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Assange’s right to publish is our right to know. Find information here on protests, events, petitions to help to halt Julian Assange’s extradition.
Journalism is on trial
Julian Assange is the founder of WikiLeaks and is charged by the Trump government with publishing the Afghan and Iraq war logs for which he could face 175 years in jail.
He is currently in Belmarsh prison awaiting his four-day trial, starting on 24th February at Belmarsh Magistrates Court. Former UK ambassador to Uzbekistan, Craig Murray has said “he has all the symptoms of a torture victim, in terms of disorientation & difficulty in asserting their will & speaking coherently”
The UN working group on arbitrary detention issued a statement saying that “the right of Mr. Assange to personal liberty should be restored”.
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Events
Future Actions – calls of action which you don’t want to miss out on
Important dates: 24 Feb – Beginning of the extradition hearing;
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Roger Waters from Pink Floyd and Chrissie Hynde from the Pretenders will be leading the protest march which will begin from Australia House on the Strand and end at Parliament Square.
This protest will begin at Australia House where people will congregate, The march from Australia House will start at 12:30 and finish at 13:30 at Parliament Square.
Julian Assange’s trial will start on February 25th at Belmarsh courts. We need to be there in vast numbers so the court knows it will not get away with another show trial.
This trial affects everyone around the world. Wherever you are – fix a prime location and congregate to protest and be heard by the Trump and this trial.
Inspirational initiatives
Your Action Matters!
Your organisation can join our apeal to stop torture and extradiction of Julian Assange. Journalism is nota a crime. Inform us about your ideas for contribution- Send us an email
The National Union of Journalists in the UK has issued a new call to stop the extradition to the US of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange
Read more →Doctors from around the world have written an open letter to the UK home secretary about the plight of Julian Assange in London’s Belmarsh prison
Read more →Journalistic achievements
WikiLeaks has already published documents exposing cover-ups in these areas. Don’t let Trump stop this good work.
War Crimes
Collateral Murder is a classified US military video of a helicopter gunship slaying eighteen people in the Iraqi suburb of New Baghdad, including two Reuters journalists and their rescuers, documents a war crime. The Iraq and Afghanistan War Logs showed the true number of civilian deaths in Iraq and is the most detailed record of war to date. It detailed the abuse and torture of prisoners by police and military in full knowledge of coalition forces.
Intelligence
The Global Intelligence Files revealed the inner workings of the private intelligence firm Stratfor that services the US government and large corporations such as Bhopal’s Dow Chemical Co., Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon and government agencies, including the US Department of Homeland Security, the US Marines and the US Defence Intelligence Agency.
Nuclear Issues
The WikiLeaks site has 284, 493 publications on nuclear issues. These documents traverse the nuclear fuel cycle – from uranium mining to nuclear waste – with many thousands exposing nuclear energy industry giants, and nuclear weapon threat assessments, numbers, doctrines and negotiations.
The Environment
The Minton Report detailed how Dutch multinational company Trafigura had dumped toxic waste in the Ivory Coast affecting 108,000 people. The report had been suppressed through a super injunction that the Guardian and the BBC obeyed, but WikiLeaks exposed.
Government Meddling of Democracy
The Democratic National Committee Leaks consist of 19,252 emails and 8,034 attachments from the US Democratic National Party leadership, which resulted in the resignation of five top officials who had stacked the chips against one of the two Democratic candidates, Bernie Sanders, to favour Hillary Clinton by pressuring media outlets such as CNN, MSNBC, and black PR methods.
Trade
TPP, TTIP & TISA, aka the ‘Big 3Ts’, are major trade agreements being drafted and negotiated in secret without proper democratic oversight. WikiLeaks has provided multiple draft chapters and negotiating positions to the public, which have fueled social justice and fair trade movements throughout the world. The Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership are now stalled. The lesser known Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) between US, EU and 22 other countries accounts for two thirds of global GDP has been classified to keep it secret not just during the negotiations but for five years after the TiSA enters into force.
Noam Chomsky
Academic, activist
“Julian Assange shouldn’t be the subject of a grand jury hearing, he should be given a medal. He’s contributing to democracy.”
Nils Melzer
UN Special Rapporteur on Torture; Human Rights Chair, Geneva Academy;
“The case is a huge scandal and represents the failure of Western rule of law. If Julian Assange is convicted, it will be a death sentence for freedom of the press.”
Jeremy Corbyn
Leader of the Labour Party
“The extradition of Julian Assange to the US for exposing evidence of atrocities in Iraq and Afghanistan should be opposed by the British government.
What happened to free speech?”
Tor Eckland
Computer, trial and appellate lawyer
“The Assange prosecution looks more like an attack on core political speech protected by the First Amendment than a proper exercise of prosecutorial discretion.”
The legal team require financial assistance!
The US Attorney has unlimited funding. Whereas Julian Assange’s legal team which is lead by Gareth Peirce doesn’t.
Throughout Europe you can make a tax-deductible donation toward Julian Assange and WikiLeaks’ staff legal costs. Please click below to be taken to the WikiLeaks legal fees donation page.
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