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#JournalistsSpeakUpForAssange We express our grave concern for #Assange wellbeing, his detention and the draconian espionage charges. This case stands at the heart of #freespeech .@gianninasegnini signed speak-up-for-assange.org
#Assange made an outstanding contribution to public interest journalism, transparency, government accountability. He is singled out and prosecuted for publishing information that should never have been withheld from the public .@noamchomskyT signed #JournalistsSpeakUpForAssange
Julian Assange charged #EspionageAct for publishing #WarDiaries State Dept Cables In a democracy, journalists can reveal war crimes torture and abuse without having to go to jail. It is the very role of the press in a democracy. .@edwyplenel signed #JournalistsSpeakUpForAssange
#Assange subjected to violations of his human rights, having legally privileged conversations spied on by organizations taking instruction from US agencies. Journalists were subjected to surveillance @irpiinvestigates reporters @cecijan @Greenman signed speak-up-for-assange.org
In 2015 .@UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) determined #Assange was arbitrarily detained, called for him to be released. In 2019 WGAD reiterated its request for his liberty to be restored. @b_obermeyer @fabiolatorres signed speak-up-for-assange.org
Assange reporting of abuses and crimes is of historic importance, as are contributions by .@Snowden .@xyChelsea #RealityWinner They have all faced relentless smear campaigns waged by their opponents @AfUncensored @johnallannamu signed #JournalistsSpeakUpForAssange
As journalists and journalists’ organizations that believe in human rights, freedom of information and of the public's right to know, we demand the immediate release of Julian #Assange .@FreedomofPress .@trevortimm and @theintercept @ryangrim signed speak-up-for-assange.org
@FreedomofPress @trevortimm @theintercept @ryangrim @Snowden @xychelsea @blaz_zgaga @CatherineRiva @gijn @wikileaks “.. oppressive conditions of isolation and surveillance, not justified by his detention status (…) #Assange continous exposure to arbitrariness and abuse may soon end up costing his life” .@guardian Prisons correspondent .@allison_eric signed journalists' speak-up-for-assange.org
@FreedomofPress @trevortimm @theintercept @ryangrim @Snowden @xychelsea @blaz_zgaga @CatherineRiva @gijn @wikileaks @guardian @allison_eric @NilsMelzer "As journalists and journalists’ organizations that believe in human rights, freedom of information and
of the public's right to know, we demand the immediate release of Julian #Assange (..)" .@alancelin and .@MyretZaki signed speak-up-for-assange.org
@FreedomofPress @trevortimm @theintercept @ryangrim @Snowden @xychelsea @blaz_zgaga @CatherineRiva @gijn @wikileaks @guardian @allison_eric @NilsMelzer @alancelin @MyretZaki “(..) the use of espionage charges against people publishing materials provided by whistleblowers should alarm every journalist and publisher. (..) This case stands at the heart of #freespeech” .@100Reporters .@DX_IFF Founder Diana Jean Schemo signed #JournalistsSpeakUpForAssange
@FreedomofPress @trevortimm @theintercept @ryangrim @Snowden @xychelsea @blaz_zgaga @CatherineRiva @gijn @wikileaks @guardian @allison_eric @NilsMelzer @alancelin @MyretZaki @100Reporters @DX_IFF “The systematic abuse of #Assange rights has been protested by .@pressfreedom .@IFJGlobal But in public discussion there has been an insidious normalising of how he has been treated (..)” .@ConnectasOrg Director #IJ Carlos Eduardo Huertas signed speak-up-for-assange.org
@FreedomofPress @trevortimm @theintercept @ryangrim @Snowden @xychelsea @blaz_zgaga @CatherineRiva @gijn @wikileaks @guardian @allison_eric @NilsMelzer @alancelin @MyretZaki @100Reporters @DX_IFF @pressfreedom @IFJGlobal @ConnectasOrg "In una democrazia i giornalisti devono poter rivelare crimini di guerra e casi di tortura senza il rischio di finire in prigione. Questo è il ruolo dei mass media in una democrazia" @marcotravaglio Direttore @fattoquotidiano ha firmato #JournalistsSpeakUpForAssange
@FreedomofPress @trevortimm @theintercept @ryangrim @Snowden @xychelsea @blaz_zgaga @CatherineRiva @gijn @wikileaks @guardian @allison_eric @NilsMelzer @alancelin @MyretZaki @100Reporters @DX_IFF @pressfreedom @IFJGlobal @ConnectasOrg @marcotravaglio @fattoquotidiano "As journalists and journalists organizations that believe in human rights, freedom of information and in the public's right to know, we demand the immediate release of Julian #Assange" Investigative journalist @gijn founding member Mark Lee Hunter signed speak-up-for-assange.org
@FreedomofPress @trevortimm @theintercept @ryangrim @Snowden @xychelsea @blaz_zgaga @CatherineRiva @gijn @wikileaks @guardian @allison_eric @NilsMelzer @alancelin @MyretZaki @100Reporters @DX_IFF @pressfreedom @IFJGlobal @ConnectasOrg @marcotravaglio @fattoquotidiano "#Assange has made an outstanding contribution to public interest journalism, transparency and government accountability. He is being prosecuted for publishing information that should never have been withheld from the public." @johnpilger signed #JournalistsSpeakUpForAssange
@FreedomofPress @trevortimm @theintercept @ryangrim @Snowden @xychelsea @blaz_zgaga @CatherineRiva @gijn @wikileaks @guardian @allison_eric @NilsMelzer @alancelin @MyretZaki @100Reporters @DX_IFF @pressfreedom @IFJGlobal @ConnectasOrg @marcotravaglio @fattoquotidiano @johnpilger @DanielEllsberg @RSF_inter @ggreenwald "(..) it finally dawned on me that I had been blinded by propaganda, and that Assange had been systematically slandered to divert attention from the crimes he exposed (..)". Tunisian #investigative journalist and trainer .@HanZbiss signed #JournalistsSpeakUpForAssange
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