Parliamentary Actions around the world
- The Norwegian UNESCO Commission ask the Secretary of State to urge US President Biden to drop charges against Julian Assange
Oslo, 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 Assange
The 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 Assange
40 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 Assange
Around 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 Assange
12 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 Assange
U.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 Assange
Politicians 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 Biden
Berlin, 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 Assange
30 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 Parliamentarians
Please 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 […]