Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, faces extradition from the U.K. to the U.S. for publishing classified information. Chinese Ambassador notes a suspended death sentence for an Australian writer, stressing it's an individual case. Assange's brother expresses concerns about his well-being in prison. Various figures and organizations advocate against Assange's extradition, citing potential dangers to journalism if he is prosecuted.
"If Assange is extradited, no journalist in the world is safe from life imprisonment in the United States" | Pentagon Papers Whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg #FreeAssangeNOW https://t.co/cRBI4q4T81
"Prosecuting Assange means that any publication based on leaked material would become a crime" Former UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer Order his book on the Assange Case today #FreeAssange https://t.co/Kr9bPM4ZKG https://t.co/lPUHrBEAUd
Amnesty: "If Julian Assange is extradited, it will establish a dangerous precedent wherein the US government could target for extradition publishers and journalists around the world" #FreeAssangeNOW https://t.co/tz0Tr6eMEK
Action: Call your representatives and urge them to sign resolution 934: "Regular journalistic activities are protected under the First Amendment, and that the United States ought to drop all charges against and attempts to extradite Julian Assange" https://t.co/6Jg8jcvV3U https://t.co/Pb1myQpREg
Bipartisan congressional resolution calls on US officials to drop charges against Julian Assange' #FreeAssange #FreeAssangeNOW https://t.co/nZTpj7GtVk
Extradition of Julian Assange "would amount to a death sentence" @Guardian #FreeAssange #FreeAssangeNOW https://t.co/NLboDoRZpu
"The US has offered no assurances regarding the death penalty for Julian Assange" | Julian Assange lawyer Jen Robinson speaking last month @suigenerisjen #FreeAssange @democracynow https://t.co/cnQPFBdOos
As decision on a final UK appeal for Julian Assange is expected shortly following last months court hearing, the publishers wife says “the world is watching” | The Hill #FreeAssange #FreeAssangeNOW https://t.co/wgO4KXPunS
Julian Assange's brother says WikiLeaks founder is 'not in a good way' in prison as Republican Rep. Thomas Massie joins bid to take his fight for clemency to Biden https://t.co/29y9eO4nuJ https://t.co/UsoiNWxpXz
Australian writer sentenced to death in China may never be executed https://t.co/ALzBI4QG97
"Julian Assange is dying for your right to know what your government is doing behind your back.” ~ @yanisvaroufakis https://t.co/a2kgm9Rg6j
Chinese Ambassador said a suspended death sentence imposed on Australian writer represents an “individual case” and doesn’t herald a new deterioration in relations between Beijing and Canberra https://t.co/8vKeUJfiRB
My friend and @UChicago Prof. @MearsheimerJ delivers the key points in WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s sorry saga: Assange should not be extradited from the U.K. to the U.S. and shouldn’t “go to jail for publishing classified information." https://t.co/1UymhgIsJ0