Ahead of World Press Freedom Day, a global outcry for the release of Julian Assange has intensified. Major newspapers, press freedom organizations, NGOs, and governments worldwide have condemned his continued detention in the UK and potential extradition to the US. The Committee to Protect Journalists has warned that Assange's extradition could be detrimental to press freedom. Notably, the National Union of Journalists highlighted alleged CIA plans to kidnap or assassinate Assange. His extradition decision is scheduled for May 20. Meanwhile, the Australian 'Bring Julian Assange Home' Parliamentary Friendship Group has formally urged President Biden to halt the prosecution and secure Assange's release, emphasizing the Biden administration's alleged revenge for Assange's reporting on the US conduct in Iraq, which has been described as 'terrifying beyond words'.
In a statement for #WorldPressFreedomDay 2024, the #FactsFirstPH coalition reiterates the need for a safer environment for facts to thrive and stay relevant as the world finds itself in the face of multiple crises. “When press freedom thrives, it benefits not only journalists,… https://t.co/isCB9zPkQi
On the sixth World Press Freedom Day that Julian Assange has spent in prison, his union @withMEAA calls it another year wasted: "The only real and conceivable path to freedom for #Assange is for the US government to discontinue its prosecution." #LetHimGoJoe #WPFD2024 https://t.co/ZHgPNwZ8De
On the sixth World Press Freedom Day that Julian Assange has spent in prison, his union the @MEAA calls it another year wasted: "The only real and conceivable path to freedom for #Assange is for the US government to discontinue its prosecution." #LetHimGoJoe #WPFD2024 https://t.co/ZHgPNwZ8De
President Biden just received this letter from the co-chairs of the Australian 'Bring Julian Assange Home' Parliamentary Friendship Group, urging him to free Julian #Assange #LetHimGoJoe #WorldPressFreedomDay #WPFD2024 @WilkieMP @DavidShoebridge @Josh4Freo @BridgetArcherMP https://t.co/ujOQGsRjaa
'If Joe Biden Really Wants to Celebrate Press Freedom, He Should Free Julian Assange' #FreeAssangeNOW #WPFD2024 https://t.co/ykY5FjYWFw
Thread: Ten environmental publications revealed by Julian Assange ahead of World Press Freedom day on May 3rd #FreeAssangeNOW #LetHimGoJoe #WPFD2024 Extradition decision: May 20 https://t.co/cqEX2Lpu1X
'Julian Assange may soon be on his way to the US to face trial for revealing war crimes. What he faces there is terrifying beyond words' #FreeAssangeNOW https://t.co/MhJVEKpGtT
Tomorrow is #WorldPressFreedomDay. For a collection of Project Syndicate commentaries on the challenges facing media today, check out PS Topics: Press Released. #WPFD2024 https://t.co/34wM15okq1 https://t.co/JHcAlWLndK
Editors and publishers of the five media organizations who first partnered with Julian Assange - The Guardian, Le Monde, El País, Der Spiegel and The New York Times - call for his immediate release #WPFD2024 https://t.co/nLp0v3hp1y
National Union of Journalists: 'The CIA reportedly plotted to kidnap and assassinate Julian Assange - we demand his release' Extradition decision: May 20 #FreeAssangeNOW https://t.co/kBbNysktQN https://t.co/mAQpyuR2uZ
🎧 World Press Freedom Day is May 3. Reset discusses recent local and national violations of journalists’ rights. https://t.co/GHUkAfGHAp
Committee to Protect Journalists: "Why extradition of WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange to US would be cataclysmic for press freedom" #FreeAssangeNOW https://t.co/XZqqtUcgNA
'It is time for the Biden administration to end this sordid effort to take revenge against Julian Assange for reporting the truth about the United States’ conduct of the war in Iraq—before it ends the First Amendment' @thenation #FreeAssangeNOW https://t.co/zhV6xocN7u
Leading up to World Press Freedom Day, we’re proud to join our sister organization @Report4theWorld in standing for press freedom across the U.S. Support our journalists in local newsrooms across the U.S.: https://t.co/m71Pj6MC8Q https://t.co/a5GUo6Jf3W
In PS Topics: Press Released, Project Syndicate frames and stimulates debate about the challenges facing media today. Check out the collection of commentaries at the link. #WorldPressFreedomDay https://t.co/34wM15okq1 https://t.co/Jdz58eardY
Every major newspaper, press freedom org, NGO, and even many governments have called for the immediate release of award-winning journalist Julian Assange, who is rotting in a British dungeon because Biden loves the Constitution as a prop more than he respects it as the law. https://t.co/vzeLHPw3Qx