Assange Defense
In one of the most widely watched cases for global press freedom, last Friday the UK High Court ruled Julian Assange could be extradited to the US. Press freedom, human rights, and civil liberties organizations have unanimously condemned the US government's indictment of the WikiLeaks publisher under the Espionage Act for publishing truthful information about […]
People concerned about Julian Assange will gather as part of First Night Against the Wars in Copley Square on New Year's Eve day, Friday, December 31 from 2 to 3:30 (or longer, if people want to stay.) Lots of people are in Boston celebrating New Year's Eve and we will bring our message to them […]
Fidel Narvaez, former Consul at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London & John Kiriakou, U.S. torture program whistleblower and former CIA chief of counter-terrorism in Pakistan. Narvaez and Kiriakou will use their intimate knowledge of Assange and the Espionage Court to discuss how media blackouts and misinformation have affected the public’s perception of Assange and his trial. Unbeknownst […]
Boston Area Assange Defense continues to standout for Julian Assange, founder of the news outlet WikiLeaks. And in doing so, we also stand up for the people’s right to know. We standout for Assange because he is silenced and suffering in solitary confinement and we cannot allow our government and its media to run away […]
'The Julian Assange Case' discusses the charges against Assange. Does he pose a threat to global security or a victim of political persecution? This is the second event in a 3-part series of events under the banner Journalism in the Firing Line. We explore the ways in which journalism and democratic values are being threatened […]
Saddened but not surprised that the UK High Court ruled in favor of the US prosecution to extradite Julian Assange, we worry about Julian holding up in solitary confinement at Belmarsh prison. Given this recent bad news and total lack of healthcare, we fear for Julian’s life. Supporters of a free press will gather at the […]
Join radio host Randy Credico as he MC's a night of comedy and satire in support of imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange. Comedians Jaffer Khan and Yoki Danoff will perform at the Tabard Inn, as will CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou and Defending Rights & Dissent's Chip Gibbons. The evening event, which starts at 7pm, follows […]
A special Assange Countdown to Freedom livestream reacting to today's news that the UK's High Court gave the green light for Julian Assange to apply to appeal his extradition ruling to the Supreme Court. Featuring: John ShiptonDaniel EllsbergMarianne WilliamsonRoger WatersAfshin Rattansi Hosted by: Randy Credico, Assange Countdown to Freedom
On January 24 the UK’s High Court announced that it has certified a point of law for Julian Assange to be able to apply to appeal to the Supreme Court. The decision comes after Assange raised three points of law of general public importance that have an impact on the procedural and human rights safeguards […]
February 7, 2022, 1-2:30 at Park St. Station, Boston Area Assange Defense stands out for Julian Assange, founder of the award-winning news outlet WikiLeaks. And in doing so, we also defend press freedom and our First Amendment. We defend Julian Assange because he is silenced and suffering in solitary confinement with the US prosecution cruelly […]
Join the ACS Austin, Bay Area, and San Diego Lawyer Chapters for a discussion on whether the First Amendment compels the government to dismiss its criminal case against Julian Assange. The distinguished panel will discuss the charges against Assange as well as the extradition hearing and appeals, and whether the federal government is jeopardizing fundamental […]
The Assange Defense Committee is endorsing an action organized by Women Against Military Madness and Assange Defense-Boston in a continuing effort to free Julian Assange: a call-in to President Joe Biden the day after President’s Day to say that upholding the First Amendment to the Constitution is presidential! We urge the White House to halt the extradition, […]
Inspired by the Russell-Sartre Tribunals of the late 1960s, which put the US government on trial for its war crimes in Vietnam, the Belmarsh Tribunal will expose the crimes of the so-called War on Terror 20 years after the first prisoners were brought to Guantánamo Bay — and call for Julian Assange’s freedom. Read more: The Belmarsh Tribunal comes […]
A Night of Comedy and Satire in Support of Julian Assange Featuring: Marianne WilliamsonJesselyn RadackMargaret KunstlerLee CampKatie HalperJaffer KhanNaomi KaravaniEleanor Goldfield Hosted by Randy Credico Email assangecountdown@gmail.com for more information LIVESTREAM
Please join Twin Cities Assange Defense in a panel discussion regarding the plight of remand political prisoner Julian Assange. Panelists include: Susan Banaszewski – Minnesota Anti-War CommitteeMajor (retired) Todd Pierce – Judge Advocate General (JAG) officerKathya Dawe – President of Citizens for Global Solutions MinnesotaJordan Kushner – Criminal Defense and Civil Rights Attorney, National Lawyer’s […]
