Parliamentary Actions around the world
- Brasilian lawmakers send letter to DOJUp to 100 Brazilian parliamentarians sign letter urging the US to cease it prosecution of WikiLeaks journalist and publisher Julian Assange, citing chilling precedent that extradition would set for other journalists and publishers around the world
- Mexican lawmakers ask US to withdraw charges against Julian Assange97 Mexican lawmakers join calls for immediate release of WikiLeaks journalist and publisher Julian Assange who has been detained 4 years at the UK’s maximum security Belmarsh prison. President Joseph BidenSpeaker of the House Kevin McCarthyThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr President of the United States of America,Dear Speaker of the […]
- Australian Lawmakers send a Letter to US Attorney General Merrick Garland – Free AssangeAustralian parliamentarians from across political sides, MPs and senators, have signed a letter to US Attorney-General Merrick Garland urging him to end the pursuit of the WikiLeaks co-founder, coinciding with the fourth anniversary of Assange’s imprisonment in the UK prison. Andrew Wilkie MP, Independent Member for Clark in the Australian Federal Parliament said: “The widespread […]
- Democrats call for AG Merrick Garland to cease proceedings against WikiLeaks Julian AssangeU.S. policymakers cosigned a letter to AG Merrick Garland calling on the Department of Justice to uphold the First Amendment’s protections for the freedom of the press by dropping the Trump-era charges against Australian publisher Julian Assange and withdrawing the American extradition request currently pending with the British government. The letter is lead by Michigan […]
- UK Politicians Letter to US Attorney General Merrick Garland – Drop the charges against AssangeOver 30 Parliamentarians, from six parties as well as independent MPs and Lords, have written to the US Attorney General sent today, 11 April, requesting that he “ends the extradition proceedings against Julian Assange.” The British MPs are joined by lawmakers in the United States, Australia, Mexico, and Brazil who are also writing to the US […]
- III World Forum on Human Rights, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2023Public Statement We, the undersigned participants of the III World Forum on Human Rights, express our concern about the extradition requested by the United States of America in relation to the journalist and founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, currently on remand in subhuman conditions in the highsecurity prison of Belmarsh, in the United Kingdom. Extraditing […]
- Luxembourg’s Parliament forms cross-party Julian Assange support groupParliamentarians in Luxembourg created a Free Assange support group calling on the US authorities to drop the charges against the WikiLeaks founder, demanding the immediate release of the journalist. “It is more than urgent to break the silence around Julian Assange. We demand the immediate release of the whistleblower.“ Oberweis Nathalie
- 45 MEPs and journalist federations sign open letter to US President BidenStrasbourg 15/12/2022 – Members of the European Parliament address US President Joe Biden in an open letter co-signed by 41 EU lawmakers, NGOs, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and many more, asking him to pardon Julian Assange. For over a decade, Julian Assange and WikiLeaks have been at the forefront of investigative journalism, publishing […]
- Brazilian cross-party Parliamentarians approve resolution urging American authorities to drop the charges against Julian AssangeParliamentarians from the Brazil of Hope Federation (PT, PCdoB and PV) announced this Tuesday (29 November 2022) support for the international movement for the release of Australian journalist Julian Assange. In a letter sent to the President of the United States, Joe Biden, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, the parliamentarians […]
- Letter to allow Julian Assange to attend Sakharov PrizeThe President of the International Federation of Journalists and other MEPs have called on the President of the EU Parliament to work to ensure that Julian Assange can attend the Sakharov Prize ceremony as a nominee. The letter has been sent after Julian Assange was selected as one of three finalists for the European Parliaments […]
- Against the extradition of Julian Assange to the USBy Sevim Dagdelen, 08 July 2022 Members of parliament from the DIE LINKE, SPD, Greens and FDP parliamentary groups speak out against the extradition of the journalist and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the USA: Journalists must not be persecuted or punished for their work anywhere. UK Home Secretary Priti Patel’s decision on June 17, […]
- Parliamentary Representatives of Norwegian Storting ask the British not to extradite AssangeNorwegian parliamentary representatives have written a letter to the British Home Secretary Priti Patel asking her not to extradite Julian Assange to the United States. “The decision you are now about to make on behalf of the British government, is extremely important not only for your own country, but also for Europe and the rest […]
- Members of the European Parliament call for the immediate release of Julian Assange12 May 2022, Brussels At the initiative of PCP MEPs in the European Parliament (EP), 45 MEPs from various EP political groups call for the immediate release of Julian Assange. The attached text appeals to the UK Secretary of State for Home Affairs, Ms. Priti Patel, to refuse the extradition of Julian Assange to the […]
- Letter from 25 French deputies to President Macron – Find a solution with the USA to free Assange and defend the freedom to inform
- Council of Europe – Extradition proceedings of Julian Assange pose global threat to press freedomAnnual Report 2022 by the partner organisations to the Council of Europe Platform to Promote the Protection of Journalism and Safety of Journalists. The case of Julian Assange has been particularly scrutinised. The Wikileaks founder has been in detention since April 2019 in the UK. Press freedom groups consider the US extradition proceedings, based on […]
- Cross Party group of 37 German parliamentarians call to stop extradition of Julian Assange on World Press Freedom dayMembers of the German Bundestag To: Mr Richard Burgon MP Mr David Davis MP Ms Diane Abbot MP Ms Caroline Lucas MP Mr Tommy Sheppard Mp Mr John McDonnell MP Mr Jeremy Corbyn MP Mr Kenny MacAskill MP Ms Apsana Begum MP Mr Ian Byrne MP Mr Neale Hanvey MP Ms Bell Addy-Ribeiro MP Ms […]
