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Assange hearing outcome could set an “alarming precedent” for free speech
Justice for Assange campaign protester outside a court hearing in 2010. Photograph: Nadia Cosentino Assange’s partner, Stella Moris, is remaining resolute despite his extradition hearing decision...
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A win for Assange, but not for free speech
Julian Assange/Cancillería del Ecuador/WikiCommons This week’s decision not to extradite WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, to the USA to stand trial for charges of espionage came as welcome relief to...
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The Biden presidency: what can we expect for free speech?
Biden and Obama/The White House/WikiCommons On top of being the only US president impeached twice, Donald Trump leaves a legacy of attacks on the very foundations of free speech and specifically on...
View ArticleIndex calls on US Department of Justice to drop Julian Assange appeal
U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 February 8, 2021 Acting Attorney General Monty Wilkinson: We, the undersigned press freedom, civil liberties, and...
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Letter to US Attorney General on Julian Assange
U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 October 15, 2021 Attorney General Merrick Garland: We, the undersigned press freedom, civil liberties, and...
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Index expresses concern over Julian Assange extradition
Julian Assange; illustration: Hafteh7 Index on Censorship is seriously concerned about the latest developments in the Julian Assange case. It is deeply disappointing that Home Secretary Priti Patel...
View Article‘There simply is no moral high ground anymore’ – Stella Assange
Julian Assange’s fight against extradition to the USA is entering its final stages. Speaking to Index on Censorship, Assange’s wife Stella says that “this really is the endgame”. Her concern that time...
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Index reiterates our urgent call for Assange to be freed
Julian Assange; illustration: Hafteh7 Today, as a panel of High Court judges convene the last stage of UK proceedings in the US government’s extradition case against Assange, we reiterate our urgent...
View ArticleNew Assange film hopes to spur action
As Julian Assange awaits the verdict of his final court appeal against his extradition to the USA, where he faces a maximum sentence of 175 years in prison under the Espionage Act for publishing...
View ArticleSolidarity, Assange-style
I first met Julian Assange before he was Julian Assange. Or rather, when he was just becoming Julian Assange. For a few short months our fates were intertwined. And it all started with Index on...
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