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#FreeAssange
If I forgot any prominent people or organizations, please let me know in the comments & Iโll add them to the thread.
1/ 42 Press Freedom Groups Sign Joint Letter Calling for Julian Assangeโs Immediate Release @pressgazette
pressgazette.co.uk/press-freedom-โฆ
2/ UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Professor Nils Melzer @NilsMelzer
3/ Former US Representative & Presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard @TulsiGabbard
4/ Ai Weiwei @aiww
5/ Australiaโs journalist union @withMEAA
6/ Australian Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce says Assange should not be extradited to the US to face espionage charges. Liberal MP Bridget Archer said Assange should be released & returned to Australia. @Barnaby_Joyce @BridgetArcherMP
7/ Joe Rogan @joerogan
8/ Amnesty International @amnesty
amnesty.org/en/petition/juโฆ
9/ National Union of Journalists
10/ Aaron Matรฉ @aaronjmate
11/ Doctors for Assange
12/ Susan Sarandon @SusanSarandon
13/ Jimmy Dore @jimmy_dore
14/ Australian Greens leader Adam Bandt, MP Andrew Wilkie, and Greens senator Janet Rice @AdamBandt @WilkieMP
15/ Cornel West @CornelWest
16/ Pamela Anderson @pamfoundation
independent.co.uk/arts-entertainโฆ
17/ The Guardian @guardian
theguardian.com/commentisfree/โฆ
18/ Mick Wallace @wallacemick
19/ Dozens of press freedom, human rights, and privacy rights Groups signed on to a letter calling for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's release
20/ More than 150 lawyers call for Assangeโs release
21/ The Irish Times @theirishtimes
22/ Editorials in The Washington Post, The New Yorker, and the New York Times
23/ Fool Nelson @FOOL_NELSON #IFKYK
24/ Investigative journalist Peter Cronau @PeterCronau
25/ Daniel Ellsberg @DanielEllsberg
26/ Eric Weinstein @EricRWeinstein
27/ Sydney Morning Herald @smh
28/ More than 100 prominent Germans appeal for Assangeโs release
29/ Noam Chomsky
30/ Christophe Deloire @cdeloire
31/ UK MP Chris Williamson @DerbyChrisW
32/ Dozens of medical professionals sign letter to Biden calling for Assangeโs release
33/ Tucker Carlson @TuckerCarlson
34/ Tribune Magazine @tribunemagazine
35/ Matt Taibbi @mtaibbi
36/ Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald
37/ Former US Dept of Justice director Matthew Miller
38/ GongSteve* @GongSteve
* he has called for Assangeโs release almost every day for YEARS. ๐
Thank you Steve.
39/ M.I.A. @MIAuniverse
40/ AP Diplomatic Writer Matt Lee @APDiploWriter
41/ John McAfee, RIP @officialmcafee
42/ Luke Rudkowski
43/ Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters
@rogerwaters
44/ Richard Medhurst @richimedhurst
45/ Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan
46/ Historian & Human Rights Activist Craig Murray @CraigMurrayOrg
47/ Fintan OโToole @fotoole
48/ Margaret Kunstler @granmarga
49/ Dr. Jill Stein @DrJillStein
50/ Dr. Deepa Govindarajan Driver @deepa_driver
51/ Marianne Williamson @marwilliamson
52/ Saagar Enjeti @esaagar
53/ Krystal Ball @krystalball
54/ Katie Strick @katie_strick
55/ Jamil Dakwar @jdakwar
Director, ACLU Human Rights Program
56/ Justin Amash @justinamash
57/ Rebecca Vincent @rebecca_vincent Director at @RSF_inter
58/ Ben Wizner @benwizner
59/ Edward Snowden @Snowden
60/ Cat Turd @catturd2
61/ Ilhan Omar @IlhanMN
62/ Ron Paul @RonPaul
63/ Emmy B @greekemmy
64/ Bernie Sanders* @SenSanders
*although he has been conspicuously silent on the matter since this tweet. It is sad to see a supposedly-principled politician use concern about our constitutional rights as a fair-weather-method to score political points
65/ Eliza @elizableu
66/ Rose McGowan @rosemcgowan
67/ Randy Quaid @RandyRRQuaid
68/ Tim Pool @Timcast
69/ Tim Dillon @TimJDillon
70/ Adam Crigler @AdamCrigler
71/ US President Jimmy Carter
โI did not deplore the WikiLeaks revelations. They just made public what was actually the truth. Most often, the revelation of the truth, even if itโs unpleasant, is beneficial.โ
Archive link to 8 October 2013 articleโ web.archive.org/web/2018081819โฆ
72/ Kim Dotcom @KimDotcom
73/ Spike Cohen @RealSpikeCohen
74/ Rachel Blevins @RachBlevins
75/ Kevin Gosztola @kgosztola
76/ Jack Posobiec @JackPosobiec
77/ Murray ๐บ๐ธ @Rothbard1776
78/ Khadija Patel @khadijapatel
@globalfreemedia
79/ Behrouz Boochani @BehrouzBoochani
80/ John Pilger @johnpilger
81/ Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn
82/ Max Blumenthal @MaxBlumenthal
83/ Gravel Institute @GravelInstitute
84/ Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah
85/ Kevin Rudd @MrKRudd
86/ Claudia Webbe @ClaudiaWebbe
