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Liveblog: Julian Assange in jeopardy
June 4, 2018
Julian Assange’s has been arrested and faces extradition charges to the United States; see here for ongoing legal, political and other developments
We Are Millions: #FreeAssange
June 25, 2019
Courage announces We Are Millions, a massive photo campaign to demonstrate global support for WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange as he fights extradition to the United States, where he would face unprecedented prosecution
Julian Assange receives 4th Annual DANNY Award for Journalism
June 25, 2019
The DANNY is “awarded annually to an individual who best emulates [Daniel] Schechter’s practice of combining excellent journalism with social advocacy and activism.”
Julian Assange extradition hearing recap
June 14, 2019
At Julian Assange’s extradition hearing today at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London, which Assange attended via videolink from HMP Belmarsh, the full substantive proceedings were scheduled for five days in February 2020.
Academics, human rights activists, lawyers: Free Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning now
June 12, 2019
"As scholars and citizens concerned with the protection of whistleblowers and a free press, with the ability to hold government to account for such abuses we call for the immediate release of Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning from prison."
Isolated, Surveilled, Expelled: How Ecuador Betrayed Julian Assange
June 7, 2019
Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno gradually ratcheted up restrictions, surveillance, and threats on Julian Assange over the course of his presidential term to build a pretext for ultimately revoking asylum and inviting British police into Ecuador’s embassy.
Timeline: Julian Assange’s Expulsion & Arrest
June 7, 2019
Major events leading to Julian Assange's expulsion from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, starting even before new Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno took office.