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Julian Assange’s extradition to the US on hold

In London, the extradition of Julian Assange has been put on hold until the U.S. grants assurances he would not face the death penalty. Both his wife @Stella_Assange and U.K. leader @jeremycorbyn call for the case against the persecuted journalist…

UN expert calls on UK government to halt the extradition of Julian Assange

The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Alice Jill Edwards, yesterday urged the Government of the United Kingdom (UK) to halt the possible extradition of Julian Assange to the United States of America. In her press release dated 6 February 2024,…

Perugia debates granting political refugee status to Julian Assange. A gesture that is anything but “symbolic”

The Umbrian capital and host of the International Journalism Festival discussed on Tuesday whether to grant journalist/editor Julian Assange, who is still arbitrarily imprisoned in the United Kingdom, political refugee status. The discussion took place in a hearing called by…

No extradition of war refugees to Ukraine

The image of Ukrainians going to war enthusiastically or selflessly and self-sacrificingly for their country is becoming more and more cracked. By Peter Vlatten The numbers from press releases on the morning of September 6th (including NTV September 6th, 2023)…

Stella Moris Assange: “They want to jail Julian so that they can jail any journalist”

“Day X”, the fateful day in the Assange saga, is fast approaching. Incarcerating Julian Assange gives governments the power to imprison any journalist, Stella Moris Assange told a packed room at the Swiss Press Club in Geneva last Monday (2023-07-10).…

Julian Assange persecution: “The most dangerous threat to press freedom today”

Media organisations across the globe are marking World Press Freedom Day with a re-energised push for the release of award-winning Australian publisher Julian Assange. US President Joe Biden is facing growing pressure to drop charges against Assange as Australia’s Media…

A petition drive for the release of Julian Assange has begun among members of Congress

Action4Assange activists supporting Rep. Tlaib’s petition initiative will storm Capitol Hill in Washington DC this Tuesday — not in the manner of Trump supporters two years ago, but peacefully and diplomatically. Sit-ins of support April 11th in Rome and in…

Julian Assange, appeal to the European Court of Human Rights against extradition to the US

A post on Presskit Facebook page announces that Julian Assange’s defence has filed an appeal against the UK to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to prevent his extradition to the US, which was authorised in June by then…

Assange supporters call for ‘Truth not War’ on UN Peace Day

Calls of ‘Truth not War’ can be heard around the globe this week as supporters of the world’s most famous political prisoner, Australian journalist Julian Assange, rally for his immediate release by the 21st anniversary of the United Nations International Day of Peace (21 Sept…

Noam Chomsky: Assange’s extradition is a major crime

Thanks to the support of Gerardo Femina of Europe for Peace, we were able to ask some questions to Noam Chomsky, who has already written so much about the Assange case, following it closely and fighting for the freedom of…

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