- Italian politicians urge UK government against Assange extraditionWe, the undersigned men and women from the world of politics, journalism and academia, turn to you in view of the crucial decision that you are called to take with respect to the extradition request of the publisher and journalist Julian Assange, urging you not to accept this request. We believe that the decision will […]
- The Norwegian UNESCO Commission ask the Secretary of State to urge US President Biden to drop charges against Julian AssangeOslo, 22 October 2021 Inquiry to the Minister of Foreign Affairs regarding the situation of Julian Assange and the ongoing extradition case that will go to court 27.-28. October in the High Court in London The Norwegian UNESCO Commission hereby addresses Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt to ask the Norwegian authorities for help regarding the alarming […]
- Australian MP Andrew Wilkie letter to Scott Morrison MP on the recent news of assassination plot against AssangeThe Hon Scott Morrison MPPrime MinisterParliament HouseCANBERRA ACT 2600 Dear Prime Minister I write on behalf of the many Australians who are outraged by credible media reports that Julian Assange was the target of a Central Intelligence Agency abduction and assassination plot in 2017. These revelations strengthen concerns that Mr Assange is at grave personal […]
- 40 MEPs ask EU institutions to ensure protection and safety of Julian Assange40 MEPs have written to the EU institutions asking them not to close their eyes to Assange‘s freedom because it would mean turning away from press freedom in the EU. “With this letter, we call on EU institutions to take any useful initiatives within their comptences, including under international conventions and specifically the European Convention […]
- Politicians, journalists and artists write to Chancellor Merkel calling for freedom of AssangeAround 120 politicians, journalists and artists appealed to Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday in a letter asking her to raise the ongoing prosecution of Julian Assange with U.S. President Joe Biden in her upcoming trip to Washington. They ask the Chancellor for her assistance in ensuring that “Assange does not have to remain in detention” and […]
- Germany – Letter of 120 politicians, artists and journalists, calling for the freedom of Julian Assange12 July 2021 Dear Madam Chancellor, We are extremely concerned about the health and life of the journalist Julian Assange, and are writing to you in advance of your planned visit to US President Joe Biden in Washington this month. For eleven years now, Julian Assange, founder of the whistleblowing platform Wikileaks, has been deprived […]
- Icelandic Lawmakers call on the Biden Administration to Drop the Charges Against Julian AssangeU.S. Embassy in IcelandEngjateigur 7105 ReykjavikIceland Statement from members of the Icelandic Parliament regarding the Prosecution of Julian Assange. We, undersigned, members of Parliament in Iceland, from across the political spectrum, urge the U.S. Government to drop the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and withdraw the extradition request against him in the UK. The […]
- Politicians globally call on US President Joe Biden to drop the prosecution against Julian AssangePoliticians around the world are sending a message to US President Biden to drop the charges against Julian Assange ahead of his 50th birthday. Julian Assange, an unconvicted, remand prisoner who hasn’t been charged in Britain is spending 3rd birthday inside high-security Belmarsh prison despite winning his extradition case last January. A cross party group […]
- Open Letter to Joe Biden by 95 Greek MPs: “Drop all charges against Julian Assange!”President Joe BidenWhite House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NWWashington DC 20500USA 2nd July 2021 Dear Mr President, We are addressing you as Members of Greece’s Parliament to congratulate you for your recent comments in defence of media freedom. As President Obama’s Vice President,you played an important role in the decision not to prosecute Julian Assange over publications […]
- Members of the cross-party working group in Germany letter to President Joe BidenBerlin, 1 July2021 “President Biden, end the persecution of the journalist Julian Assange” To mark the 50th birthday of Julian Assange on 3 July 2021, and in light of the ongoing persecution of the detained journalist and Wikileaks founder by the administration of US President Joe Biden, the members of the cross-party working group “Free […]
- Australian Politicians Call on President Biden to Drop the Charges Against Julian Assange30 June 2021 MPs and Senators urge the US Government to revoke its appeal of the UK judgement against extradition In a video message to the US President Joe Biden, 11 Australian politicians from across the political spectrum have appealed to the US Government to drop its Espionage Act charges against Australian citizen, Julian Assange. […]
- Richard Burgon MP will hand in a letter at Belmarsh prison about the ongoing refusal to allow a meeting with Assange28 June 2021 In an unprecedented move MP Richard Burgon will be handing in a cross-party letter to UK’s high-security Belmarsh prison on Tuesday 29 June to raise the prison and Justice Secretary’s ongoing refusal to allow a meeting with Julian Assange. A large cross party group of MPs have repeatedly raised their request to […]
- EDM 220 – Assange Meeting with ParliamentariansPlease email your MP using our app to ask them to sign Early Day Motion 220. Motion Text: ‘That this House expresses its concern at the refusal of the UK Government and prison authorities to allow an online video meeting between Julian Assange and a cross-party group of British parliamentarians; notes that the request was […]
- Cross party group of UK parliamentarians call on President Biden to drop the charges against Julian Assange ahead of G7 Summit in CornwallA coalition of UK members of parliament from 5 different parties have appealed in an open letter to US President Joe Biden to drop the politically motivated charges against WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange. The letter states: “We appeal to you to drop this prosecution, an act that would be a clarion call for freedom that […]