Dear Friends,
Pressure continues to build against the unjust and extraordinary incarceration of Julian Assange for publishing. Notable over the past few weeks Julian Assange's wife Stella Assange spoke to The James Kennedy Podcast about his ongoing persecution and the latest positive developments in the case. Speaking about how the case against her husband has profound dangers for wider society, Mrs Assange said: "This is an enormous attack on all our rights, on the public's right to know the truth, on the press right to publish it, and on us as a society to be able to hold government accountable." You can listen to the whole hour long show here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNy_Qm3MSts
https://linktr.ee/jameskennedypodcast
Later today (Friday 20th January) you can watch The Belmarsh Tribunal, Live from Washington. Inspired by the Russell-Sartre Tribunals of the Vietnam War, the Belmarsh Tribunal brings together a range of expert witnesses - from constitutional lawyers, to acclaimed journalists and human rights defenders - to explore evidence of the attack on the free press that Julian Assange's case represents.
Some of those that will be appearing include Stella Assange and WikiLeaks' Kristinn Hrafnsson as well as Amy Goodman, Srećko Horvat, Daniel Ellsberg, Noam Chomsky, Jeremy Corbyn, Stefania Maurizi, Ben Wizner, Renata Ávila, Jeffrey Sterling Lawyer, Steven Donziger and many more.
The event will begin at 7pm GMT/ 2pm ET and will be livestreamed on multiple platforms, you can find more details here : http://bit.ly/3X34gji
We will also stream the Belmarsh Tribunal on our YouTube channel.
On Saturday 11th February the Night Carnival for Julian Assange takes place: meeting at Lincoln’s Inn Fields (nearest tube Holborn) at 4pm - then marching to the Emmanuel Centre (just around the corner from Parliament), where a rally will be held. Speakers will include Stella Assange, Kristinn Hrafnsson and more. Tickets for the rally at the Emmanuel Centre can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/emmanuel-centre-rally-tickets-474199803377
The Night Carnival will include giant puppets, street performers, sound systems and bands. Make sure to spread the word. More details here: https://dontextraditeassange.com/events/night-carnival-for-assange/
WikiLeaks Editor-In-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson and Joseph Farrell (Ambassador) continued their outreach in Latin America meeting recently with the President of Mexico López Obrador. The Mexican President raised the issue of Julian Assange at a recent trilateral summit with Joe Biden, and used his daily briefing on Tuesday to highlight his continuing "unjust detention"
https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/1615365039149522944 [In Spanish only]
Despite overwhelming support from major Human Rights, Free Speech and Media organizations, it is more important than ever to raise our voices and intensify pressure on local parliamentarians and representatives to demand freedom for Julian Assange! You can help by spreading the word and continuing to contact your local MP's/ representatives and encouraging others to do the same.
Our campaign relies on donations from the same 80% of the general public. The average donation is £34.79.
Whether you can give £1 or £1000, your support makes a huge difference. We are aiming to raise £300,000 by February to help us mobilize massive #FreeAssange protests similar to our human chain event, which we had no idea if it would work, but it was highly successful as we asked for 5,000 people to turn up and approximately 10,000 people came to surround parliament.
Help us raise funds for the Night Carnival - Join our Crowdfunder
Visit our Take Action page for a list of more actions you can take.