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You'd think people would catch on to how fucked they really are when the US government chooses to arrest and imprison journalists for posting information regarding war crimes and outright genocide against innocent people rather than actually rollback funding for the DoD and prosecuting these people to the highest levels of office.

But Joe Biden is president and the GOP still has yet to provide an anti-war candidate so I dunno guess the masses don't care as long as the minorities getting butchered are dead over there and not dead over here.

So I think many people are not aware about the current state of Julien Assange, the founder of Wikileaks since he‘s not getting a lot of media attention any more and the news cycle has long moved on.

Around 2 years ago the British courts already ruled that hell be extradited into the Usa where he will spend the rest of his life in jail under according to amnesty International: „a real risk of serious human rights violations including possible detention conditions that would amount to torture and other ill-treatment“. In the Usa he will face charges for his Journalistic practices such as leaking footage of Us soldiers committing war crimes.

Right now he‘s being held in Belmarsh high security prison in the east of London, England. He has been there since two years ago and is currently being held in solitary confinement. While the courts in the Uk already ruled about his extardidment to the Usa two years ago he is right at the moment in the process of making his last appeal. if it fails which it mostly likely will his last chance would be an appeal to the Un human rights comitee. The last appeal in front of the court in the Uk will be held on the 16th and 17th of February.

He is being charged for „being a risk to the national security of the United States of America“ under the 1917 Espionage act which was put in place during the Usa‘s Involvement in the first world war to fight german spy’s in Us Institutions and should have been abolished after the end of it. Instead it stayed in place up until today conveniently giving the Us-Government a reason to jail some of their stongest critics.

You just have to really think about the Implications that this whole case carries with it, if the Us Government can classify every document they don‘t want the public to know about because it would Inform them about their atrocities and crooked doings and everyone leaking them can get charged how can you still talk about a functioning Democracy? Not that I think that any representative democracy especially not the one in the Usa represents the true will of the people. But even taken this aside the rational of a democracy must be that information is somewhat available for voters to base their decision on. The thing is the Us-Government knows and this includes both parties that all of their little war adventures in the middle east and the all civilian casualties, displaced people and other atrocities commited would,even under the most ignorant Americans, raise some eyebrows. THEY FEAR THE TRUTH

And I think all of this is not only typical for the Us but for basically every liberal democracy. Nominally there is a right to free speech for everyone up until the point that you pose a real thread to the Government. And no, the constitution will not defend you because guess what even if there are no convenient laws like the Us espionage act that help to prosecute you, there are all sorts of secret services that don’t give a fuck about the constitution and their only purpose is to do what ever is best for the nation-state they are serving weather that is overthrowing government’s, bribing a court or assasinations doesn’t matter. And if the Usa can keep on silencing its sharpest critics without international condemnation or condemnation by their citizens, other western countries will follow this example and be more confident to prosecute their own critics openly, I do believe this is somewhat of a slippery slope.

There will be some last big demonstrations on the 20th and 21st of February outside of the royal court where the hearings will take place. Demonstrations starting as early as 8:30(GMT) so if you live in the area consider going. And even if you don’t live near london you can still get active, share Information, talk to friends and family, make solidarity graffitis, write an article for a local newspaper or zine, attend solidarity demonstrations or if there are none in your area organize one yourself. Anything really just don‘t look away

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This struggle is not merely about Julien Assange it‘s about press freedom as a whole. And not just in the Us but everywhere, so go and fight for free speech while you still can

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amnesty International: https://www.amnesty.org/en/petition/julian-assange-usa-justice/

Amnesty International

USA must drop charges against Julian Assange

uthorities in the USA must drop the espionage and all other charges against Julian Assange that relate to his publishing activities as part

Imprisoned publisher Julian Assange will face two High Court judges over two days in February, 2024 in what will likely be his last appeal against being extradited to the United States to face charges of violating the Espionage Act.

Read More: https://thefreethoughtproject.com/free-speech/court-date-set-for-julian-assanges-final-appeal-to-avoid-us-extradition

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Julian Assange is finally free again!

The founder of the Wikileaks whistleblowing platform left prison in London today and is on his way to the US Mariana Islands in the Pacific. He is due to appear before a US court there on Wednesday. A deal with the US Department of Justice ensures that he will then be allowed to return to his home in Australia as a free man.

Julian Assange's release from prison is an incredibly important success for freedom of expression and freedom of the press worldwide. The following applies to media professionals all over the world: Anyone who reports on human rights violations and possible war crimes must not be penalised for doing so!

The USA should never have made the espionage allegations. Imprisoning Assange in a high-security prison for five years should never have happened. People all over the world have been protesting against this for years - on the streets and online. Without this campaign, Assange would not be on his way to freedom today.

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Many thanks to everyone who stood up for Julian Assange!

We need your support to continue to fight for the right to freedom of expression and freedom of the press worldwide!

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We campaign for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all

It is not a crime to publicise war crimes.

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We call ourselves civilised, and we should be proud of that! But anyone who legitimises injustice in any way, for any reason, is in truth without civilisation.

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Since pretty much no major news sites (at least in the US) are covering it, please look into how Julian Assange, who isn’t an american citizen, will most likely be approved to be extradited to the United States, where if he’s found guilty he’ll spend the rest of his life in prison at best, and be tortured to death at worst.

While he himself hasn’t hacked into or stolen anything, he’s the man behind wikileaks, which revealed a lot of unsavory information about the United States government- including the barbaric torture of political prisoners and their families, the cold blooded, deliberate murder of iraqi civilians and two Reuters journalists (and the subsequent coverup), the active participation in genocide in yemen, and how the CIA uses smartphones, TVs, and cars to spy on their owners.

While the official ruling won’t be announced until January 4th of next year, he never had a chance at winning the extradition trial- it was purely for show. He’s spent the last years being constantly monitored and bugged- all his meetings with his lawyers have been recorded. He was also kept in a glass cage during the trial, usually reserved for dangerously violent offenders, preventing him from speaking with his legal team.

If/when he’s extradited to the United States, he will absolutely be found guilty of the charges against him and die in prison. This is an incredibly dangerous precendent- a journalist who isn’t and has never been an American citizen, will essentially be put to death for helping expose America’s crimes. Notice the silence around this from everyone- you’re not going to hear about this on CNN, or read about it in the newspaper, or see either of the presidential candidates tweeting about him, except maybe to condemn him. This is a deliberate silence, and if we don’t take it upon ourselves to learn about the blood our government has on its hands and spread that information to others, it’ll go unnoticed- which is exactly what they want. Be aware. Be angry.

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