A UK court is set to decide on the US extradition of Julian Assange next month, who faces a potential 175-year sentence for his journalistic work that included exposing US war crimes in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay. Public figures, including David Davis MP, have voiced opposition to his extradition in defense of press freedom. A public meeting titled 'The Fight To Free Julian Assange' was held at Conway Hall, and global support actions are planned from Buenos Aires to London, Napoli to Wellington on February 20-21. Calls for representatives to sign resolution 934, which states that journalistic activities are protected under the First Amendment and urges the US to drop all charges against Assange, have been amplified.
"It is time for the US government to end its prosecution of Julian Assange for publishing secrets. Publishing is not a crime" | Editors and publishers of @guardian @nytimes @el_pais @derspiegel @lemondefr #FreeAssange #FreeAssangeNOW https://t.co/BuDNYo1cTj
PEN America: "The Biden Administration must return to its stated principles and drop these charges (against #Assange), in the interest of press freedom and the United States’ global standing with respect to human rights" @PENamerica https://t.co/4jJg55YW4l
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" #FreeAssange #FreeAssangeNOW https://t.co/ELlwxPkMNC
From Buenos Aires to London, Napoli to Wellington, on February 20-21 people around the globe will gather to support the worlds most consequential journalist facing a 175 year sentence if extradited to the US Support Julian Assange in his final UK appeal #FreeAssange https://t.co/vmFKMZNAWu
Julian Assange could spend the rest of his life in a US prison for his journalistic work, including the exposing of war crimes in US-led wars on Afghanistan & Iraq. Tonight with David Davis MP and others I spoke out against his extradition to the US. Journalism is not a crime! https://t.co/m9Z90Odt5c
Next month, a UK court will decide on Julian Assange’s US extradition. Let’s remind ourselves why he’s being targeted: for exposing US war crimes in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay — as a journalist. This extradition should be opposed, in defence of press freedom globally.
🚨TONIGHT! Join The Fight To Free Julian Assange public meeting at Conway Hall at 6PM. Register: https://t.co/Ozg2fU2WRC https://t.co/2xUWl9wZbT