The documentary “Hacking Justice: Julian Assange” has been broadcast on several European television outlets and shown at Film Festivals around the world. Directors: Clara López Rubio, Juan PancorboWhen: Monday, April 11, 2022 at 6:00 PM BSTWhere: Khalili Lecture Theatre(KLT), SOAS University, 10 Thornhaugh Street, London, WC1H 0XGHosted by SOAS ICOP – an innovative front-line project addressing the democratic deficit between UK universities […]
On 23rd of April the EU Free Assange Concert/Rally in Brussels, on the Place de la Monnaie is arranged so the people of Europe can voice their support for freeing Julian Assange. We the people all stand behind Assange and recognize the EU as the second most powerful institution which can influence the case, after […]
LA Progressive, CodePink, the National Lawyers Guild, ACLU Pasadena/Foothill Chapter and Assange Defense are hosting a webinar on the threat to freedom of the press in a time of war. What is a war of aggression? What is a war crime? What are crimes against humanity? How is the public to know when they occur […]
In coordination with London protests of UK Home Secretary Priti Patel, we call on U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to stop the extradition and drop all charges against award-winning journalist Julian Assange. These May 17 U.S. and UK actions are ahead of the May 18 deadline after which Patel may sign off on Assange's extradition order. People […]
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland is giving the commencement speech at Harvard University's graduation ceremony (for class 2020-21) on May 29 at the Smith Center. Students are calling for Garland to drop the unprecedented charges against publisher Julian Assange.
Julian Assange's father and brother, John and Gabriel Shipton, at Busboys & Poets' 14th & V location, in a discussion moderated by The Intercept and The Hill journalist Ryan Grim.
Supporters of our First Amendment return to the British Consulate at One Broadway in Kendall Sq Cambridge on Monday July 11th, 11am-12:30pm to protest the UK signing off on the US extradition of journalist and publisher, Julian Assange. Julian Assange the founder of WikiLeaks, published thousands of documents showing evidence of US war crimes. Videos […]
Legendary guitarist, cofounding member of Pink Floyd, and longtime activist Roger Waters is bringing his 'This is Not A Drill' tour to North America, with shows in major cities from Boston to Los Angeles. Waters has long spoken out against the persecution of Julian Assange, in interviews, on stage, and at events hosted by Assange […]
Mexican Pres Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) recently voiced support for imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange, calling on the US to drop its extradition effort. Lopez Obrador will be visiting U.S. President Joe Biden next Tuesday, July 12, at the White House. As part of this visit, DC Action for Assange will deliver a letter […]
Boston Area Assange Defense continues its efforts to wake up Americans on the Assange case! In our small corner of the world, here in Boston, we do our small global part in freeing Julian Assange and protecting our First Amendment! Don’t know who Julian Assange is and why this case matters?Take a minute (or 10) […]
Attorneys representing WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange to sue U.S. Government Members of Legal Team and Journalists Were Illegally Surveilled Inside Ecuadorian Embassy Discussions over kidnapping or killing Assange occurred "at the highest levels" of Trump Administration. WHO: Margaret Ratner Kunstler (Plaintiff) Deborah Hrbek (Plaintiff) Richard Roth (Attorney) Robert Boyle (Attorney) Nathan Fuller […]
Monday, August 22nd, 11am-12:30pm, Boston Area Assange Defense and fellow supporters will rally at Park St. Station to raise awareness of the US government’s war on publisher Julian Assange and its war on investigative journalism. The Biden administration continues with Trump’s unconstitutional prosecution of a journalist under the Espionage Act. The government and its media […]
Monday, Sept 12th, 11am-12:30pm, Boston Area Assange Defense and fellow First Amendment supporters will rally at Park St. Station. Every three weeks we gather to raise awareness and report factually on the Julian Assange case. Mainstream media remains eerily silent on the Assange case – doing the bidding of a government attempting to bury Julian […]
On October 8, 2022, supporters of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange in England will join hands to form a human chain surrounding Parliament in London. In solidarity, US-based supporters will hold a rally at the Department of Justice in Washington DC, calling on Attorney General Merrick Garland to drop the charges against Assange.
