Assange Defense
OR Books, the Courage Foundation, and DiEM25 are thrilled to launch our new book WE ARE MILLIONS. The team behind the #WeAreMillions project are joined by contributors Chris Hedges, Angela Richter, and Ben Cohen to discuss the book and the global support for Julian Assange as he fights extradition to the United States.
Supporters of Julian Assange will rally at Park Street Station on the Boston Common Monday, August 16 from 4:30 to 6. This will be the regular meeting place, every other week, until further notice. We will be continuing to get letters off to Merrick Garland and signatures for our senators as well as speaking out […]
Activists in support of the WikiLeak's founder take to the streets this weekend, following a British court’s ruling last week granting the United States full appeal of a decision earlier this year not to extradite Assange to the US. Denver, Colorado – Denver Action 2 Free Assange will host two events this weekend: a caravan […]
Activists in support of the WikiLeak's founder take to the streets this weekend, following a British court’s ruling last week granting the United States full appeal of a decision earlier this year not to extradite Assange to the US. Denver, Colorado – Denver Action 2 Free Assange will host two events this weekend: a caravan […]
Boston Area Assange Defense is petitioning Senators Warren and Markey, and calling on Attorney General Merrick Garland to drop all charges against Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks. Signatures and letters will be collected at the rally. For more information visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/1054222705331592/
Supporters of Julian Assange will rally at Park Street Station on the Boston Common on Monday, October 11 from 4 to 5:30. We are very concerned about the final extradition hearing that will happen in London on October 27 and 28. At the rally, we will speak out demanding that the government drop their charges […]
The United States has tried and failed to extradite Julian Assange and imprison him for revealing U.S. war crimes. Just last week week, Yahoo! News reported that the CIA and the Trump White House discussed various options for kidnapping or killing Julian Assange in London. This attack on press freedom cannot be ignored. Join Assange […]
A Night of Comedy and Satire in Support of Julian Assange with Lee Camp & Randy Credico. Special Guests: Max Blumenthal, Margaret Kunstler, and John KiriakouJazz Piano by Steve Jones
The Belmarsh Tribunal will try the US government for its crimes of the twenty-first century — from atrocities in Iraq to torture at Guantánamo Bay to a surveillance program.In doing so, the Belmarsh Tribunal turns the tables in the extradition hearing against Julian Assange on 27-28 October — a case that will shape the future […]
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Join us for an hour of hip hop performance, testimonials, and updates on Julian Assange’s free speech fight. America has a shameful history of censoring marginal voices who had the courage to speak truth to power, from Fred Hampton to Angela Davis to Daniel Ellsberg to Colin Kaepernick to Ice Cube. Today, Julian Assange is […]
‘The War on Journalism: The Case of Julian Assange’ is the stuff Hollywood movies are made of – “democratic” states colluding to demonize, spy on, and imprison a journalist not because he committed any crimes but because he exposed the crimes of state officials and agencies. In an age where journalists are under attack globally […]
Supporters of Julian Assange will gather once again on Monday, Dec 6th, at a new location and time! Join us 11am-12:30pm at Faneuil Hall (Samuel Adams statue) to raise our voices in protest against Assange's continuing incarceration.While we await the decision of the judges in the appeal of the UK's January decision not to extradite […]
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 […]
