On the initiative of the Worldwide Federation of Journalists (IFJ), a human chain will encompass the British Parliament on October 8, 2022 to demand the discharge of the imprisoned journalist. In France, a rally will probably be held at 2 p.m. subsequent to the duplicate of the Statue of Liberty, on the Ile aux Cygnes, beneath the Grenelle Bridge, within the fifteenth arrondissement.

Julian Assange is an Australian journalist in jail for being a journalist. Hunted for 12 years for revealing info of public curiosity, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been languishing for 3 and a half years within the high-security Belmarsh jail in the UK, ready to seek out out if he will probably be handed over by London to america, the place he faces as much as 175 years in jail for “espionage.
Along with the immense injustice finished to a person and his household, the persecution of Julian Assange can be an try to criminalize investigative journalism. It’s the proper to tell and to be told that’s beneath assault. It’s a want to intimidate each the press, particularly journalists who may be tempted to attract inspiration from the work of WikiLeaks, and potential whistleblowers.

A human chain

On October 8, a human chain will encompass the British Parliament to demand the discharge of Julian Assange. Greater than 3,500 individuals have already signed as much as take part. In parallel to this motion, many rallies will happen world wide.

In France, the Assange Help Committee and the thirty-seven organizations and media which have signed the “Paris Enchantment for Julian Assange” suggest to fulfill at 2:00 pm subsequent to the duplicate of the Statue of Liberty on the Ile aux Cygnes, beneath the Pont de Grenelle, within the fifteenth arrondissement.

US navy struggle crimes

Julian Assange based WikiLeaks in 2006 as a means for whistleblowers to leak paperwork of public curiosity. In 2010, with the assistance of whistleblower Chelsea Manning, WikiLeaks did quite a lot of journalism, together with offering proof of struggle crimes dedicated by the U.S. navy in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Media shops world wide have used this info. Some have even related themselves with WikiLeaks.

French journalists and their superiors are being referred to as to account right here as a result of too many main media shops are suspiciously silent in regards to the destiny of Julian Assange.

He has been persecuted by america for twelve years, with the assistance of their British ally. Pursued, harassed, sullied in his honor, he has already been disadvantaged of his liberty for greater than eleven years in the UK (one yr beneath home arrest with an digital bracelet, seven years as a political refugee within the cramped premises of the Ecuadorian embassy in London and for the final three years within the high-security jail of Belmarsh).

He faces as much as 175 years in jail

Julian Assange dangers being extradited to america, which is prosecuting him for “espionage”. There, he faces as much as 175 years in jail!
For years, the Worldwide Federation of Journalists (IFJ) with its 190 associates representing some 600,000 media members in 150 international locations and nationwide unions have been tirelessly pleading his case.
For years, collectives, organizations, media, personalities have been alerting on the persecution of Julian Assange and asking for his launch.

A number of appeals have been launched. Not too long ago, the Geneva Enchantment (*) introduced collectively journalists, editors and administrators, publishers and media (Swiss Press Membership, 22 June 2022).

On July 3, following a rally at Place de la République in Paris, supported by some twenty organizations and media, on the event of Julian Assange’s 51st birthday, a French assist committee was created and a brand new enchantment was launched.
This Paris Enchantment calls for :

• that Julian Assange be launched, protected, rehabilitated, given again all his private {and professional} rights and compensated ;
• that the French authorities grant him political asylum.

Julian Assange is nominated (**) in 2022 for the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize of the Council of Europe which, every year, rewards an individual, a non-governmental group or an establishment working within the protection of human rights. That is already a vital recognition for this political prisoner, sufferer of Washington’s motive of State.

If he had been extradited to america, what individual on this planet (journalist, whistleblower, and many others.) would nonetheless dare to tell about recordsdata which might be embarrassing for the American administration?

Julian Assange should be launched
France should grant him political asylum

(*) pressclub.ch
(**) The six sponsors are : Ms. Mairead Corrigan Maguire, Nobel Peace Prize winner; Mr. Thorbjørn Jagland, former Secretary Common of the Council of Europe; Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, former President of the Republic of Brazil (2003-2010); Ms. Dominique Pradalié, President of the Worldwide Federation of Journalists (IFJ); Mr. Noam Chomsky, Professor Emeritus of Linguistics; and Mr. Jeremy Corbyn, British MP.

To contact the assist committee and/or be a part of the enchantment, write to
comitesoutienassange@protonmail.com