Here in the Bay Area please join us as we participate in this worldwide solidarity event of the Surround Parliament human chain. We will meet at noon on October 8th at Harry Bridges Plaza in San Francisco. Bring #YellowRibbons4Assange, signs, your family & friends, or just yourself. We will form a human chain of yellow ribbons, […]
Why is President Biden actively pursuing the prosecution of Julian Assange brought by President Trump and rejected by President Obama, which poses a grave danger to the freedom of the press? Learn the latest about the international movement to end the prosecution of Assange and what you can do about it. Join the conversation with […]
Featuring Deborah Hrbek, partner at HRBEKKunstler & Marjorie Cohn, former president of National Lawyers Guild Deborah Hrbek will discuss the July lawsuit against the CIA, Mike Pompeo, and UC Global filed in August by Hrbek, her law partner Margaret Ratner Kunstler, and two American journalists, whose constitutional rights to be free from unreasonable searches and […]
Boston Area Assange Defense will be gathering at Park St. Station, Feb 11th, 11:30-12:30.Please join us to keep the spotlight on the continued prosecution and persecution of journalist Julian Assange as he remains languishing in limbo in a supermax prison, in virtual solitary confinement awaiting the UK High Court ruling on the defense extradition appeal. […]
Night Carnival for Assange 4:00pm GMT After a successful #FreeAssange #HumanChain event last October we are going to take the streets of London for a Night Carnival. Bring torches, lanterns, masks, drums, pots and pans! Date and time Saturday, February 11, 2023, 4:00 PM GMT Assemble Lincoln’s Inn Fields, WC2A 3LJ London, United Kingdom The […]
Harold Washington College 30 Last E. Lake St. Room 102 Come celebrate Student Press Freedom Day by taking part in a forum focused on the threat to Freedom of The Press represented by the case for extradition against Julian Assange. Kevin Gosztola will be the featured speaker. He is an author known for his stellar […]
Community Church of Boston 565 Boylston St. In-Person/Online Please join us in person at the Community Church of Boston, or online, for a panel discussion on how the Julian Assange case will impact the future of journalism. This event is part of the fifth annual Student Press Freedom Day initiative. The reality is that ‘Bold […]
Award-winning documentary on the global campaign to defend the right to publish and free Julian Assange is coming soon to a theater near you, followed by Q&A panel events with Julian’s father and brother, John and Gabriel Shipton
The Case of Julian Assange Short Film Screening followed by Discussion Student Press Freedom Day event examining the legal and political factors surrounding WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
Come to the US Department of Justice to tell the Biden Administration that 4 years of imprisonment for Julian Assange without a conviction is 4 years too long. Come to stand up for Freedom of the Press April 11 marks the four-year anniversary of the arrest of journalist and publisher Julian Assange. Join activists and […]
On April 17th, 11:30am-1pm, Boston Area Assange Defense will rally at the JFK Federal Building to speak out for Julian Assange and encourage MA senators, Warren and Markey, to co-sign Representative Rashida Tlaib's congressional 'sign-on' letter to AG Merrick Garland calling on him to drop the prosecution of Julian Assange
DC Action for Assange in concert with Assange Defense is calling all those who support Freedom of the Press and the journalists who practice it to come to this gathering of the Main Stream Media and the Government officials to tell them that without a truly robust, independent and free press the very foundation of […]
Here in Los Angeles, a broad coalition of activists will join together at 4 p.m. at Hollywood and Highland to raise our voices in support of journalism and journalists and the very principle of freedom of the press. Please join us in this effort. It is much too important to simply wish our elected leaders […]
Stand up for Journalists and Journalism Help us mark World Press Freedom Day by calling attention to the urgent need to protect press freedom, and support reporters and publishers who support the public's right to know. We plan to meet again at the DOJ (10th and Penn NW) at noon. and have several speakers. Then […]
