s hard to know where to stand in this huge crisis that is happening, but I think standing behind Assange and Manning is where we should all be.” - | “We live in a very complex world. There’s a lot of confusion and it’s hard to know where to stand in this huge crisis that is happening, but I think standing behind Assange and Manning is where we should all be.” - | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Artists, Musicians, Singers ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | **https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | === M.I.A === | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Chrissie Hynde === | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Lowkey === | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Brian Eno === | ||
+ | |||
+ | https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Roger Waters === | ||
+ | |||
+ | https:// | ||
https:// | https:// | ||
- | ====== | + | ===== Religious / Spiritual leaders |
+ | |||
+ | === Pope Francis === | ||
+ | |||
+ | https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Doctors | ||
=== Medical and psychological reports 2016 === | === Medical and psychological reports 2016 === | ||
Line 285: | Line 393: | ||
https:// | https:// | ||
- | ====== Grassroots ====== | + | ===== Politicians ===== |
+ | |||
+ | === Lula, Rousseff, Morales, Zapatero, Corbyn, Correa, Paul, Galloway, Gravel...=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Yanis Varoufakis === | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Last night Julian called me. Here is what we talked about** March 2020 | ||
+ | |||
+ | https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Julian Assange just called. To talk about the pandemics effects on capitalism and politics! June 2020** | ||
+ | |||
+ | https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Greek MPs === | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Open Letter to Joe Biden by 95 Greek MPs: Drop all charges against Julian Assange!** 07/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Australian MPs === | ||
+ | |||
+ | Australian MPs call on UK to block US extradition: | ||
+ | |||
+ | https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Icelandic Lawmakers === | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Icelandic Lawmakers call on the Biden Administration to Drop the Charges Against Julian Assange** (July 9th 2021) | ||
+ | |||
+ | https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Letter of the 120 calling for the freedom of Assange, to Angela Merkel (Germany) === | ||
+ | |||
+ | 12/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Grassroots ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Afghan activist Malalai Joya === | ||
+ | |||
+ | " He (Assange) is a hero. In my view, he exposed the wrong policies, the disgusting policies of the US government and Nato,” she says. “Now he’s living in the hearts of all the justice-loving people.” | ||
+ | |||
+ | 06/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | https:// | ||
=== DIEM25 petition === | === DIEM25 petition === |