87/ Zarah Sultana @zarahsultana
88/ Andray Domise @andraydomise
89/ Evan Greer @evan_greer
90/ David Davis @DavidDavisMP
91/ Tariq Ali @TariqAli_News
92/ Russell Brand @rustyrockets
93/ Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz
94/ Mary Kostakidis @MaryKostakidis
95/ Stefania Maurizi @SMaurizi
96/ Suzie Dawson @Suzi3D
97/ Comrade Misty @SarcasmStardust
98/ George Galloway @georgegalloway
99/ Steven Donziger @SDonziger
100/ Tom Fitton @TomFitton @JudicialWatch #integrity
101/ Knight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia #PressFreedom
102/ Jesse Brown @JesseBrown
103/ Mairรฉad Farrell TD @Farrell_Mairead
104/ Rob Schneider @RobSchneider #FreeAssangeNOW โwe can do it!โ
105/ Jean-Luc Mรฉlenchon @JLMelenchon
106/ Cรฉdric Villani @VillaniCedric
107/ Franรงois Ruffin @Francois_Ruffin
108/ John Cusack @johncusack
109/ Clare Daly @ClareDalyMEP
110/ Austrian Political Party Wandel demands Assangeโs release @DerWandel
derwandel.at/free-julian-asโฆ
111/ US Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene @mtgreenee
112/ US Rep Ro Khanna @RoKhanna
113/ Kyle Kulinski @KyleKulinski
114/ Richard Medhurst @richimedhurst
115/ Jon Robberson @RobbersonJon
116/ Scott Adams @ScottAdamsSays
117/ Jonathan Turley @JonathanTurley
118/ Matt Orfalea @0rf
119/ Bret Weinstein @BretWeinstein
120/ US Senator Rand Paul @RandPaul
121/ Mike Cernovich @Cernovich
122/ Cenk Uygur @cenkuygur
123/ Sarah Palin @SarahPalinUSA
124/ theJuiceMedia @thejuicemedia
125/ Lula @LulaOficial
Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silva
President of Brazil from 2003 to 2010
126/ Lee Camp @LeeCamp
127/ Mark Ames @MarkAmesExiled
128/ Apsana Begum @ApsanaBegumMP
129/ Mark Curtis @markcurtis30
130/ Phil Miller @pmillerinfo
131/ Nick Davies @Bynickdavies
132/ Ash Sarkar @AyoCaesar
133/ Peter McCormack @PeterMcCormack
134/ Lara Logan @laralogan
135/ Richard Burgon MP @RichardBurgon
136/ John McDonnell MP @johnmcdonnellMP
137/ Jordan Chariton @JordanChariton
138/ Anwar Ibrahim, Leader of the Opposition of Malaysia @anwaribrahim
139/ Kenneth Roth @KenRoth
140/ Andrew Pollack @AndrewPollackFL
141/ Andrรฉs Manuel Lรณpez Obrador,
President of Mexico @lopezobrador_
mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idโฆ
142/ Justin Joseph Jackson @J_ManPrime21
Running back, Los Angeles Chargers #courage #integrity
143/ Stefan Simanowitz @StefSimanowitz
144/ Christine Olivo @Christinefor24
145/ Peter Whish-Wilson, Greens Senator @SenatorSurfer
146/ Jordan Schachtel @JordanSchachtel
147/ Janet Rice, Greens Senator @janet_rice
148/ Tim Canova @Tim_Canova
149/ David Kurten, Heritage Party Leader @davidkurten
150/ Julian Burnside, ๐ฆ๐บ Barrister @JulianBurnside
151/ Lee Stranahan @stranahan
152/ Ben Norton @BenjaminNorton
153/ Dan Cohen @dancohen3000
154/ Democracy in Europe Movement 2025 @DiEM_25
155/ Jacobin @jacobin
156/ Vijay Prashad @vijayprashad
157/ Yanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis
158/ Juan Passarelli @jlpassarelli
159/ Chris Hedges @ChrisLynnHedges
160/ Matt Kennard @kennardmatt
161/ Laura Poitras @laurapoitras
nytimes.com/2020/12/21/opiโฆ
162/ Jose Cortes @cortes4congress
163/ Mairead Maguire @MaireadMaguire8
Nobel Peace Prize (1976)
#PowerfulSpeech #TruthIsTheAssangeLegacy
For full vid:
164/ Jesselyn Radack @JesselynRadack
165/ John Nichols @NicholsUprising
166/ Mail & Guardian @mailandguardian
167/ Adam Creighton @Adam_Creighton
168/ Connor Boyack ๐ @cboyack
169/ Fiona Dourif @fionadourif
170/ Guy Maurice Marie Louise Verhofstadt @guyverhofstadt
- Leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe 2009-2019
- Member of the European Parliament from Belgium since 2009
171/ NUMSA @Numsa_Media
- the biggest trade union in South Africa
172/ Jon Najarian @jonnajarian
- Co-Founder @MarketRebels
173/ Vladimir Cerrรณn @VLADIMIR_CERRON
- Regional Governor of Junรญn
- Founder of the Peru Libre National political party
174/ Yonden Lhatoo @yondenlhatoo
175/ Oliver Stone
โThe Assange case is very typical of what happens when The State becomes scared of its position. Its dissidents become enemies of The State.โ
#FreeAssangeNOW
176/ Darren J. Beattie @DarrenJBeattie
177/ Heidi Briones @HeidiBriones
178/ Julia Song @realjuliasong
179/ Atz Lee Kilcher @AtzLee
180/ Slovenian PEN Centre
english.sta.si/2987529/slovenโฆ
181/ Garland Nixon @GarlandNixon
182/ Osama Gaweesh @osgaweesh
183/ SOAS Influencing Corridors of Power @SOASICOP
184/ R.A. the Rugged Man @RAtheRuggedMan
Hip Hop Artist
185/ Markรฉtka Gregorovรก @MarketkaG
186/ Martin Sonneborn @MartinSonneborn
187/ MC Hammer @MCHammer
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