Julian Assange and Mumia Abu-jamal Defend All Journalists & Freedom Of The Press Meet at Radio Statiion KQED 2601 Mariposa St Throughout the world, journalists are being targeted, tortured, and murdered. There is growing censorship by governments & corporate media. In the United States, the two most world known journalists are Julian Assange who was […]
Boston Area Assange Defense Call to Action Different branches of the Assange Defense Committee are planning actions around the country We are setting a call-in day on that date. Let’s all call and write President Joe Biden (use this link), Attorney General Merrick Garland (use this link) and our reps!Press Freedom Day should apply to […]
May 3, 2023 is the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day established by the UN to a remind governments of the need to respect their commitment to press freedom. It is also a day of reflection among media Join Assange Countdown to Freedom, NYC Free Assange and Assange Defense for a rally at MSNBC […]
Press Freedom, Journalists and Whistleblowers The right to expose the truth and express political dissent is under attack by the U.S. government, as exemplified by the continued persecution of Julian Assange for exposing war crimes, and the recent indictment of members of the Uhuru Movement for "sowing social discord" and furthering so-called "Russian propaganda." AssangeDefense-Chicago, […]
The Biden administration trip to Sydney has been canceled. However, our preplanned actions at the Hyde Park Fountain in defense of Julian Assange and all journalists are going forward regardless. Please join David McBride, Steven Kenny, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, Gabriel and John Shipton and many others as they call on Joe Biden and Merrick Garland […]
A discussion led by Coleen Rowley and Mike Madden of the Twin Cities Assange Committee will follow the film Program begins at 6:15 sharp Weaving historic archive and intimate behind-the- scenes footage, this story tracks John Shipton, Julian Assange’s father, alongside Stella Morris, Assange’s wife, as they join forces to advocate for Julian. We witness […]
Across the nation and around the world activists will be dropping banners reminding the world and the Biden Administration that "Journalism is Not A Crime". That if we wish to have a free and open press Julian Assange MUST BE FREED NOW! We are also looking for folks to write letters or birthday cards to […]
FREE JULIAN ASSANGE ***NO EXTRADITION*** Join us for a rally on Saturday, July 15th, at 12 noon in Columbia City, by PCC (corner of Edmunds & Rainier Ave) in Seattle WA
We will gather at Charles Circle (aka Hamilton Coolidge Sq) to protest the continued prosecution of Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks.
Calling all Denver writers, Denver bards, songsters, versifiers, tune-smiths, lyricists, laureates, stand-up comics, hip-hop, free association, spoken word, slammers and extempore rappers. A horror is dangling like the sword of Damocles over all of humanity. At stake is both a courageous man's life and, if we remain silent, the conquest of our intellects, our sense […]
ITHAKA will be screening at the 2023 Social Justice Film Festival, held in Seattle, WA, October 11-15.
The Case Against Julian Assange The War on Journalism, a 38-minute documentary film will precede their comments. A Q & A session will follow Featuring: Gabriel Shipton, brother of Assange and film producer of Ithaka, a documentary chronicling their family’s efforts to free Assange, and Halo Benson, a long-time Assange solidarity activist from Tulsa
Join Us! Banner drop for #Assange on Monday, October 23 at noon in Milwaukee. At the bridge over Maryland Avenue next to the UWM Union cc:@GabrielShipton Call your US Rep to sign bipartisan letter for Assange. Action Item: To call Congress TODAY to urge your representative to sign onto bipartisan letter to President Biden to […]
Boston Area Assange Defense’s next rally in support of Julian Assange will be a banner drop on Monday, October 23, from 4 to 5:30pm at Charles Station on the Red Line, over the Frances Appleton pedestrian bridge. Activists will also be down below in Hamilton Coolidge Square (commonly called Charles Circle) with signs and handouts.
