📸 I took these photos in 2011, while Julian #Assange was in the same High Court in London where the hearing is happening today; (photos previously unreleased, now under (CC) BySa or LAL 1.3)
Today's hearing is about requesting a permission (!) to appeal (!) his extradition to the US (!) where he faces certain death in prison for his work as a journalist and publisher.
Then, he was appealing against his first extradition request (!) to Sweden...
Julian Assange’s moment of truth has arrived – and the stakes are high
#Assange is a #criminal arse (#rape) and a self important one. Selective revelations were misguided and damaging to all. BUT amongst WikiLeaks material, 'These revealed details of US activities in Iraq and Afghanistan, including attacks on civilians. They also revealed details of the US treatment of prisoners in Guantánamo Bay’
From The Times. I will believe it when I see it. This has gone on too long. I have no respect for much of Assange's behaviour and subsequent stupidity, but this has clearly been a malicious and dangerous prosecution/rendition with dangerous precedents for journalism and freedom of speech.
A suggestion to everyone quoting #Snowden calling from #Russia to free #Assange - why don’t you also ask what Evan Gershkovich is thinking about it? He’s also a jailed journalist. Or why don’t you ask ask Snowden why isn’t he calling for freeing Gershkovich? 🤔
mi è stato chiesto perché, nonostante abbia condannato senza se e senza ma l'assassinio del candidato ecuadoriano #Villaviciencio, ho scritto che ha svolto un ruolo tossico nel caso Julian #Assange. Provo a spiegarlo
Sto preparando un corso extra per la mia seconda sperimentale (hanno corsi opzionali a fine anno), il tema è "diritto del web" inteso in modo generico (legalità, privacy, ecc...), ho 4 incontri di 2,5 ore, pensavo di strutturarlo a "cineforum", avete qualche consiglio su docu/film sul tema?
Finora ho individuato alcuni che ho già usato:
CitizenFour
Deep Web
The Internet's Own Boy
The Great Hack
On fedi since 2019, causing chaos for fascists. We foresee a tragedy gilded with growth ideology, so fight for #degrowth.
In 2020 we were booted from f'book, where we were already #shadowbanned for talking on #Assange's plight, advocating #NoMoreWar, calling out exit scams, educating how proprietary apps for #contactTracing were bad, and more.
Seeing suppression across #legacyMedia does something to you.
"To every political leader and journalist making and writing speeches: You can't save #Navalny. You can still save #Assange. If you're silent here, when and where you can actually influence the outcome, you were never standing up for principles—you were just hoping for applause."
Past Time to End the Persecution of Julian Assange
It’s long past time for the U.S. and U.K. to free Julian Assange. His flagrantly unjust incarceration is a global scandal, and the world is quite upset about it. Indeed, on September 19 at the United Nations, heads of state denounced this phony prosecution for the fraud and subterfuge it is – an assault on a free press, and an attack on Assange personally, for practicing journalism.
Mediapart has launched an appeal for Julian Assange, in the form of an address to the President of the United States of America, Joe #Biden. It has already been joined by three other European media: Der Spiegel (Germany), Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy) and InfoLibre (Spain).
Dear Mr. President of the United States of America, .../...
Richtig so: #Transparenz ist kein Verbrechen, sondern Verpflichtung. Sie ist Teil unserer DNA als #Piraten. Die Verfolgung von #Assange wegen der Enthüllung von US-Kriegsverbrechen verstört unser Gerechtigkeitsgefühl zutiefst und stellt einen verheerenden Präzedenzfall für den investigativen Journalismus auf der ganzen Welt dar.
Die Bundesregierung muss vom Schoßhündchen der USA endlich zur Heraldin der Menschenrechte, der Pressefreiheit und der Freiheit für Julian Assange werden! #FreeAssange
🇩🇪Wikileaks-Gründer #Assange, der US-Kriegsverbrechen veröffentlicht hat, ist heute fünf Jahre lang im britischen Belmarsh-Gefängnis inhaftiert. Selbst die US-Regierung prüft jetzt die Anklage fallen zu lassen. Die Bundesregierung muss jetzt Druck machen - #FreeAssangeNOW!
🇩🇪Als Prozessbeobachter im Fall #Assange verfolge ich die in Recht gekleideten US-Angriffe auf Transparenz u. Rechenschaft für Staatsverbrechen mit Entsetzen.
Habe meine Fraktion überzeugt, für nächste Woche eine Debatte und Resolution des EU-Parlaments zu beantragen! #Piraten
Video: Gerade habe ich mit Sören Schomburg von Julian #Assange's Legal Team und Marie Wasilewski von FreeAssange.eu über die heutige Zulassung der Berufung gegen Julian's Auslieferung, über die nächsten Schritte und darüber, was wir alle jetzt tun können für unser #RechtaufWahrheit, gesprochen.
Krasse EU-Doppelmoral bei #Assange im Vergleich zu Alexei Nawalny.
Die von der Leyen-Kommission findet es offensichtlich völlig in Ordnung, dass die "befreundeten" USA Enthüllungsjournalisten für ihre Arbeit weltweit verfolgen, inhaftieren und vor Gericht zerren.
Frau von der Leyen, hören Sie auf sich hinter den Gerichten zu verstecken, die hier politisch instrumentalisiert werden!
Der US-Präsident muss die Verfolgung von Journalisten stoppen. Der britische Innenminister kann und muss Auslieferungen stoppen, wenn unmenschliche Behandlung oder politische Verfolgung droht. Politiker stehen in der Verantwortung! #Piraten#FreeAssangeNOW
Extradition decision will be appealed, but only on a few, selected grounds (# 4, 5) ie. discrimination he would face by not being a US citizen, and therefore not benefiting from the protection offered by the first amendment.
"The lawyers have until 2 pm on 24th May to file an agreed case outline.".
Beyond the boring and torturous UK judicial process, this decision acknowledges #FreeAssange case IS about freedom of speech.
#Wikileaks founder Julian #Assange can bring a new appeal against extradition to the US, the High Court has ruled.
He was granted permission to appeal against the order that he be sent to the US to stand trial for leaking military secrets, which prosecutors say endangered lives.