USA must drop charges against Julian Assange
US/UK: US “Assurances” leave Julian Assange at risk of ill-treatment if extradited from UK
Assange’s extradition to the US would “threaten the work of all journalists
IBAHRI condemns UK treatment of Julian Assange in US extradition trial
The Assange prosecution threatens modern journalism
Coalition Letter to US DOJ: Drop Assange Prosecution
Assange extradition “a devastating blow for media freedom”
Government should oppose Assange’s prosecution
OSCE Media Freedom Representative calls on UK authorities not to extradite WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange to the US
Any government use of the Espionage Act to criminalize the receipt and publication of classified information poses a dire threat to journalists
The Trump admin’s new charges against Julian Assange are a fundamental threat to press freedom in the 21st century
Read the Commissioner’s letter to the Home Secretary of the United Kingdom
Charging WikiLeaks founder Assange under the Espionage Act is a threat to press freedom and investigative journalism
IADL urges the Human Rights Council to call upon the UK to ensure Mr. Assange’s immediate freedom of movement
Assange indictment marks alarming new stage in US war on leaks
End torture and medical neglect of Julian Assange
More than 100 German celebrities form politics, science, culture and the media signed an appeal “Release Julian Assange from custody”
National Union of Journalists issues resolution on Assange extradition case
Center for Constitutional Rights along with other civil-liberties groups ask Biden Justice Dept. to drop Julian Assange Case
Defending Rights & Dissent joined press freedom, civil liberties, and international human rights advocacy organizations to call on acting Attorney General to drop the indictment of Julian Assange
Demand Progress including other press freedom, civil liberties, and international human rights advocacy organizations call on Biden’s Justice Dept. to drop the Assange prosecution
Access Now including other press freedom, civil liberties, and international human rights advocacy organizations call on Biden’s Justice Dept. to drop the Assange prosecution
The precedent created by prosecuting Julian Assange now could be leveraged—perhaps by a future administration—against publishers and journalists of all stripes.
Fight for the Future joined press freedom, civil liberties, and international human rights advocacy organizations to call on acting Attorney General to drop the indictment of Julian Assange
First Amendment Coalition joined a group of press-freedom and civil-liberties groups demanding that the Biden Administration drop criminal charges against Julian Assange
Index on Censorship join 23 press freedom, civil liberties, and human rights organisations in call to drop case against WikiLeaks founder
National Coalition Against Censorship joined a group of press-freedom and civil-liberties groups to call on acting Attorney General to drop the indictment of Julian Assange
Project On Government Oversight joined a group of press-freedom and civil-liberties groups demanding that the Biden Administration drop criminal charges against Julian Assange
Open the Government joined a group of press-freedom and civil-liberties groups demanding that the Biden Administration drop criminal charges against Julian Assange
Partnership for Civil Justice Fund joined a group of press-freedom and civil-liberties groups demanding that the Biden Administration drop criminal charges against Julian Assange
Press Freedom Defense Fund joined a group of press-freedom and civil-liberties groups to call on acting Attorney General to drop the indictment of Julian Assange
Civil Liberties and Human Rights Groups Tell DOJ: Assange Indictment Poses Grave Threat to Press Freedom
Roots Action joined a group of press-freedom and civil-liberties groups demanding that the Biden Administration drop criminal charges against Julian Assange
Regrets that the current Administration continues the predecessor’s efforts to extradite WikiLeaks editor and founder Julian Assange
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is calling on all its affiliates to mobilise to ensure that all charges against Julian Assange are dropped immediately.
Open Letter Calling for the Release of WikiLeaks Publisher Julian Assange
The German Association of Journalists appeals to Chancellor Angela Merkel, during her talks with US President Biden, to ensure that the charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange are dropped.
Ver.di chairman appeals to the Chancellor to work with Biden for a diplomatic solution in the Assange case
The board of the Icelandic Journalists’ Association calls on Prime Minister to push for the US government to drop the lawsuit against the Australian journalist Julian Assange
Norwegian PEN and press-Norway ask the British government to stop the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States
The Catalan Association of Journalists and the Catalan Information Council against the extradition of Julian Assange
Information Council and the Association of Journalists of Catalonia, against the extradition of Assange
In Assange Indictment, the Trump Administration Uses the Espionage Act to Subvert the First Amendment
Dunja Mijatović
Commissioner for Human Rights, Council of Europe
“Julian Assange’s potential extradition has human rights implications that reach far beyond his individual case. The indictment raises important questions about the protection of those that publish classified information in the public interest, including those that expose human rights violations.”
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Nils Melzer
UN Special Rapporteur on Torture
“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.”
“In the US, Assange is accused of a political offence (espionage) & faces detention practices amounting to Torture/CIDTP. This means:
• He cannot be lawfully extradited
• His detention has no legal basis
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Ben Wizner
Director, ACLU Speech, Privacy & Technology Project
“Any prosecution by the United States of Mr. Assange for Wikileaks’ publishing operations would be unprecedented and unconstitutional, and would open the door to criminal investigations of other news organizations. ” Source
Agnes Callamard
Secretary General of Amnesty International
“Assange must NEVER be extradited to the USA. It’s a serious threat to him personally and freedoms we usually honor, such as press freedom, freedom of expression and FOI.”