Press freedom? Or espionage? The Missouri School of Journalism will screen “The war on journalism: The case of Julian Assange,” a 40-minute documentary, followed by a panel discussion and audience Q&A. The Panelists will be Gabriel Shipton: Brother of Julian Assange and producer of Ithaka, a movie about their father’s effort to free his son […]
Please join Denver Action 4 Assange as they meet at the office of Congresswoman Diane DeGette and then march to 7News headquarters at 123 E Speer Blvd Denver Action 4 Assange is calling on all to call on President Biden to drop the extradition in concert with the visit and state dinner for Australian Prime […]
Please join us Monday, 4-5:30pm, at Charles Circle, to stand up for Julian Assange. Help spread the word, including with this FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/712849227422806/ Boston Area Assange Defense continues the fight to raise awareness about the unconstitutional prosecution of publisher Julian Assange under the Espionage Act – by doing so, we defend our First Amendment and the […]
Come to the Boston Common and Rally for Freedom of the Press and to call for the extradition of Julian Assange to be dropped so that he can be reunited with his family and to continue his work with WikiLeaks. Now, more than ever we need the kind independent and adversarial reporting that he and […]
Both Australian and British Parliaments have come together with incredible cross-party cooperation to call for the US Judiciary to drop its illegal and moral extradition against a journalists for the first time in US history whose only crime is telling us the Truth. It is time for US Congresspersons and Senators to do likewise. They […]
Denver will hold a Lanterns 4 Assange Vigil this coming Friday, December 22nd from 4-6pm. We will meet at the Voories Memorial on the north side of Civic Center Park. Please join us or help us share our attached flyer & map on social media.
Ray McGovern, CIA Soviet Foreign Policy Branch (retired) and co-founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity. This winter, freedom of the press is in serious danger as publisher Julian Assange languishes in prison. As the extradition process of Julian Assange winds down in the UK, it is clear that this political case is now in our […]
Our next rally for Julian Assange will be on Saturday, Jan 27, 11-12:30pm at Park St Station on the Boston Common. Our next one after that will be on the day of Assange's final extradition hearing - Tuesday, February 20 at noon at the State House. We hope to have a specially big showing for this important date.
The Geneva Press Club, the Wau Holland Foundation, the Courage Foundation and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Switzerland invite you to a press conference on February 14 at 10:00am Geneva time, featuring Stella Assange, wife and defender of Julian Assange, and Denis Masmejan, Secretary General of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Switzerland. Please register below to participate: On February 20-21 […]
Whether you love or hate Julian Assange, the United States’ prosecution of the Wikileaks publisher under the Espionage Act for printing government secrets in 2010 poses an extreme risk to press freedom. With the U.K. high court scheduled later this month to hear what could be Assange’s final appeal before he’s extradited to the U.S., […]
Protest to Defend a Free Press This is the last chance to stop the extradition of Julian Assange. The UK court has confirmed that a public hearing will take place at the Royal Court of London on February 20th till the 21st. If he is successfully extradited he faces 175 years in a US prison […]
Boston area activists will join in a worldwide show of support for Julian Assange and press freedom on Tuesday, Feb 20th, noon, at the MA State House. This is the first day of Assange’s final 2-day UK extradition hearing, referred to on social media as #DayX. It is the last chance for justice in the UK courts. […]
Organized by DC Action for Assange
Day X is almost here! We hope to see you all at our rally on Tuesday 2/20 from 4-6pm at the Colorado State Capitol. We need to make a good showing, as this could be the end of the road for Assange in the UK courts and our government needs to see public support. Two […]
What: Join your local Assange Defense branch for a protest at the Tribune Tower to demonstrate your support for the freedom of imprisoned publisher Julian Assange, who will be in court in London attempting to appeal his extradition to the United States. When: February 20 at 4pm CT Where: The Tribune Tower, 435 Michigan Ave, […]
What: Join your local Assange Defense branch for a protest at the Brady Street Bridge over Lincoln Memorial Drive to demonstrate your support for the freedom of imprisoned publisher Julian Assange, who will be in court in London attempting to appeal his extradition to the United States. When: February 20 at 4pm CT Where: Brady Street Bridge […]
